Awards and Honors
- Andy Mace Award for Outstanding Contributions in Public Relations, San Diego Press Club Special Award (2010)
- Fellow, Public Relations Society of America (2009)
- Pinnacle Award, Athena San Diego (2007)
- Environmental Journalism Fellow, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kauai, Hawaii (2006)
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2003)
- Fellow, Association for Women in Science (1997)
- Accredited Member, Public Relations Society of America (1995)
- Silver Anvil Award, Public Relations Society of America--San Diego Zoo 75th Anniversary (member of PR agency team) (1991)
(left) College of Fellows Induction Ceremony for the Public Relations Society of America, and (below) accepting the Andy Mace Award from the San Diego Press Club.
Writing Awards
Since 2006, I have received dozens of writing awards from San Diego Trade Organizations in the following categories:
Society of Professional Journalists
- Magazine: Layout & Design
- Nondaily Reporting Science/Technology Story
- Nondaily Reporting News/Feature Series
- Online Entertainment
San Diego Press Club
- Magazine feature writing (science/technology)
- Magazine feature writing (education)
- Daily newspapers (less than 100,000 circulation) (science/technology)
- Daily newspapers (less than 100,000 circulation) (medicine)
- Blog (travel writing)
- Magazine editing (trade/association publication)