• 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’