Awards and Accolades

 

High School Achievements

• 1995 and 1996 Indiana All-State Speech Team

• 1995 3rd Place in Dramatic Interpretation, Indiana State Speech Tournament, 1995

• 1996 Indiana Sectional, Regional, and District Champion in Dramatic Interpretation, Indiana,

• 1995 National Semifinalist in Dramatic Interpretation, National Forensic League (13th place nationally)

• 1996 National Semifinalist in Dramatic Interpretation, National Forensic League  (11th place nationally)

• 1996 National Quarterfinalist in Original Oratory, National Forensic League

• 1996 Indiana State Champion in Dramatic Interpretation

• 1996 Recipient of the Greg Borden Award for Excellence in Speech, Indiana Tournament of Champions

• 1996 C.V. Haworth Award for Excellence in Speech and English, Kokomo High School

• State Champion in Academic Superbowl, Science Division, 1996

• Six-time recipient of the Kokomo-Center School Board Award for Distinction

 

Collegiate and Graduate School Achievements

• 1996-2000 Talent Award Scholarship to Butler University (Indianapolis, Indiana)

• 1996-2000 Academic Scholarship to Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana

• 1997 Oustanding Freshman Theatre Major Award, Butler University

• 1996, 1997, and 1998 Award for Excellence in Latin, Department of Classical Languages, Butler University

• 1997 and 1998 Runner Up, Award for Excellence in Ancient Greek, Department of Classical Languages, Butler University

• Graduated with High Honors (departmental equivalent of magna cum laude) in Theatre

• Graduated with Highest Honors (departmental equivalent of summa cum laude) in Latin

• 2002-2004 Full Graduate Assistantship, Miami University of Ohio, Department of Theatre

• 2004-2009 Full Teaching Assistantship, University of Pittsburgh

 

Professional Achievements

• College Teaching Evaluations in the 95th percentile departmentally, Miami University of Ohio, University of Pittsburgh, and Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

• 2012 Outstanding Adjunct Teaching Award, Ivy Tech Community College

• 2012 Professor of the Year Award, Ivy Tech Community College, Peru Campus

 

Accolades from Students and Parents

 

"The best teacher I have ever had."

- Susan Gamestar-Kirk, Ivy Tech Community College Student

 

"I learned more in the drama camp, about many different things, than I ever did in school."

- Caitlin Kessler, Kokomo Summer Drama Camp Student, 1999-2011, Teaching Assistant, 2011-2012

 

"I have never seen evaluations this good for a young professor in my department."

Kenneth Ferries, JD, Chair of Humanities, Ivy Tech Community College, Kokomo Region

 

"I trust him implicitly with my two children."

- Therese Bath, Assistant Principal, St. Patrick School, Kokomo, Indiana