Awards

Dr. Resta received the President's Service Award from the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) in 2011 for outstanding leadership in serving as Chair for the Standing Committee on Technology and the Future of Teacher Education. His committee was responsible for presenting "The 21st Century Classroom," a major exhibit at recent ATE annual meetings. Dr. Resta also received this distinction in 2010 and 2009.

Also in 2011, Dr. Resta received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Moscow State University for Economics, Statistics, and Informatics in recognition of his global leadership in information and communication technologies (ICT).

Other awards include:

• Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) in recognition for many years of leadership in the field of technology use in teacher education. (2007)

• Dean's Distinguished Faculty Award, for superior teaching, research, and service to the university, college, and community. (August 2006)

• US Distance Learning Association Award for Outstanding Achievements in Higher Education (April 2001)

• University Continuing Education Association National Distance Learning Course Award (April 2001) 

• Judy Spence Tate Fellowship for Excellence

• Presented with a Flag of the State of Texas Flown over the Texas Capitol, by the Senate of the State of Texas, for leadership in technology in education, 1997.

• International Society for Technology and Education Leadership Award

• National Institute of Education Award for Outstanding Leadership in Furthering Educational Research

• Electronic Learning Magazine's 1988 Educator of the Year Award for outstanding contributions to educational technology at the state, national and international level

• New Mexico State Board of Education Award for Outstanding Contributions to New Mexico Computer Education

• Honorary Doctor of Letters from Texas Southmost College for contributions to improving access and quality of higher education for Hispanics in the U.S.-Mexico Border region

• The Chief Manuelito Award from the Navajo Nation for outstanding contributions to Native American education