Awards

Awards and Honors

Awarded the Wasson Award as Lexington's Volunteer of the Year, June 22, 1997
Awarded the James Herndon Lifetime Achievement Award by the Royal Sovereign Imperial Court of all Kentucky, Inc. (a non-profit charity), June 1, 1997
Commissioned to the Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonels by Gov. Paul Patton, Spring 1997
Captain of the winning 1996 National World Geography Bowl team, Charlotte, NC, April 1996
Nominated Senator of the Year, University of Kentucky Student Government Association, 1995
Elected University of Kentucky Student Government Association Senator representing the Graduate School, 1994-1995
Appointed captain of the SEDAAG All-Star Team for AAG Meeting Geography Bowl, Charlotte, NC, April 1996
Winner of Most Valuable Player, World Geography Bowl: SEDAAG, Knoxville, TN, November 1995
Winner of Most Valuable Player, World Geography Bowl: SEDAAG, Louisville, KY, November 1992 (tie)
Winner of Most Valuable Player, World Geography Bowl: SEDAAG, Columbia, SC, November 1990
Appointed by University of Kentucky President Wethington to Graduate and Professional Panel of the University of Kentucky Faculty Code Committee, 1994-95
Voted Teaching Assistant of the Year, University of Kentucky Geography Department, 1992
Appalachian State University Geography and Planning Department's Nominee for Cratis Williams Award for Best Masters Thesis, 1992
Department Senator, Graduate Student Senate, Appalachian State University, 1990-1991
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities, 1989
Dean's List, Appalachian State University, 1985-1988
Chancellor's Scholar, Appalachian State University, 1984-1988
Alpha Chi Honor Society
Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society
Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society