Awards
2009 , 2nd, Photographer of the Year, Utah News Photographers Association, 1st, picture story, Utah News Photographers Association, 3rd, multimedia, Southern Short Course, Honorable Mention Best Published Picture Story, BOP, 1st, multiple picture story, NPPA regional clip contest Jan. , Photo represented in the Women in Photojournalism Conference Exhibit, 2008 , 3rd, general news, NPPA National Clip Contest Oct., Honorable Mention Pictorial, Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, 2007, 2nd, APME, sports deadline reporting, University of Arizona Philip Mangelsdorf Award for Outstanding Newsperson, 2006, Arizona Press Club scholarship, University of Arizona Distinguished Journalism scholarship and Alex Parker Award, 2nd, SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards, spot news photography