Notable Moments

JOURNALISM AWARDS/RECOGNITION

2019 – Oklahoma Press Association. Monthly Photo Contest, Weekly Division: The Grove Sun: Monthly Awards: May. 

2018 – Oklahoma Press Association. The Grove Sun: The Sequoyah Award, fourth place, Division 8: Semi-, Twin- or Tri-Weekly Division. First place honors awarded in the following categories: Feature Story (with Rodney Echohawk), In-depth Reporting and Community Leadership; News Story and Column Writing. Second place honors in Sports Story and Small Ad.Third place honors in Feature Photos. The Delaware County Journal: Division 5: Weeklies between 1,400 and 2,000 Circulation. First place honors awarded in the following categories: Feature Photography, News Story, and Column Writing. Second place honors in Sports Story and News Content. Third place honors in Feature Story.

2018 – Oklahoma Press Association. Monthly Photo Contest, Weekly Division: The Grove Sun: Monthly Awards: February, March and August. The Delaware County Journal: Monthly Awards: July.

2018 – Oklahoma Press Association. Monthly Editorial Column/Personal Column, Weekly Division: The Grove Sun: Monthly Awards: Personal Column: January.

2018 – Associated Press-Oklahoma News Executives Contest: The Grove Sun: First Place: Editorials. Second Place: Spot News Photography. Third Place: Feature Photo. 

2018 – Best of GateHouse Awards, GateHouse Media: Division D: The Delaware County Journal: 2018 Columnist of the Year. 

2017 – Oklahoma Press Association. The Grove Sun: The Sequoyah Award, fourth place, Division 8: Semi-, Twin- or Tri-Weekly Division. First place honors awarded in the following categories: In-Depth Enterprise and Community Leadership; Second place honors in News Content. Third place honors in Feature Writing, Feature Photography and Photography (overall). The Delaware County Journal: Division 5: Weeklies between 1,400 and 2,000 Circulation. First place honors awarded in the following categories: Editorial Writing and Personal Columns; Second place honors in Feature Photography and Sports Photography; Third place honors in News Content.

2017 – Oklahoma Press Association. Monthly Photo Contest, Weekly Division: The Grove Sun: 2017 Photo of the Year. Monthly Awards: January and February; The Delaware County Journal: Monthly Awards: May and August.

2017 – Oklahoma Press Association. Monthly Editorial Column/Personal Column, Weekly Division: The Grove Sun: Monthly Awards: Personal Column: January and August. The Delaware County Journal: Monthly Awards: Editorial Column: September.

2017 – Associated Press-Oklahoma News Executives Contest: The Grove Sun: First Place, Public Service Reporting.

2017 – Best of GateHouse Awards, GateHouse Media: Division D: The Delaware County Journal: 2017 Columnist of the Year.

2016 – Oklahoma Press Association. The Grove Sun: The Sequoyah Award, second place, Division 8: Semi-, Twin- or Tri-Weekly Division. First place honors awarded in the following categories: Personal Columns, News Writing and Community Leadership. Second place honors in In-Depth Enterprise. Third place honors in Editorial Comment. Fourth place honors in news content. 

2016 – Associated Press-Oklahoma News Executives Contest: The Grove Sun: Third Place, Public Service Reporting.

2016 – Best of GateHouse Awards, GateHouse Media: Division D: The Grove Sun: 2016 Editorial Writer of the Year. Third Place, Public Service Reporting.

2015 – Oklahoma Press Association. The Grove Sun: The Sequoyah Award, best in state award, Division 8: Semi-, Twin- or Tri-Weekly Division. First place honors awarded in the following categories: News Content, In-Depth Enterprise, Personal Columns, News Writing and Photography. Second place honors in Editorial Comment and Community Leadership. 

2015 – Oklahoma Press Association. Monthly Editorial Column/Personal Column, Weekly Division: The Grove Sun: Monthly Awards: Personal Column: December. 

2014 – Oklahoma Press Association, The Grove Sun: The Sequoyah Award, second place, Division 8: Semi-, Twin- or Tri-Weekly Division. Second place honors awarded in News Content and Personal Columns. Third place honors awarded in In-Depth Enterprise and Community Leadership. Fourth place honors awarded in News Writing. 

2013 – Oklahoma Press Association, The Grove Sun: Third place honors: News Content, In-Depth Enterprise, and Photography. Fourth place honors: Personal Columns and Editorial Comment.  

2014 to 2019 – Flash Presentation Presenter, Oklahoma Press Association. One of the presenters during the general session at Oklahoma Press Association’s annual convention. Topics: Facebook Frenzy: Ways to engage and interact with readers using Facebook and Instagram; Beyond The Page: Ways to take photos beyond the printed page using social media tools; The Roller Coaster World of Social Media; and The One Thing: Intriguing Questions to Ask.

2014 to 2017 – First Place Award, Digital Media, Oklahoma Press Association. The Grove Sun. Recognized as the top weekly newspaper in Oklahoma for four years in a row for use of website and social media platforms.