Awards:
Recognition
- Prix Möbius nominee, UNESCO / European Commission / National Centres for Science and Telecommunications Research, ART3000, France, 1996 (for Tired of Giving In)
- Artists Foundation, Massachusetts Council for the Arts and Humanities, 1987 (for A Different Train of Thought)
- Nebraska Videodisc Award, 1987 (for Play Away Please!)
- Cindy Award, Association of Visual Communicators, Hollywood, 1987 (for Play Away Please!)
- Sun Photo Contest, The Baltimore Sun, 1975 (for Lion at Cylburn Park)
Grants
- Comm'n'Sense. MacGraith, B., O'Brien, E. - National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University; Strohecker, C. - Media Lab Europe; Synnott, D. - National Botanic Gardens; Butler, J. - Intel Ireland; Higher Education Authority, Ireland, 2003-2004
- Multimodal Interfaces for Networked Music Learning. Tangney, B., Jennings, K., Bligh, J. - Trinity College, Dublin; Strohecker, C., O'Modhrain, S. - Media Lab Europe; Higher Education Authority, Ireland, 2003-2004
- Liberating Learning. Butler, D. - St. Patrick's College, Dublin City University; Papert, S., Davenport, G. - MIT Media Lab; Carol Strohecker, C. - Media Lab Europe; Liberties Learning Initiative, Dublin Digital Hub; National Centre for Technology and Education; Higher Education Authority, Ireland, 2002-2003
- Sensors for Science Education. MacGraith, B., O'Brien, E. - National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University; Mikhak, B. - MIT Media Lab; Strohecker, C. - Media Lab Europe; Higher Education Authority, Ireland, 2002-2003
- Council for the Arts at MIT, 1988
- Maryland State Arts Council, 1983