Hunt Institute Fellow 
https://blog.smu.edu/huntinstitute/2018/01/29/introducing-jamila-thomas-hunt-institute-fellow/

State-wide Adoption African American Studies
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/04/17/a-dream-come-true-african-american-studies-course-gets-final-approval-to-be-offered-across-texas/

2019 Presidential Leadership Scholar
https://www.presidentialleadershipscholars.org/2019-class-of-presidential-leadership-scholars-announced/

2020 Dallas Urban Future Series Speaker
https://dufs.urbanpolicyresearch.org/speakers/jamila-thomas/

Inclusive Economy Council
https://inclusive-economy.org/leadership-council

Boone Family Foundation 2017 Fellow

https://www.theboonefamilyfoundation.org/voices/2017-dallas-public-voices-greenhouse-participants/

Texas Women’s Foundation 2024 Maura Award Winner

Award Recipients — Texas Women's Foundation Leadership Forum (txwfleadership.org)