Awards / Recognitions

Leadership Award, Education Leadership and Policy Studies, University of British Columbia, commitment to educational practice, $2,000, 2011-12.

Leadership Award, Education Leadership and Policy Studies, University of British Columbia, commitment to educational practice, $2,000, 2010-11.

Graduate Student Fellowship, Canada’s Role in the Circumpolar World, research proposal, “Arctic Educational Policies and their Impact on Canada’s Leadership Role in the Circumpolar World,” University of the Arctic and Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, $5,000, 2009-10.

Leadership Award, Education Leadership and Policy Studies, University of British Columbia, commitment to educational practice, $2,000, 2009-10.

Certificate of Merit, International Council for Canadian Studies, 2008-2009, to recognize exceptional contributions made by individuals to the advancement of Canadian studies, awarded in Québec City, Québec, 22 May 2009.

Faculty Enrichment Program Grant, Inuit Homelands in Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, research and course development, $5,000, 2006-07.

Master’s Degree Awards and Recognitions

Charlotte Whitton Fellowship in Canadian Urban Life, Institute of Canadian Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, highest standing on admission, $2,000, 1990-91.

Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Scholarship, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, $10,500, 1990-91.

David and Rachel Epstein Scholarship, Institute of Canadian Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, excellence in graduate studies and research, $1,000, 1990-91.

Walter Baker Fellowship, Master’s Program, Institute of Canadian Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario,  outstanding incoming student, $1,000, 1990-91.

Bachelor’s Degree Awards and Recognitions

Archbishop R. G. Hunthausen Award, Honors Program, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, special achievement and leadership, 1987.

Outstanding Senior Award, Alumni Association, Honors Program, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, awarded annually to eight graduating seniors, 1987.

Eugene Faber Award, Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society, Seattle University Chapter, Honors Program, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, dedication and service to university and academic excellence, 1987.

President's List, Honors Program, Seattle University, Seattle 1987.

Nominated, Good Housekeeping Magazine, "100 Most Promising Women of America," by Seattle University president, Honors Program, Seattle University, Seattle 1987.

Leadership Award, Division of Student Life, Bachelor’s Degree Program, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, 1986-87.

Special Achievement Award, Office for Student Leadership, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, exemplary service to the university community, 1986-87.

Merit Scholarship, Bachelor’s Degree Program, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, students with a GPA of 3.00 or higher, $1,000, 1984-87.

Outstanding Service Award, Bachelor’s Degree Program, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, 1986.

Sue Naef Scholarship, Office of the President, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, awarded annually to the top 25 juniors and seniors with the highest academic ranking, $2,850, 1986.

Junior Challenge Scholarship, Senior Challenge Committee, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, outstanding junior-class student, 1985-86.

Membership Award, Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honor Society, Bachelor’s Degree