Awards and Honors
| Year | Contest and Poem | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Saint David's Christian Writers Conference contest for "Humankind" |
Light Poetry, 2nd Place |
| 2002 | Poets of the Vineyard contest for "Sacramental Wine" |
Wine-theme, Third Place |
| 2002 | POV contest for "Recipe for a Universe" |
Free Verse, Hon. Mention |
| 2004 | St. David's Christian Writers Conference contest for "The Gift" |
Serious Poetry, First Place |
| 2007 | Illinois State Poetry Society contest for "Two Weeks In" |
Free Verse,Third Place |
| 2008 | Sacred Arts Festival, Poetry contest for "During Chemo" |
Juror's Choice Award |
| 2008 | SAF contest for "A Night Like This" |
Hon. Mention |
| 2009 | St. David's Christian Writers Conf. contest for "Embers" |
Serious Poetry, Third Place |
| 2009 | SDCWC contest for "Crime of the Century" |
Persuasive Nonfiction, 2nd |
| 2009 | Sacred Arts Festival Poetry contest for "Chrissie's Garden" |
Hon. Mention |
| 2010 | New Millenium Writings contest for "Embers" |
contest semi-finalist |
| 2010 | LONE STARS contest for "Our First Thousand Days"" |
Honorable Mention. |
| 2012 | Saint David's Christian Writers' Conf. Contest for "Winning"" |
Honorable Mention. |
| 2013 | "The Demise of the Winter Coat" Rockford Writers' Guild contest | A winner |
| 2013 | "The Starrie Night" LONE STARS Poetry Contest | Honorable Mention |
| 2017 | Highland Park, IL 2017 Poetry Challenge "Illinois Prairie" | Honorable Mention |
| 2017 | Chicago Poets & Patrons Assn. "Lullaby of the Ghetto" | First Place in Chicago Poems |
| 2017 | Chicago Poets & Patrons Assn. "Mowing" | Hon. Mention in Midwest Poems |
| 2018 | Chicago Poets & Patrons Contest "An Urban Snapshot" | First Place in the Chicago Diversity category |
| 2019 | Rockford Writers Guild's winter poetry contest with a snow theme "Snow Days" | First Place |
| 2019 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville branch' annual poetry contest adult category "An Urban Snapshot" | First Place |