Awards

I know that awards don’t pay the bills, but I believe it’s an honor for your professional peers to acknowledge the quality of your work. So, herewith is a list of some of the awards I have been honored to receive over the years:

  • 2019 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – “Magazine Feature Writing” – “Thinking Globally, Acting Locally. New Classroom at Peregrin Fund Connects Students to Global Scientists” 1st Place
  • 2018 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – “Magazine Feature Writing” – “A Cinderella Story of Land Restoration: Hyatt Hidden Lakes Makes a Comeback1st Place
  • 2018 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – “Magazine Feature Writing” – “On a Wing and A Prayer: The Ruth Melichar Bird Center offers a second chance to Boise’s winged wildlife3rd Place
  • 2017 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – “Magazine Feature Writing” – “Art and a sense of place3rd Place
  • 2017Ā Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – “Magazine Feature Writing” – “Freak Alley, an urban art oasis3rd Place
  • 2016 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – “Magazine Feature Writing” – “How the heat of the earth helped develop a city”1st Place
  • 2016 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – “Magazine Feature Writing” – “Boise’s Egyptian Theatre; the Love ofĀ  Generations2nd Place
  • 2015Ā Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – “Magazine Feature Writing” – “Allergy Free Gardening” – 1st Place
  • Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – Magazine Feature Writing” – “The Complex Issue of the Wolf2nd Place
  • 2011 Idaho’s Top 50 Authors – Idaho Book Extravaganza, Idaho Authors Award for my book, “Mother Knows Best – Wit and Wisdom from Idaho Moms”
  • 2010 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – “Magazine Feature Writing” – Idaho’s Basque Tables 1st Place
  • 2011 Capital City Communicators IMPACT Award of Excellence – “Feature Writing” –Ā Idaho’s Basque TablesĀ – 1st Place
  • Top 50 Magazine Feature Articles, 79th AnnualĀ Writer’s DigestĀ International Writing Competition, 2010 –Ā Memories of Minidoka
  • 2010Ā Capital City CommunicatorsIMPACT Award of Excellence -ā€œFeature Writingā€- Memories of Minidoka1st Place
  • 2009Ā Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – ā€œMagazine, Serious Feature Writingā€ – Memories of Minidoka 1st Place
  • 2008 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – ā€œMagazine, Serious Feature Writingā€ –Ā The Elegant Barn
  • 2008 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – ā€œMedia Campaignā€ – Purina National Diving Dog Tour
  • 2005 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – ā€œCrime & Courts Reportingā€ – Sarah Johnson Murder Trial Ā – 1st Place
  • 2005 Boise Weekly ā€œBest of Boiseā€ Reader’s Award – Feature writing Ā –Ā The Gay Unproud List
  • 2004 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – Video Script Writing – Central District Health Department
  • 2004 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence – News Release Writing – Central District Health Department
  • 2000 ā€œKUDOSā€ Marketing Award, National Recreation & Parks Assoc. – Campaign – Boise Parks & Recreation – Dog Etiquette campaign
  • 2000 ā€œBest Public Service Ad,ā€ Idaho Broadcaster’s Assoc. – TV ad – Dog Etiquette campaign
  • 1999 ā€œRockieā€ Creative Award, Boise Ad Federation – Radio ad – Got Leash?
  • 1999 ā€œRockieā€ Creative Award, Boise Ad Federation – Print ad – Dog Ettiquette campaign
  • 1999 ā€œRockieā€ Creative Award, Boise Ad Federation – Print ad – Got Leash?