Awards

APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, How-To Series Writing, Oncology Times, 2010
American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors, Bronze Award, Best Regular Department, 2009
APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, Award for Excellence, “Practice Matters” column in Oncology Times, 2009
Heart of America Society of Professional Journalists General Reporting Gold Award, 2005
Heart of America SPJ Awards, Best Beat Coverage and Best General Reporting, 2004
Society of Business Editors and Writers, Best-in-the-Business Award (national award for Kansas City Business Journal staff), 2004
Stanley Fisher Award for Outstanding MPA Student, 2003
IABC-Kansas City awards (Bronze Quill for speech-writing, 2004; Award of Distinction and Honorable Mention for publications, 2003)
PRSA-Kansas City PRISM award, writing, 2003
Pi Alpha Alpha, National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration (admitted in 2001)
Apex Awards for Publication Excellence, Award for Excellence, New Magapapers & Newspapers, 2002
Society for Technical Communication awards, 1994, 1996, and 2000