** Columbia College Presidential Grant to attend the Illinois “One State Together in the Arts” conference May 23-24, 2011
** National Federation of Press Women 2010 Communications Contest
1st Place, Special Articles–Fashion
Chicago Life: “Clearing Your Mask” and “Ring True”
** Illinois Woman’s Press Association
2010 Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest
1st Place, Special Articles–Fashion
Chicago Life: “Clearing Your Mask” and “Ring True”
** Illinois Woman’s Press Association
2010 Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest
2nd Place, Personality Profile more than 500 words
Chicago Architect: “Feats of Clay”
** Illinois Woman’s Press Association
2010 Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest
2nd Place, Feature Story–Daily Newspaper
Chicago Tribune: “Living in the Past–Historic Condos Escape the Ordinary”
** Illinois Woman’s Press Association
2010 Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest
Honorable Mention, Feature Story–Magazine
Engineering News-Record: “Construction Challenge Attracts Junior High and High School Teens to Industry’s Many Jobs”
** National Federation of Press Women 2009 Communications Contest
1st Place, Special Articles–Fashion
Chicago Life: “Gold Standard” and “Wrap Around”
** National Federation of Press Women 2009
Professional Development Grant
** 2008 Columbia College Chicago
Part-time Faculty Development Grant
** National Federation of Press Women 2008 Communications Contest
3rd Place, Special Articles–Fashion
Chicago Life: “Stranded” and “The Aviator”
** Illinois Woman’s Press Association
2008 Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest
1st Place, Special Articles–Fashion
Chicago Life: “Stranded” and “The Aviator”
** Illinois Woman’s Press Association
2008 Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest
2nd Place, Feature Story–Daily Newspaper
Chicago Tribune: “A Heavenly Home? Its definition sometimes depends on a buyer’s religion”
** Illinois Woman’s Press Association
2008 Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest
Honorable Mention, Feature Story–Daily Newspaper
Chicago Tribune: “Condo Bud: Ombudsman, Mediator, Arbitrator, Educator–Does Illinois need someone to deal with condo disputes?”
** 77th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, 2008
Honorable Mention, Feature Articles Category
“Travelogue: Dnipro River Cruise in Ukraine”
** National Federation of Press Women 2007 Communications Contest
3rd Place, Feature Story–Daily Newspaper
Chicago Tribune: “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Ire: Condo Associations Caught in the Cigarette Battle”
** Illinois Woman’s Press Association
2007 Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest
1st Place, Feature Story–Daily Newspaper
Chicago Tribune: “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Ire: Condo Associations Caught in the Cigarette Battle”
** Illinois Woman’s Press Association
2007 Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest
2nd Place, Feature Story–Daily Newspaper
Chicago Tribune: “Senior Service: Condo Associations are Adjusting to an Older Population, but what is their responsibility to residents?”
** National Association of Real Estate Editors
2001 Real Estate Journalism Competition
2nd Place, Best Column
Chicago Tribune: “Community Living”
** Community Associations Institute
1998-1999 Award of Excellence in Consumer Education
** National Association of Real Estate Editors
1996 Real Estate Journalism Competition
2nd Place, Best Serial Report
Chicago Tribune: “How Buying and Selling Real Estate Has Changed Over the Past Decade”
