Awards

• 2008 Swarovksi Create-Your-Style Semi Finalist

• 2008 Fire Mountain Gems Jewelry Design Competition Finalist for "Mergirl" and "Amber is the Color of Her Energy"

• 2008 Bead Dreams Jewelry Design Competition Finalist for "The Harvest"

• 2008 The Mark of Great Art Chosen Artist, Maker's Mark Distillery

• 2007 Fire Mountain Gems Jewelry Design Competition Finalist for "The Queen's Green Collar" and "Silvery Snake"

• 2006 "Your Designs Rock!" Honorable Mention for "The Queen's Green Collar"

• 2006 Fire Mountain Gems Jewelry Design Competition Finalist for "The Dessert Meets and Sea" and "Lady in Red"

• 2004 Kentucky Northern Region Business and Professional Women Young Careerist 1st Runner-Up

• 2004 Marion County Business and Professional Women Young Careerist

• 2000, 1st place Animal Photography - "The Lions Sleep Tonight" - Marion County Fair

• 1998, Honorable Mention Animal Portrait Photography - "The Thinker" - Los Angeles Zoo Photography Competition

• 1997, Senior Art Award, Campbellsville University

• 1997, 2^nd Place Sculpture, “Flower Child”, Campbellsville University Juried Art Show

• 1997, 1^st Place Photography, “Green River Sunset”, Campbellsville University Juried Art Show

• 1997, 1^st Place Photography, “Green River Sunset”, Connections Publication

• 1996, 2^nd Place Sculpture, “Ode to Billy Joel”, Campbellsville University Juried Art Show

• 1995, Honorable Mention Graphics, “Campbellsville Main Street”, Campbellsville University Juried Art Show

• 1995, 2^nd Place Art Division, Connections Publication

• 1994, Honorable Mention Ceramics, “Rapunzel’s Cookie Jar” - Kentucky State Fair

• 1994, 2^nd Place Ceramics, “Rapunzel’s Cookie Jar”, Campbellsville University Juried Art Show

• 1994, 2^nd Place Graphics, “Lonely Nude”, Campbellsville University Juried Art Show

• 1994, Honorable Mention, “Raindance of the Broken Hearted”, Campbellsville University Juried Art Show

• 1994, 1^st Place Glazed Ceramics, “Rapunzel’s Cookie Jar”, Marion County Fair

• 1994, 1^st Place Seasonal Ceramics, “Tree Teapot”, Marion County Fair

• 1994, 2^nd Place Stained Ceramics, “Coil Pitcher”, Marion County Fair

• 1993, Senior Art Award, Marion County High School