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Awards

Best Commentary, 3rd Place

2023 - Column Writing

Award given to my 2023 column "Looking back 20 years ago, when I was exiting foster care." It was given at the 2023 New England Newspaper & Press Association Better Newspaper Competition.

Best Sports Section, 2nd Place

2023 - Newspaper Page Design

Shared awards for the Sept. 6, 2022, edition of The Huddle, The Berkshire Eagle's weekly football section that I designed. It was given by the New England Newspaper & Press Association.

Best Special Section, 3rd Place

2023 - Newspaper Page Design and Editing

Award given to Commencement 2023, our yearly graduation section that I design and edit. It was given by the New England Newspaper & Press Association.

Best Overall Design and Presentation for The Berkshire Eagle

Newspaper Page Design

Shared habitual department award given by the New England Newspaper & Press Association. We won 1st place in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021, finished 2nd place in 2019 and 2023 and third place in 2022.

Best Sports Section, 1st Place

2022 - Newspaper Page Design

Shared awards for the Oct. 26, 2021, edition of The Huddle, The Berkshire Eagle's weekly football section that I designed. It was given by the New England Newspaper & Press Association.

Best Commentary, 1st Place

2021 - Column Writing

1st place award for my 2020 Berkshire Eagle column "Addressing America's ugly duality," given by the New England Newspaper & Press Association.

Best Sports Section, 1st and 2nd Place

2021 - Newspaper Page Design

Shared awards for the Feb. 6-7, 2021, and Jan. 2-3, 2021, Berkshire Eagle sports sections that I designed, given by the New England Newspaper & Press Association.

Best Overall Design and Presentation of a Special Section, 2nd Place

2021 - Newspaper Page Design

Given to The Berkshire Eagle's 2020 election special section "Introducing 46," whose design I took a lead on, given by the New England Newspaper & Press Association.

Best Sports Section, 1st Place

2020 - Newspaper design and editing

Shared award for the Nov. 17, 2019, Berkshire Eagle Sports Section, which I designed, given by the New England Newspaper & Press Association.

James A. Hardman Jr. Scholarship

2017 - Journalism

Award given to the top journalism student at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.