AWARDS

I am thankful and humbled to have received the below recognition from peers, employers, academic institutions and industry-leading organizations.

  • Spotlight Awards (a three-time recipient) – Change Healthcare

  • Best of the Southwest – Southwest News Media

  • Sigma Delta Chi Award for Investigative Reporting

  • Frank Premack Public Affairs Journalism Award

  • First Place – MNA

  • Gannett Awards of Excellence for Watchdog Reporting – Finalist

  • Staffer of the Year – St. Cloud Times

  • Fellow at the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism

  • Associated Press Award for Investigative Reporting – Third Place

  • Lee Enterprises President’s Award

  • Investigative Reporters and Editors Scholar

  • Associated Press Award for Investigative Reporting – Second Place

  • New York Times Company Foundation Fellow

  • Education Writers Association Scholar


To learn more about each of these honors, please meet me over at LinkedIn.

Note about the award process: For all awards except fellowships and scholarships, my supervisors and/or colleagues nominated me and/or submitted my work for consideration. From there, industry judges make selections based on an objective set of criteria representing excellence. For all fellowships and scholarships, I submitted an application to show interest in studying certain subjects. Once accepted, I had to go through an approval process from my editors to take time off for learning and travel.