Awards and Recognitions

• Academic Honoree, Department of English, Speech, and Communication, TWU, 2013
• Member, English and Rhetoric Graduate Organization (ERGO), TWU, 2013-2014
• Member, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (Alpha Lambda Rho chapter), 1994-present
• Member, Blue Key/Cap and Gown Honor Society, 1997-present
• Honorable Mention, Best News Feature, Southeast Texas Press Club, 1998
• Editor, University Press, Lamar University, 1997-1998
• Honors graduate, Lamar University, 1997
• Finalist, Bess Gentry Award, Lamar University, 1997
• First Place, Best News Story, Southwestern Journalism Congress, 1997
• Second Place, Best Column (Nondaily publication), Southeast Texas Press Club, 1997
• Honoree, Who’s Who Among American College Students, 1996-1997
• First Place, Ad Design Series, Southwestern Journalism Congress, 1995
• Honorable mention, Best Ad Design, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, 1995
• 3rd Place, Best Editorial, University Interscholastic League (District 22-5A), District qualifier, Thomas Jefferson High School, 1991