George Lober has won numerous awards and recognition for his teaching at the secondary, post-secondary and graduate levels, including:

• Teacher of the Year (Corcoran Unified School District, 1975)
• Cluster Teacher of the Year (Clovis Unified School District, 1984)
• Teacher of the Year (Seaside Jaycees, 1988)
• Educator of The Year-Congressional Award (16th Congressional District, 1988)
• Allen Griffin Award Nomination (Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, 1988)
• Teacher of The Year (Monterey Peninsula College National Honor Society)
• Recognition: Schieffelin Award for Teaching Excellence, Top 5% (2001, Naval Postgraduate School)
• Recognition: Schieffelin Award for Teaching Excellence, Top 5% (2002, Naval Postgraduate School)
• Teacher of The Year (Monterey Peninsula College National Honor Society, 2003)
• Recognition: Schieffelin Award for Teaching Excellence, Top 5% (Naval Postgraduate School, 2003)
• The Rear Admiral John Jay Schieffelin Award for Teaching Excellence (Naval Postgraduate School, 2006)