Received the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Environmental Journalism Award from the Hoosier State Press Association in 2025 for “Family farmers worry about future as BP plans to store CO2 underground,” which told the story of Indiana farmers whose land became the target of carbon sequestration.

Received first place for investigative reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists Indiana Chapter in 2024 for "Accusations of 'unethical' landlord; evictions mount," which exposed a former Purdue professor's questionable practices in his vast amounts of rental properties.

Received first place for coverage of government or politics from the Society of Professional Journalists Indiana Chapter in 2024 for "Officials commit to legislative related tapping Wabash River aquifer," which reported on state and local officials uniting with grassroots efforts to restrict the proposed pumping of up to 100 million gallons of water a day from the Wabash aquifer.

Received first place for feature writing from the Society of Professional Journalists Indiana Chapter in 2024 for "The man who fed millions earned the President's respect," which showcased Gebisa Ejeta's plant genetics work at Purdue, which has developed strains of sorghum that can withstand droughts and parasites, which have played an instrumental role in feeding millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa.