Douglas Keszler has received a number of awards and honors, including the following:
* Exxon Solid-state Chemistry Award (1988)
* Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow (1990)
* T. T. Sugihara Young Faculty Research Award (1994)
* F.A. Gilfillan Award (2001)
* OSU Researcher of the Year Award (2003)
* SWOSU Alumni Fellow (2005)
* ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials (2017)