Top Honors and Awards
- The Frederick News-Post:
Frederick, MD
- MDDC’s Newspaper of the Year as a Frederick News-Post newsroom member, April 2010
- MDDC’s Newspaper of the Year as a Frederick News-Post newsroom member, April 2009
- MDDC’s Freedom of Information Award as a Frederick News-Post newsroom member, April 2009
- DART Award finalist as a Frederick News-Post newsroom member, April 2009
- Degrees and education:
- Attended prestigious two-week seminar, National Critics Institute, Summer 2010
- Bachelor of arts in communications (specializing in journalism) with a minor in web development from Hood College, May 2007
- Successfully completed internships with CBS News in Washington, D.C. and WFMD-AM in Frederick, Spring 2007
- Attended St. Peter's College, Oxford University, Summer 2006
- Associate in liberal arts from San Antonio College, December 2004
- Honor scholarships:
- Edith Oliver Scholarship and Tony Award Scholarship
- Alyce Weinberg Honor Scholarship, Spring 2007
- Coca-Cola Scholar for Hood College, Fall 2005 – Spring 2007
- Presidential Leadership Scholar for Hood College, Fall 2005 – Spring 2007
- Awarded Presidential Honors Program Scholarship, Fall 2002 – Spring 2004
- Awarded Ron-Lucke Scholarship, Fall 2002 – Spring 2004
- High honors and awards:
- Successfully interviewed Diane Rehm as Blazer Radio's representative, Spring 2006 (named future “Diane Rehm” by her)
- Theatre and Communications Department San Antonio College 2003-2004 Speechcrafter Award
- 2004 Texas State Champion for Two-Year Schools (forensics)
- 2004 Texas State Champion for Informative Speaking
- 2004 Texas State Champion for Persuasive Speaking
- 2004 Texas State Champion for Communication Analysis
- Texas Community College Speech and Theater Association’s Fall Competition 2003 Overall Third Speaker
- Assistant manager for the Area 1-A UIL One Act Play Contest, Spring of 2003 and 2004
- 2003 Phi Rho Pi Region VI Overall Second Speaker
- Bronze for Informative Speaking at the Phi Rho Pi National Forensics Competition
- Bronze for Persuasive Speaking at Phi Rho Pi National Forensics Competition
- San Antonio College Theater and Communication Department’s Excellence in Public Address for the 2002-2003 school year