Education:
•Bachelor of Arts in Photojournalism, Western Kentucky University, Computer Information Systems (CIS) minor.

Experience:
•August 1997 - present: Staff Photographer, Daily News, Bowling Green, Ky. Circ. 23,000.
•Spring 1998: Freelance Photographer, Kentucky Living magazine.
•Fall 1995: Freelance Photographer, College Heights Herald, WKU.

Awards:
•First Place- Best Headline. Kentucky Press Association, 2002
•First Place- Sports. NPPA Region 4 monthly clip contest, June 1999
•First Place- Feature. Kentucky News Photographers Association, 1998
•First Place- Feature. Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association, 1997
•First Place- Feature. Columbia (NY) Scholastic Press Association, 1997
•Second Place- Sports Picture. KPA 2004
•Second Place- Picture Essay. KPA 2004
•Second Place- Feature. KNPA, 2003
•Second Place- Sports Picture Essay. KPA, 2003
•Second Place- Team Coverage. KNPA, 2003
•Second Place- Lifestyle page. KPA, 2002
•Second Place- General News. NPPA Region 4 monthly clip contest, Dec. 1999
•Second Place- Spot News. KPA, 1999
•Second Place- Sports. KPA, 1999
•Second Place- Sports. KNPA, 1997
•Second Place- Sports. Society of Professional Journalists, 1997
•Third Place- Sports Picture. KPA 2004
•Third Place- Feature. KPA, 2002
•Third Place- Spot News. KNPA, 1999
•Third Place- Spot News. NPPA Region 4 monthly clip contest, May 1999
•Honorable Mention- Spot News Package. KPA, 1999
•Honorable Mention- Spot News. KPA, 1998
•Honorable Mention- Feature. KNPA, 1998
•Associated Press Member Showcase, April 17, 1998
•Associated Press Member Showcase, May 28, 2002
•KNPA Judges' Award, 2000
•Eagle Scout- November, 1994

Memberships:
•Kentucky News Photographers Association
Webmaster - www.knpa.org
Region 4 Director, Jan. 00-03

References:
•Joe Imel, Chief Photographer, Daily News.
270.781.1700 ext. 348 imelpress@bellsouth.net
•Dave LaBelle, assistant managing editor/photography, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
412.263.1100 dlabelle@post-gazette.com
•James Kenney, Photojournalist-In-Residence, Western Kentucky University.
270.745.6307 james.kenney@wku.edu