May 2008: 1st place The Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation; January 2008: 1st place Shreveport Opera's Singer of the Year; June 2007:  1st place Irene Dalis Vocal Competition; January 2006: 2^nd place Great Lakes Regional Finals-Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; November 2005: Career Advancement Grant-Marian Anderson Competition; November 2004: 3^rd Place Marguerite McCammon Vocal Competition; May 2004: 1st place Opera Birmingham Vocal Competition,  Mobile Opera Guild Award,  1^st Place Classical Singer Convention Division 1;   April 2004: Career Bridges Finalist;  March 2004: Awarded the Patricia Garrison Blankenship award and the Peoples Choice award by the Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition, George London Encouragement award;  February 2003:  2^nd place Southwest Regional Finals-Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions