2021
General Manager of the Year
Community Impact Newspaper – DFW Metro
Founder’s Club
Top company-wide sales team
2020
Newspaper of the Year
Community Impact Newspaper – DFW Metro
2017
2017 Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award – Broadcast
National Press Club
“Broken system fails abused animals in Dallas”
2016
One of 30 journalists selected nationally to attend “Covering the Gap: The Impact of Economic Inequality,” a Robert McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute hosted by Poynter in Chicago, IL
Stephen Philbin Award for Excellence in Legal Reporting
Dallas Bar Association
“Broken system fails abused animals in Dallas”
First Place, Documentary/TV Magazine or Special
Texas AP Broadcasters
“State of Neglect”
First Place, News Documentary, Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
Radio Television Digital News Association
“State of Neglect”
Honorable Mention, Spot Coverage by a Station
Texas AP Broadcasters
“Salado bridge collapse”
2015
Lone Star EMMY, News Special
Lone Star EMMY Chapter
“State of Neglect”
Featured in Newsish podcast
“Social Healing and Ice Cream”
2014
Peabody Award
George Foster Peabody Awards at the University of Georgia
“The Cost of Troubled Minds”
2013
Outstanding Undergraduate Broadcast and Digital Journalism Student
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Best Use of Social Media to Enhance/Promote a Story, Individual – Finalist
L.A. Press Club
“For Garcetti, Experience is a Double-Edged Sword”
Region 11 Mark of Excellence Award, General Television Reporting – Finalist
Society of Professional Journalists
“Urban Barn Teaches Teamwork through Horseback Riding”
Featured on Conrad’s Corner
“ATVN’s Vicki Chen: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless”
AWM SoCal Scholarship
Alliance for Women in Media, Southern California Chapter
Hal Fishman Memorial Scholarship
Radio and Television News Association
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
University of Southern California
Dean’s List
University of Southern California
2009-2013
2012
Student Photojournalists Scholarship
James Alan Cox Foundation
Leslie Miller Scholarship
Good News Foundation
USC Dream Dollars Scholarship
University of Southern California
2010
Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society
University of Southern California
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
University of Southern California
2009
USC University Scholarship
University of Southern California