2021 BEST ARTIST – DRAWING/PAINTING
Presented by Starkville Daily News in its annual Reader’s Choice Best of Starkville Awards

2021 PREPS CREATIVE AWARD
PREPS (Mississippi Program of Research and Evaluation of Public Schools) Creative Award presented to Starkville Oktibbeha School District for exemplary return to school Covid-19 communications
Design of signage, social media, website and collateral materials contributed

2019 FIRST PLACE in BRAND/IDENTITY/IMAGE
MS School Public Relations Association Award of Excellence presented to Starkville Oktibbeha School District for brand development

2019 FIRST PLACE in MARKETING MATERIAL
MS School Public Relations Association Award of Excellence presented to Starkville Oktibbeha School District for design of marketing collateral

2018 FIRST PLACE in WEB DESIGN
MS School Public Relations Association Award of Excellence presented to Starkville Oktibbeha School District for website development

2018 FIRST PLACE in MARKETING
MS School Public Relations Association Award of Excellence presented to Starkville Oktibbeha School District for “Teach Excellence” recruitment campaign

2016 AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARD
Presented by Graphic Design USA magazine for Marketing Campaign Series
Starkville Convention & Visitors Bureau “Savor Starkville” Culinary Maps

2016 AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARD
Presented by Graphic Design USA magazine for Logo Development
Thomas Urology Clinic Brand Package

2016 MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR’S AWARD FOR TOURISM
Promotion of the Year presented to Starkville Convention & Visitors Bureau for multi-media “Savor Starkville” Marketing Campaign
Campaign concept development, copy writing, watercolor painted maps, digital and graphic design of advertising, brochure and various collateral material contributed

2015 AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARD
Presented by Graphic Design USA magazine for Poster Design
2014 Starkville Community Market poster

2015 AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARD
Presented by Graphic Design USA magazine for Poster Design
2014 Starkville Christmas campaign poster

2015 AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARD
Presented by Graphic Design USA magazine for Point of Purchase Design
Spring 2014 unWine Downtown point-of-purchase poster

2015 FIRST PLACE in MIXED MEDIA, DRAWING OR GRAPHICS
Presented in the 2015 Prairie Arts Festival Fine Arts Juried Competition for block printed work

2015 MISSISSIPPI MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION PROMOTION AWARD
Best Image or Branding Promotion presented to Starkville Convention & Visitors Bureau for branding and promotional graphics for the New South Weekends campaign.

2015 PRAIRIE ARTS FESTIVAL FEATURED ARTIST
Selected to illustrate the 37th Annual Prairie Arts Festival Poster

2015 AMERICAN WEB DESIGN AWARD
Presented by Graphic Design USA magazine for Starkville School District website

2015 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
First place award presented by Mississippi School Public Relations Association to Starkville School District for marketing materials created

2013 CRYSTAL PINEAPPLE AWARD
Presented by Starkville Convention & Visitors Bureau for contributions to Tourism Development

2008 HOLIDAY CARD DESIGN FINALIST
Hallmark (Red) Campaign

exhibitions

PRINTMAKING NOW
2015 National Juried Exhibition
IMAGO Foundation for the Arts
Warren, RI

INSTA-ARTIST
2014 Juried Smart Phone Photography Exhibition
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
Dowell, MD

BEST OF BOTANICALS EXHIBITION
2014 National Juried Photography Exhibition
PHOTO Fine Art Photography Gallery
Oakland, CA

speaking engagements

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
Guest Lecturer

MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION
2014 Annual Conference
Keynote Speaker Sessions:
“Graphic Design 101: Simple Ways to Amp Up Your Visual Message”
“Branding: Telling the Story of Your District”

STARKVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
2013 Strategic Planning Presentation and Work Session
“Developing a District Branding System”

STARKVILLE MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION
2011 Member Seminar
“Small Business Introduction to Facebook Marketing”