Colorado State University:
The University of Kansas:
Morningside College:
- (2015) Graduate Student Teaching Award - Department of Political Science
- (2014) American Society for Public Administration Founders’ Fellowship
- (2014) Prestage-Cook Travel Award (2014 Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference)
- (2013-2014) Global Sustainability Leadership Fellowship by the Colorado State University School of Global Environmental Sustainability
- (2013) Awarded Full Conference Registration (By CSU Department of Political Science – Western Social Science Association
- (2010-Present) Graduate Teaching Assistantship (Full Tuition and Health Insurance)
The University of Kansas:
- (2009) Member of Pi Alpha Alpha Honor, the National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration
- (2007-2009) Recipient of the Mary Morrill-Litchfield Scholarship
- (2007-2008) Elected as Department Treasurer to Graduate Student Organization
Morningside College:
- (2006) One of five Outstanding Seniors named by the Morningside College Alumni Association
- (2006) Outstanding Graduate in the Humanities – Awarded by the Dean of the College
- (2006) One of four recipients of the Dr. Tom Curry Outstanding Business Student Award
- (2005-2006) President of Morningside Activity Council & Vice President of Student Government
- (2005) Recipient of the James Miller Award in Political Science, awarded to the student who “exhibits extraordinary academic achievement in and outside of classroom
- (2004-2006) Member and Vice President of Omicron Delta Kappa, a selective honor society based on leadership activities and academic achievement
- (2003-2006) President of Morningside Civic Union, a non-partisan group dedicated to increasing civic engagement across Morningside Campus
- (2002-2006) Dean’s List and Interdisciplinary Honors Program member