Fire Starter Pinecone Award
UM DiverseU website • 2014
One of six awards given annually for sites using UM’s Project Ponderosa. This award was given for the DiverseU website. “This site is a great example of a well crafted visuals, and the custom background gives the site a unique identity while still allowing the content to shine through.”
Employee of the Month
University Center – UM • April 2014
Award given to one staff employee and one student employee every month. This award was given in recognition of the re-design of a program website and using web-based tools to solve scheduling problems for another program.
Jan Dowse Volunteer of the Year Award
USTA Intermountain • 2008
Named after Jan Dowse, former Executive Director of the Utah Tennis Association, this award is given to Intermountain’s volunteer or staffmember of the year to recognize his or her outstanding contributions, personal unselfishness and devotion to the game. USTA Intermountain is a sectional association of the United States Tennis Association. The USTA Intermountain Section is one of 17 sections of the United States Tennis Association and boasts more than 39,450 individual and over 411 organizational members in its six Districts (states) Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.
Volunteer of the Year Award
USTA Montana • 2007
This award is given to Montana’s volunteer or staffmember of the year to recognize his or her outstanding contributions, personal unselfishness and devotion to the game. Winners become finalists for the following year’s award at the sectional level. USTA Montana is a district association of the United States Tennis Association and USTA Intermountain.
Native News Honors Project
UM School of Journalism • Designer • 1997, 1998, 1999
The Native News Honors Project is an annual publication of the UM School of Journalism researching, reporting and photographing stories about Montana’s Native American community. It is printed in tab format and distributed throughout the state and nation.