price was the recipient of numerous awards for academic and community service, including: appointment as city of newark historian, 2014; the new jersey nets basketball black history month award at the prudential arena in newark, new jersey, february, 2011; the dr. martin luther king jr. leadership award from essex county in february, 2010; a lifetime achievement award from local initiatives support corporation (lisc) new jersey in november, 2008; and new jersey professor of the year by the council for advancement and support of education (case) in 1999. in 2006, he was inducted into the rutgers university hall of distinguished alumni. he held honorary degrees from william paterson university, essex county college, new jersey institute of technology, and drew university.