Fullbright Scholar Teaching Award, Spent five weeks at four Universities in Thailand working with faculty and students on effective teaching techniques and models of teaching, including cooperative learning
1994-95 Served as President of the 25,000 member National Council for the Social Studies and Chaired the organizations Annual Conference, which attracted 4,700 registrants.
1992-97 Served on the Board of Directors of the National Council for the Social Studies.
Served as Chair of the AERA SIG Advisory Group, and represented SIGs on the AERA Board of Directors
The Arizona Council for the Social Studies since 2010 annual presents the "Robert J. Stahl Outstanding Social Studies Student Teaching Award" to a student teacher for his/her performance during his or her student teaching internship