Due to his knowledge of gangs and intense dedication to these programs, he has earned certificates and awards from the following:
- University of Wisconsin Criminal Justice Institute Certificate
- US Department of Transportation Award of Merit
- The Public Service Award from the Circle of Recovery
- Two Racine Police Department Citizen Public Service Awards
- The Wisconsin Association of Runaway Services Award
- Certificate of Appreciation from the Ethan Allen School for Boys
- The National Emergency Training Center Certificate of Achievement in Maryland
- Neighborhood Watch Appreciation Award
- The Midwest Gang Investigators of Fort Wayne, Indiana Certificate
- Three Arkansas Travel’s Award Recognition from the Arkansas Coalition of Juvenile Justice
- The Ren Svanoe Youth Leadership Award from the state of Wisconsin, one of the highest awards in the state to be received by any single individual
- The Sustainable Racine Award in December 2004
- Racine Administrator Association Friend of Education Award 2005
- Certificate of Appreciation from the International Latino Gang Investigators Association
- Civil Service Award Racine, WI 2012
- Racine Unified Encore Award in Education 2018
In addition, to these accomplishments Mr. Horton also has presented at the following conferences:
Coalition for Juvenile Justice Ethnic & Culture Diversity Training Conference Atlanta, GA 2002
- Great Lakes International Gang Investigators Coalition Madison, WI 2003
- Know Gangs.com Midwest Gang National Conference Milwaukee, WI 2004
- Wisconsin Association of Runaway Services Annual Conference Door County, WI 2005
- Child Welfare League of America National Conference Miami, Fl 2005
- Promising Practices for School-Based Gang Prevention & Intervention 2ndAnnual Conference Cincinnati, OH 2005
- Attorney’s General Law Enforcement Gun Gangs and Violence Conference Appleton, WI 2005-06
- 11th Annual DMC Conference New Orleans, LA 2006
- Arkansas Coalition of Juvenile Justice Conference Little Rock, Ark. 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,and 2010
- United States Attorney Office Anti Gang Summit Waukesha, WI 2006
- Racine Unified School District Safety and Security Seminar Racine, WI 2006
- Racine Unified School District Institute Day Racine, WI 2007, and 2008
- The Circle of Outreach: Street Outreach Conference Farmington, MN 2007
- International Latino Gang Investigators Association Conference Madison, WI 2007
- Racine Correctional Facility Black History Summit Racine WI, 2008
- Anti-Gang Summit United States Attorney’s Office, Milwaukee WI 2009-2012
- Restorative Justice Workshop Gateway Technical College Racine WI, 2013
- Gang & Youth Violence Preventive Summit Milwaukee WI, 2016
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Training Wisconsin Dells WI, 2016
- Gateway Technical College Improve Your Worth Training Racine WI, 2017
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Training Wisconsin Dells WI 2017,2018
Mr. Horton has been recognized as a great motivational speaker an educator.