AWARDS/HONORS

Commencement Marshal, 2019
Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award (OCTA), 2018
Recipient of the President’s Research Award, 2019
  • Theatre Educator of the Year, Druid City Arts Award, Arts Council of Tuscaloosa, 2017
  • The University of Alabama
    • President’s Faculty Research Award, Mid-Career Scholar, 2019
    • Commencement Marshal, Spring 2019
    • Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award (OCTA), UA Alumni Association, 2018
    • Capstone International Award, travel to Tanzania, Tap Masterclass/Performance, DANCE TEAM AFRICA, 2017
    • ​Nominee, Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award (OCTA), 2017 & 2015
    • Nominee, Excellence in Academic Advising Award, Office of Academic Affairs, 2014-2015 & 2015-2016
    • Nominee, Leadership Board Faculty Fellowship, College of Arts and Sciences, 2015-2018, 2016-2019, 2018-2021, & 2019-2022
    • Capstone International Award, travel to Norway to present Master Class, the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance Conference, August 2016o   Outstanding Faculty Member, Alphies, Alpha Psi Omega, Spring 2015
    • College Academy of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (CARSCA) Grant, $2000, travel to Iquique, Chile, Festival International de Teatro y Danza, May 2013
    • The Williams Fund Scholarship, $500, travel to Iquique, Chile, Festival International de Teatro y Danza, May 2013
    • Faculty Certificate of Merit for Directing, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), Side Man, 2012
    • Capstone International, Award for International Travel, travel to Sweden, Master Class, Musical Theatre Educators Alliance Conference, July 2011o
    • Best Gallaway Show, Alphie Awards, presented by Alpha Psi Omega:  August: Osage CountyA Chorus LineUrinetown42nd Street, Chicago