Awards
I'm immensely grateful for the recognition of my work and the great newsrooms I work for. Thank you to these organizations for this generous honor.
Third Place
Second Place
2021
Utah Press Association
Report for America
My investigative series on the Zion National Park shuttle in August 2020 garnered $33 million for the park to replace the aging shuttles with electric ones. I received third place for best news series from the Utah Press Association in May 2021 for the three stories. Start reading here.
I won second place in enterprise reporting from Report for America's inaugural Local News Awards for my work covering the tourism impacts on rural Utah. Here are the winning stories:
1 - 'They're holding the mail hostage': Town in vote-by-mail Utah lost its only post office
2 - Inside how the Jacob Lake Inn narrowly survived the Mangum Fire
3 - COVID-19 kept international travel from Utah's national parks, hurting local businesses
Blue Chip
2020
Boston University
College of Communication
I received the highest award from my college my senior year for my academic achievements, internships, professional development and activity in the BU community.
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"These seniors have proven to be leaders at Boston University and COM," Bill Taylor, assistant dean for undergraduate affairs said. "They are active in the BU and COM communities. They are extremely talented in their areas of study and areas of interest."
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