Awards

• First Place Public Service Reporting, 2011 SPJ Excellence in Journalism Awards, Hawaii Chapter, for "Taken for a Ride" series on Hawaii's rising school bus costs
• First Place Government Reporting, 2011 SPJ Excellence in Journalism Awards, Hawaii Chapter,  for "Taken for a Ride" series on Hawaii's rising school bus costs
• First Place News Photography, 2010 SPJ Excellence in Journalism Awards, Hawaii Chapter
• Finalist, Photo Essay, 2010 SPJ Excellence in Journalism Awards, Hawaii Chapter
• First Place Non-Deadline Reporting in 2009 Alabama Associated Press Managing Editors Contest for "When Homelessness Hits Home"
• First Place Best Special Section in 2009 Associated Press of Alabama Better Newspaper Contest for "When Homelessness Hits Home"
• Second Place Best News Feature in 2010 Associated Press of Alabama Better Newspaper Contest for "Caution: Dangerous Reading Ahead"
• First Place Community Service Journalism 2008, Associated Press of Alabama
• First Place Sports News 2007 Michigan Press Association College Editorial Contest