Awards and Honors
2025 National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) Medallion Award (regional award)
GOLD MEDALLION AWARDS
Digital Ad (single or series)
Radio ad
Social media page -- LinkedIn
Social media feature
Special events campaign -- Bits and Bites fundraising event
SILVER MEDALLION AWARDS
Digital Ad (single or series)
Social Media page
BRONZE MEDALLION AWARDS
Social media page -- Instagram
Special events campaign -- Bits and Bites fundraising event
Social media feature
2024 National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) Paragon Award (national award)
NCMPR’s prestigious Paragon Awards recognize outstanding achievement in design and communication at community and technical colleges. It’s the only national competition of its kind that honors excellence exclusively among marketing and PR professionals at two-year colleges.
SILVER PARAGON AWARD
Digital Ad (single or series)
2024 National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) Medallion Award (regional award)
GOLD MEDALLION AWARDS
Digital Ad (single or series)
Outdoor Signage/Displays
Television/Video Paid Ads
Video Shorts (single)
SILVER MEDALLION AWARDS
Digital Ad (single or series)
Social Media page
BRONZE MEDALLION AWARDS
Interior Signage/Displays
Outdoor Signage/Displays
Video Shorts (single)
2023 National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) Medallion Award
GOLD MEDALLION AWARDS
Social Media Post
Social Media Page
2020 Phi Theta Kappa Distinguished College Administrator Award
Nominated by Mountain View's student honor society for showing strong support of student success on their campus by recognizing academic achievement, leadership, and service among high-achieving students.
2020 National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) Medallion Award
Award for excellence in the Special Event category for our 2020 graduation virtual graduation ceremonies
2019 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence award
Award for demonstrating an outstanding commitment and contribution to students and colleagues.
2018 Dallas College Mountain View Campus Administrator of the Year
Nominated by my peers at Mountain View Campus and selected by the Awards Committee
2017 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Accolades
2015-16 President's Year-In-Review (print and online)
certifications
Publishing Credit
Lain, J. (in press). Do you want fries with that: McDonald’s decision to fire its CEO without cause in 2019 (Rotary's Four-way Test). In S. Maben (Ed.) (2023), What if? Ethics cases using various philosophies for decision-making. OER Commons Text.