•  Photographer’s Forum Magazine `Best of Photography Annual’ 2017    
    Finalist
 
•  Photographer’s Forum Magazine `Best of Photography Annual’ 2016    
    Finalist
 
•  Viewbug Spring Selection Award 2016    
    Winner
 
•  Web Marketing Association’s WebAward Competition 2008    
    Financial Services Standard of Excellence
 
•  Graphic Design USA American Inhouse Design Awards 2008
    Winner/ Site Redesign
 
•  28th Edition Competition of the Society of News Design 2007        
    Silver Medal/ Features Page Designer Portfolio
    Silver Medal/ Features Design Page- Entertainment
    Silver Medal/ Features Design Page- Entertainment
    Award of Excellence/ Features Page Designer Portfolio
    Award of Excellence/ Features Page Designer Portfolio
    Award of Excellence/ Features Design Page- Home
    Award of Excellence/ Features Design Page- Lifestyle
    Award of Excellence/ Features Design Page- Lifestyle
    Award of Excellence/ Features Design Page- Travel
    Award of Excellence/ Features Design Page- Entertainment
    Award of Excellence/ Features Design Page- Entertainment
    Award of Excellence/ Features Design Page- Entertainment
    Award of Excellence/ Features Design Page- Entertainment
    Award of Excellence/ Features Design Page- Entertainment
    Award of Excellence/ Features Design Page- Entertainment
    Award of Excellence/ Features Design Page- Entertainment
    Award of Excellence/ Features Design Page- Entertainment
 
•  Peninsula Press Club’s 30th Annual  Bay Area Journalism Awards 2007
    Second Place/ Page Design
 
•  Southern Short Course in News Photography Contest 2006        
   First Place/ Issue Illustration
    Second Place/ Issue Illustration
 
•  California Newspaper Publishers Assn’s Better Newspapers Contest 2006    
   First Place/ Lifestyle coverage
    First Place/ Page layout and design
 
•  California Press Photographers Association Gold Seal Contest 2006
    Third Place/ Illustration
 
•  National Headliner Awards 2006                  
    Third Place/ Newspaper/Magazines: Illustrative Graphics Portfolio
 
•  Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards 2006
    Second Place/ General Excellence- Class IV
 
•  American Association of Sunday and Features Editors 2006              
    Best Features Section Contest Top Ten
 
•  27th Edition Competition of the Society of News Design 2006        
    Award of Excellence/ Features Page Designer Portfolio
    Award of Excellence/ Features Design Pages- Lifestyle
 
•  Print Magazine Regional Design Annual 2005          
    Three entries
 
•  California Press Photographers Association Gold Seal Contest 2004  
    First Place/ Illustration
    Honorable Mention/ Illustration
 
•  26th Edition Competition of the Society of News Design 2004          
    Gold Medal/ Special News Topics- Athens Olympics
    Award of Excellence/ Entertainment Page Design
    Award of Excellence/ Entertainment Page Design
    Award of Excellence/ Entertainment Page Design
    Award of Excellence/ Opinion Page Design
    Award of Excellence/ Home/ Real Estate Page Design
 
•  San Jose Mercury News Quarterly Award- 4th Quarter 2004      
 
•  Print Magazine Regional Design Annual 2004            
    Two entries
 
•  Photographer’s Forum Magazine `Best of Photography Annual’ 2003    
    Finalist
 
•  California Press Photographers Association Gold Seal Contest 2003
    First Place/ Illustration
    Second Place/ Illustration
 
•  Print Magazine Regional Design Annual 2003        
 
•  California Newspaper Publishers Assn’s Better Newspapers Contest 2003
    Front Page
 
•  California Press Photographers Association Gold Seal Contest 2002  
    First Place/ Illustration
    Second Place/ Illustration
    Honorable Mention / Illustration
 
•  24th Edition Competition of the Society of News Design 2002        
    Award of Excellence/ Designer Portfolio
    Award of Excellence/ Page Design
    Award of Excellence/ Page Design
 
•  Print Magazine Regional Design Annual 2002          
    Three entries
 
•  Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Photography Competition 2002        
    Honorable Mention/ Product Illustration
 
•  Photographer’s Forum Magazine `Best of Photography Annual’ 2002
    Cover Photographer
    Honorable Mention
 
•  National Press Photographer’s Assn.`Best of Photojournalism’ Comp. 2002      
    Second Place/ Newspaper Illustrative Story- Picture Editing Division
 
•  53rd Southern Short Course in News Photography 2002        
    First Place/ Issue Illustration
    First Place/ Product Illustration
    Second Place/ Product Illustration
    Honorable Mention/ Product Illustration
    Honorable Mention/ Product Illustration
 
•  California Press Photographers Association Gold Seal Contest 2001
    First Place/ Illustration
    Second Place/ Illustration
 
•  23rd Edition Competition of the Society of News Design 2001          
    `World’s Best Designed Newspaper’
    Award of Excellence/ Food Page Design
    Award of Excellence/ Food Page Design
 
•  Print Magazine Regional Design Annual 2001      
 
•  Photographer’s Forum Magazine `Best of Photography Annual’ 2001    
    Finalist
    Finalist
 
•  67th Annual National Headliner Awards 2001                
    First Place/ Illustrative Graphics
 
•  22nd Edition Competition of the Society of News Design 2001        
    Award of Excellence/ Photo Illustration
    Award of Excellence/ Business Page Design
    Award of Excellence/ Other News Page Design
 
•  North Carolina Press Photographers Assn `Pictures of the Year’ 2000  
    First Place/ North Carolina Staff of the Year
    Third Place/ Photo Illustration
    Honorable Mention/ Photo Illustration
    Honorable Mention/ Photo Illustration
 
•  North Carolina Press Association Photojournalism Competition 2000    
    Second Place/ Photo Illustration
    Third Place/ Photo Illustration
 
•  Print Magazine Regional Design Annual 2000        
 
•  Southern Short Course in News Photography Contest 2000            
    Second Place/ Product Illustration
    Honorable Mention/ Product Illustration
    Honorable Mention/ Issue Illustration
 
•  North Carolina Press Photographers Association `Pictures of the Year’ 1999
    First Place/ Illustration
    First Place/ North Carolina Staff of the Year
    Second Place/ North Carolina Clip Photographer of the Year
    Third Place/ Illustration
    Third Place/ Portrait & Personality
    Honorable Mention/ Illustration
    Honorable Mention/ Illustration
    Honorable Mention/ Feature
    Honorable Mention/ Pictorial
 
•  North Carolina Press Association Photojournalism Competition 1999
    First Place/ Illustration
    Second Place/ Illustration    
    Second Place/ Photo Illustration
 
•  Southern Short Course in News Photography Contest 1999                        
    First Place/ Issue Illustration
 
•  The Charlotte Observer `FUIEE Award’ 1997-2000
 
•  North Carolina Press Photographers Assn. `Pictures of the Year’ 1998    
    First Place/ Illustration
    First Place/ North Carolina Staff of the Year
    Second Place/ Illustration  
    Third Place/ Illustration
    Fourth Place/ North Carolina Clip Photographer of the Year
 
•  20th Edition Competition of the Society of News Design 1998          
    Award of Excellence/ Photo Illustration
    Award of Excellence/ Special News Topics
 
• North Carolina Press Association Photojournalism Competition 1998                      
    Second Place/ Illustration
    Second Place/ Feature
 
•  Print Magazine Digital Design/ Illustration Annual 7 1998                            
 
•  Charlotte Observer Excel Award 1998                  
 
•  Arts & Science Council Regional Artists Projects Grant 1998            
 
•  Print Magazine Digital Art/ Design Annual 6 1998                  
 
•  Southern Short Course Photography Competition 1998                                
    First Place/ Issue Illustration    
    Third Place Issue Illustration  
 
•  FACET's Manipulated Photographic Image- Taos, NM 1998                
    1998 National Juried Exhibition
 
•  19th Edition Competition of Society of Newspaper Design 1998            
    Award of Excellence/ Illustration
    Silver Medal/ Redesign of Business Section
 
•  North Carolina Press Photographers Assn. `Pictures of the Year’ 1997      
    First Place/ Illustration
    First Place/ North Carolina Staff of the Year
    Second Place/ Illustration
    Honorable Mention/ Portrait
 
•  North Carolina Press Association Photojournalism Competition 1997  
    Third Place/ Illustration    
 
•  Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Photography Competition 1997        
    First Place/ Issue Illustration
    Second Place/ Issue Illustration
 
•  Michigan Press Association Better Newspaper Contest 1997        
    First Place/ Spot News
 
•  Associated Press Photograph of the Year Competition 1996                  
    Second Place- Spot News    
 
•  The Ann Arbor News Picture of the Month 1996
 
•  Michigan Press Photographers Association `Pictures of the Year’ 1996        
    `1996 College Photographer of the Year’    
    Honorable Mention/ Fashion Category
    Honorable Mention/ Illustration Category
 
•  18th Edition Competition of Society of Newspaper Design 1996            
    Award of Excellence- Spot News            
 
 Pulitzer Prize Nominee- Spot News 1996
 
•  Ann Arbor News Picture of the Year 1996
 
•  Photographer’s Forum 16th Annual Spring Photography Contest 1996
 
•  Washtenaw Council for the Arts ‘Art Day Exhibition’ 1996
 
•  Associated Press Picture of the Month Competition/ Michigan 1996
   First Place
   Second Place
 
•  The Ann Arbor News Picture of the Month 1996
 
•  University of Michigan School of Art Student Show 1996
   Kristoffer Gillette Memorial Award- Photojournalism
 
•  National Gold Circle Awards 1995
   First Place/ Feature Photograph Portfolio
   Second Place/ Advertising with Photograph
   Certificate of Merit/ Feature Photograph Portfolio
   Certificate of Merit/ Single Picture Spot News
 
•  Michigan Press Photographers Assn. `Pictures of the Year’ Competition 1995
   Third Place/ Fashion Category
   Honorable Mention/ Fashion Category
 
•  Nikon/ Photographer's Forum’s `Best of College Photography’ 1995
   Second Place (selected from over 18,500 entries)
 
•  University of Michigan Senior Leader Award 1995
 
•  University of Michigan Asian American Art Show 1995
   Honorable Mention
 
•  University of Michigan `Body Betrayal’  Juried Art Show 1995
   `Best of Show’
 
 
 
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