Awards
Musical score composed for The Shadow of Light --
Regional Emmy Award for "Best Entertainment Production"
(2003)
Outstanding Teaching Award 2002 (Utah Valley State College
Distance Education)
Best-selling Music CD Award (Covenant Recording - 2000)
Teacher of the Year 1998 -- UVSC Elderhostel Program
Who's Who of Executives & Professionals
International Who's Who of Music & Musicians (1996 and
2000)
ASCAP Special Composer Awards (annual award recipient --
1989-2005)
UVSC Theater Program "Above & Beyond" Service Award
Snowbird Institute -- composer residency
Utah Valley Community College/Utah Valley Symphony premiere
performance grant
Salt Lake Education Foundation grant -- development of
computer-assisted jazz improvisation software
Utah Governor's Award for Contributions to
International Understanding
Utah "Composer of the Year"
National Dean's List
Dale Dykins Music Theory Award
College of Eastern Utah Faculty Development Grant
Utah Valley Community College Electronic Music Development
Grant
Forte Music Composition Competition winning composer
University of Utah -- Mu Phi Epsilon Recital honoring
"Utah's finest composers"
National Council for Marketing & Public Relations: 1991
Paragon Award -- First Place, Best Successful Recruitment
Marketing Program (music created for radio campaign)
Utah Valley Choral Society, 1991 composition winner
Sterling Scholar
Scholarships/Assistantships: University of
Northern Colorado, Arizona State University, Brigham Young
University, University of Utah, American Federation of
Musicians; grants for conducting study with Varujan Kojian
and Joseph Silverstein.
Performance Awards: Sundance; Young
Audiences of Utah, Inc.; Utah Rural Arts Consortium;
College of Eastern Utah; Music Performance Trust Fund;
Selected member, BYU All-Star Alumni Jazz Ensemble.