Awards and Achievements

Juried Art Exhibits

• First Place in Painting, Hillsdale College Juried Student Art Exhibit, Spring 2002
• First Place in Painting and Artistic Merit Award, Drawing, Michigan Small College Art Competition, Spring 2002
• First Place in Painting, First and Second Places in Drawing, Hillsdale College Juried Student Art Exhibit, Fall 2001
• First and Second Places overall, Hillsdale College Juried Student Art Exhibit, Fall 2000
• Honorable Mention, Painting, Michigan Small College Art Competition, Spring 2000
• First Place in Painting, Hillsdale College Juried Student Art Exhibit, Fall 1999

Portrait Commissions

• The Daughters of Dr. and Mrs. Bob Davis, commissioned by Dr. and Mrs. Davis, 2003
• Mr. Phillip Mason, Concertmaster, commissioned by the Jackson, MI, Symphony Orchestra, 2001-2002

Scholarships and Grants

• Project Grant for The Conversion of Paul, Hillsdale College, 2002-2003
• Stewart Humanities Scholarship in art, Hillsdale College, 1998 - 2002

Employment

2006 -present, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO
Graphic Designer

• Produced promotional materials and assisted with client events for a major regional law firm
• Worked as a team with other members of the Client Relations Department
• Collaborated with attorneys to best serve the firm

2003 -2005, Child Evangelism Fellowship, Inc., Warrenton, MO
Graphic Designer

• Directed design and layout for the bimonthly magazine Evangelizing Today's Child
• Produced art for other products and marketing materials as needed
• Worked with the rest of the Creative Services department, editors, and directors in developing new product designs

2002 -2003, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
Slide Archivist

• Scanned collection of 10,000 recently donated slides to convert to digital format
• Used Adobe Photoshop to correct cropping and discoloration of older slides
• Created new cataloguing system to enable effective use of collection by college departments

2000 -2003, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
Freelance Graphic Designer/Layout Artist

• Designed posters, program covers, and other promotional materials for Art, Theater, and Music Departments, and for individual professors
• Created concepts in consultation with directors and organizers of events
• Executed using Adobe Photoshop and/or Macromedia Freehand

1998 -2002, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
Technician and Student Supervisor, Slide Library

• Maintained, catalogued, and organized college's art history slide collection
• Produced, mounted, and labeled new slides as needed
• Directed one or two other student assistants in helping with this work (1999-present)

Education

May 2002, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
Bachelor of Arts, Art major, English and Spanish minors

• Summa Cum Laude
• Valedictorian