Design
• Award of Excellence, Feature Design, 2013 Society for News Design Best of News Design Creative Competition
• Four Awards of Excellence, News Design and Special Coverage Section Cover, 2012 SND Best of News Design Creative Competition
• Two Awards of Excellence, News Design, 2011 SND Best of News Design Creative Competition
• First Place and Best in Show, Art or Illustration, 2011 Maryland Delaware D.C. Press Association Editorial Contest
• Two Awards of Excellence, Special Coverage Section Cover and Special Coverage Single Section, 2008 SND Best of Newspaper Design Contest
• Award of Excellence, Feature Design, 2007 SND Best of Newspaper Design Contest
• Five Awards of Excellence, Feature Design, 2006 SND Best of Newspaper Design Contest
• First Place, Special Section, 2006 Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists Page One Awards
• Silver Medal, Special Coverage/Single Subject, and Award of Excellence, Feature Design, 2005 SND Best of Newspaper Design Contest
• First Place, Features Page Design, 2005 Minnesota Associated Press Association Contest
• Two Awards of Excellence, Feature Design, 2004 SND Best of Newspaper Design Contest
• Second Place, Features Page Design, 2004 Minnesota SPJ Page One Awards
• First Place, Single Page Design, 2000 Illinois Newspaper Contest
Photo
• Winner, 2004 Women in Photojournalism Photo Contest
• Third Prize, Contemporary Issues Picture Story, 2003 World Press Photo
• First Place, Feature Picture, 1998 Maryland Delaware D.C. Press Association Editorial Contest
• Best Feature Picture, 1998 Chesapeake Associated Press Award Contest
• Second Place Food Illustration, 1998 College Photographer of the Year
• Wilbur E. Garrett Award for social awareness in photography
Multimedia
• Second Place, Multimedia Story, 2003 Pictures of the Year International