Honors
- Chosen by ABC to be the Oscars’ social correspondent for the Red Carpet Digital Lounge and Backstage Pass, 2013
- Named one of Huffington Post’s “50 Top Latino Voices To Follow On Twitter,” 2012
- Appeared on The X Factor pre-show as an expert pundit to discuss the show’s social media tactics, 2011
- Contributed to Mashable being named a Webby Awards official honoree for best copy/writing, 2011
- Winner of the B2B Twitterer of the Year award in business journalism, 2011
- Contributed to two publications earning spots on the “Top 10 Information Web sites for Phoenix” list, 2010
- Moved Metromix Phoenix from No. 12 to No. 2 in page views out of all Metromix sites, 2010
- Completed Pulliam Journalism Fellowship, 2009
- Voted Outstanding Contributor at the Daily Nebraskan, 2008
- 1st place in news headline writing at the Daily Nebraskan, 2008
- 2nd place in news profile writing at the Daily Nebraskan, 2008
- 2nd place in opinion headline writing at the Daily Nebraskan, 2008
- 2nd place in features headline writing at the Daily Nebraskan, 2008
- 2nd place in opinion headline writing at the Daily Nebraskan, 2008
- Selected for the New York Times Student Journalism Institute, 2007
- Completed Dow Jones Newspaper Fund internship, 2007
- 3rd place in sports writing for UNL’s Roper competition, 2007
- Elected president of UNL’s American Copy Editors Society, 2006
- Received college’s Outstanding Student Service Award, 2006
- 3rd place in sports writing for UNL’s Roper competition, 2005
- 3rd place in creative writing for national Engineering College Magazine Association, 2005
- 2nd place in feature sports writing at the Daily Nebraskan, 2005
- 2nd place in feature headline writing at the Daily Nebraskan, 2005
- Named UNL’s freshmen government member of the year, 2005
