2009 Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award Finalist, UCCS College of Business (for excellence in research, teaching and service)
2009 "Best Industrial Paper" Award, International Conf on Requirements Engineering (RE09)
(with Kauppinen, M., J. Savolainen, L. Lehtola, M. Komssi, and H. Töhönen)
2009 Certificate of Appreciation Award, IEEE Computer Society & Lockheed Martin
2008 Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award Finalist, UCCS College of Business (for excellence in research, teaching and service)
Interviewed by Colorado Springs Business Journal,
Rebecca Tonn, "Exit Strategies," Colorado Springs, May 9, 2008.
2007 Altruistic Attitude & Behavior Yardstick (AABY) Award, UCCS College of Business
2007 Fulbright Senior Specialist at Atma Jaya University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Interviewed by Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI), live radio, "Global Business Strategies for Indonesia," Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Sep 12, 2007
2006 Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award, UCCS College of Business
2005 Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award, UCCS College of Business (for excellence in research, teaching and service)
2005 Fulbright Senior Specialist at University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
2004 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, UCCS College of Business
2003 Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award, UCCS College of Business
2003-2008 Fulbright Senior Specialist
2003 "Best Paper" Award, IS Foundations and Research Methodology, Ninth Annual Americas Conf on Information Systems
(with Ann Hickey)
2001 Certificate of Appreciation Award, Mass Bay Chapter of the Project Management Institute
2001 Appreciation Award, IEEE, Agilent, Sparks Willson, CITTI, and UCCS College of Business
Interviewed by Darwin Magazine, for "The Dirty Half Dozen: Six Ways IT Projects Fail -- And How to Avoid Them," Steve Ulfelder, Feb 22, 2001
Interviewed by Quality Plus Technology, "Alan Davis: Requirements Management in Internet Time," KFNX, Phoenix, Arizona, broadcast live Feb 8, 2001
2000 Certificate of Appreciation Award, Mile High Chapter of the Project Management Institute
2000 Certificate of Appreciation Award, Univ of Colo at Colorado Springs, College of Business
2000 Appreciation Award, Pikes Peak Chapter of the Project Management Institute
Interviewed by Cyber News Service, "Dr. Alan Davis," Cyber News Service, Delhi, India, Nov 30, 2000
Interviewed by Software Dioxide,
"Dr. Alan Davis," Software Dioxide,
Delhi, India, Nov 29, 2000
Interviewed by The Financial Express, "An Interview with Dr. Alan Davis," Financial Express, Delhi, India, Nov 28, 2000
Interviewed by KKTV Channel 11, "Justice Department Recommends Separation of Microsoft into Two Companies," broadcast on 5:00 pm news on April 28, 2000, Colorado Springs
Member, New York Academy of Sciences, 1998-2000
IEEE Computer Society Golden Core Member, IEEE Computer Society, awarded 1999
1999 Meritorious Service Award, IEEE Computer Society
1998 Certificate of Appreciation Award, IEEE Computer Society
Interviewed by IEEE Software, "A Golden Thread in Software’s Tapestry," IEEE Software, 15, 6 (Nov/Dec 1998), pp. 18-21
1997 Certificate of Appreciation Award, East Bay Software Quality Association
1997 "2nd Place Contributions to Technological Research," awarded by Brazilian COMPAQ Award for Research and Development (with T. Kirner)
1996 "Ten Best Contributions to Computer Science," awarded by Brazilian Government and Brazilian Computer Society (with T. Kirner)
Life Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, fellow awarded 1994, life fellow awarded 2014
Interviewed byCorreio da Bahia, "Software Devem Atender Necessidades do Cliente,"Correio da Bahia, Nov 26, 1993, p. 11
1992 Recognition of Service Award, Association of Computing Machinery
1992 Best Article Runner-Up Award (see p. 6 of 1/93 issue), IEEE Software
Interviewed by Boeing Computer Services Communication, "Al Davis on Requirements Engineering," Boeing Computer Services Communication, Seattle, WA, Mar 1991, p. 1
1990 Recognition of Service Award, Association of Computing Machinery
1984 Certificate of Appreciation Award, IEEE Computer Society
Interviewed by Computerworld Argentina,
"Panorama de la Ingenieria de Soft, An Interview with Dr. Alan Davis," Computerworld Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct 15, 1984, p. 6
1983 International Distinguished Lecturer, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Charter Member, Pi Mu Epsilon, National Math Honorary, 1969-1971
Member, Kappa Mu Epsilon, National Math Honorary, 1968-1970
Other
2016 New Mexico State Fair Photography Contest, Honorable Mention Ribbon, "Mountain Gorilla Mom and Infant."
1996 Certificate of Volunteer Excellence, Southern Colorado AIDS Project