Awards & Honours

Certificate of Carbon Literacy

Carbon Literacy Trust, Fife College

November 2024
Met all requirements of the Carbon Literacy Standard and should be regarded
as Carbon Literate for the purposes of workplace, education and community.

Fish Publishing International Juried finalist

Fish Publishing

March 2022
1 of 141 finalists from a pool of 1,350 in the Short Story category.

Creative Non-Fiction Community Winner

Short Édition, Public Library Association, Knight Foundation

June 2020
Community Choice Award in the America: Color It In competition.

Medium.com Curated Selection

Medium.com

June 2020
Original article curated for distribution on topic: Equality

National Creative Writing Juried finalist

Short Édition, Public Library Association, Knight Foundation

Nov. 2018
1 of 40 finalists from a pool of over 850 in the Set Stories Free competition.

UCEAP Promise Award

Oct. 2016 The University of California Education Abroad Program
Recipient of the Spring 2017 UCEAP Promise Award of $2000

Gilman Global Experience Blog Correspondent

Benjamin A. Gilman Foundation

Aug. 2016
Selected correspondent for the Fall 2017 Gilman Global Experience blog series from a pool of over 50 applicants.

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

Benjamin A. Gilman Foundation

July 2016
Recipient of the Spring 2017 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship award of $5,000 toward study abroad.

Guest Writer for The Daily Californian

University of California Berkeley Newspaper

Oct. 2015
Published article: This was my home — Reflections on the Valley Fire

CCIE POCCSA Scholarship

California Colleges for International Education

Aug. 2009
Recipient of the CCIE POCCSA (Providing Opportunities to Community College Study Abroad) Student Scholarship award of $600

AIFS Scholarship

American Institute for Foreign Study

June 2009
Recipient of two $1,000 scholarships for study abroad.