Honors and awards
As part of Centrifuge Brand Marketing staff
2021: Telly Awards silver medal for Social Video Series: Products & Services. I helped conceive, develop, write, execute, and promote this campaign for a manufacturing client's social channels and website. (staff)
As part of ChicagoTribune.com staff
2017: Lisagor awards for best news website and online general excellence (staff)
2017: Associated Press best news website and best social media (staff)
2016: Chicago Headline Club Lisagor awards for best news website and online general excellence (staff)
2016: Associated Press best news website (staff)
2015: Associated Press best news website (staff)
2014: Associated Press best news website (staff)
2014: Lisagor awards for best news website and online general excellence (staff)
Certificate of merit
Opinion page design, 1996
This was an award for the design of our opinion page. I was editor-in-chief during this time.
Certificate of merit
Feature page design, 1996
This was an award for my design of one of our features pages. I was editor-in-chief during this time.
Third Place
Best investigative story, April 1996
"Danger Under Foot"
This was a story about an elaborate underground network of tunnels on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus that had fallen into disrepair but was still easily accessible to students, faculty, staff and visitors.
Third place
Best deadline news, 1996
A story written on deadline about then-Indiana University President Myles Brand who buckled under public pressure and reversed plans for a tuition increase for the IU system of schools.
First place
Best front page, 1995
This was awarded for the Page 1 design of one issue of The Sagamore.
First place
Page one design, 1995
This was awarded for the Page 1 design of one issue of The Sagamore.
Third place
Best deadline news, April 1995
"Student Government Administration Raffle"
Second place
Best investigative story, 1995
Another award for the story that came about from an anonymous tip I received about an IUPUI employee who was embezzling money from the university. The man was found guilty.
Third Place
Best in-depth or series reporting, 1995
This story came about from an anonymous tip I received about an IUPUI employee who was embezzling money from the university. The man was found guilty.
Second place
Best of show award, 1994
This was an award for the overall presentation and content of one issue of The Sagamore. I was news editor during this time.