2018 Top Faculty Paper Award, New York State Communication Association for Radford, G. P.(2018). Fearless speech: Foucault, parrhesia, and philosophical truth telling. Presented at the 76th Annual Conference of the New York State Communication Association, Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center, Callicoon, NY (October 12-14, 2018).

2010 Top Paper Award, National Communication Association (NCA) Philosophy of Communication Division for Radford, G. P., Radford, M. L., & Lingel, J. F. (2010). Building bridges to the discarded: Deaccession, discursive formations, and alternative libraries. Presented at the 96th Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA (November 14-17, 2010).

2006 Top Paper Award, National Communication Association (NCA) Semiotics and Communication Division for Radford, G. P. (2006). The author should die: Semiotics and the regime of communication. Presented at the 92nd Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX (November 17, 2006).

2005 Fairleigh Dickinson University Distinguished Faculty Award for Research and Scholarship. Presented September 28, 2005.

2003 Teacher of the Year, Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences, Fairleigh Dickinson University. Presented May 20, 2003.

2003 Equal Opportunity Fund (EOF) Outstanding Faculty Award. Presented at the 29th Annual EOF Awards Ceremony at Fairleigh Dickinson University, May 2, 2003. This award is presented to the "faculty members who have provided exceptional service to the students enrolled in their classes. Faculty awardees are selected by the EOF student body."

2003 Top Paper Award, Eastern Communication Association (ECA) Theory and Methodology Interest Group for Radford, G. P. (2002). Casting a mist before our eyes: John Locke and the end of communication. Presented at the 94th Annual Conference of the Eastern Communication Association, Washington, DC (April 24-27, 2003).

2002 Top Paper Award, Eastern Communication Association (ECA) Theory and Methodology Interest Group for Radford, G. P. (2002). Beware of the fallout: Umberto Eco and the making of the Model Reader. Presented at the 93rd Annual Conference of the Eastern Communication Association, New York City, NY (April 25-28, 2002).

2001 Top Three Paper Award, International Communication Association (ICA) Popular Communication Division for Radford, G. P. and Radford, M. L. (2001). Michel Foucault and the discourse of fear: Representations of libraries in modern popular culture. Presented at the 51st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, DC (May 24-28, 2001).

1997 New Jersey Communication Association Leadership Award: "In recognition of Gary Radford's excellence in his stewardship of the New Jersey Journal of Communication through his leadership and vision." Presented at the Inaugural Conference of the New Jersey Communication Association, Montclair State University (April 26, 1997).

1996 The Dean's Award of Honor for Exemplary Performance in Scholarship, (School of the Arts and Communication, William Paterson College, May 2, 1996).