Honors and Awards

Washington University Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Competition Grant for mental health education innovation
NASA Ames Honor Award for Excellence (15 contractors chosen out of about 1,500)
Telly, Remy (Houston International Film Festival), Aegis and Axiem Awards for narration of EdgarVille, an interactive, computer-animated exhibit about the national aerospace system, which appeared at The Smithsonian and was developed by NASA and the FAA
Telly, OMNI, Silicon Valley International JOEY and Axiem Awards for narration of Journey to the Planets, a computer-animated exhibit featured at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose
American Heart Association Eugene Field Media Award for KPLR-TV report on holiday stroke syndrome
Missouri Nurses Association Media Award for KPLR-TV investigative report on the use of laundry and cleaning staff to perform nursing duties at hospitals
Missouri Department of Mental Health Media Award for KPLR-TV report on seasonal affective disorder
Ohio State University William D. Stewart Memorial Broadcast Lectureship on competing for airtime on network news
Nate Haseltine Fellowship Award from the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and Wolverton Family Scholarship for graduate study at University of California, Santa Cruz
Northwestern Alumni Club of Chicago and Ritenour High School Scholarships for undergraduate study at Northwestern University