Honor & Awards:
RECOGNITIONS
• Named one of 20 people journalists should follow, Quill Magazine, Society of Professional Journalists, May 2010 issue
• California College Media Association award, 3rd place multimedia, "The Hidden Public Art," awarded Apr. 17, 2010
• Named one of "10 Journalists you should follow on Twitter" Mark S. Luckie on 10,000 Words, Aug. 2008
• Five Journalism Association of Community College Awards, 2003-2004
PANELS
• Panelist and workshop facilitator on social media and entrepreneurship, Alaska Press Club, May 6-9, 2010
• Presenter, Online News Association conference, Oct. 1-3, 2009
• Panelist, "Reinventing Journalism and Yourself: One Tweet, One Friend at a Time," AEJMC, Boston, Mass., Aug. 4-8, 2009
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Herb Caen Scholarship Award, San Francisco Bay Area, 2009
• Ruth M. Byers Scholarship, San Jose State University, 2009
• Clarence F. and Lyle V. Burmahln Scholarship, San Jose State, 2010
• Sylvia K. Johns Scholarship, College of the Sequoias, 2004