Honors and Awards

S.T.A.R. (Service, Teaching, and Research) Award, 2005, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida: $3,000.

Florida Individual Artist Fellowship Award in Screenwriting (2001/02) from the Division of Cultural Affairs, Florida Secretary of State.

Teacher of the Year (2000/01), College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida.

University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professorship (2001-2003), University of Florida.

Walt Disney Endowed Chair in Film, sponsored by Valencia College in Orlando, Florida, 1996/97

Teacher of the Year (1996/97), College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida.

TIP (Teaching Incentive Program) Award Winner, University of Florida, 1997.

Florida Individual Artist Fellowship Award in Video Production (1996/97) from the Division of Cultural Affairs, Florida Secretary of State.

Coming Home (2013, 25:00)

  • Selected for Screening at the Charleston International Film Festival, April 2014
  • Best of Competition in the Narrative Category in the Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) 2013 Faculty Production Competition, Las Vegas, NV, April 2014
  • Selected for Screening at the Fort Myers Beach Film Festival, April 2014
  • Selected for Screening at the Seoul International Agape Film Festival, South Korea, May 2014
  • Selected for Screening at the University Film and Video Association (UFVA) Conference, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, August 2014
  • Selected for Screening at the Budapest International Short Film Festival (BuSho), Hungary, September 2014

Table For Two (2013, 15:00)

  • First Place Award in Drama/Narrative at the BEA (Broadcast Education Association) District 2 Conference Faculty Video Production Competition, Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL, November 2013

The Wedding Ring (2011, 15:00)

  • Selected for Screening at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, November 2012
  • Selected for Screening at the Long Island International Film Expo, July 2012
  • Selected for Screening at the Marbella International Film Festival, Marbella, Spain, June 2012
  • Selected for Screening at the Boston International Film Festival, April 2012
  • Selected for Screening at the Treasure Coast International Film Festival, Port St. Lucie, FL, April 2012
    • Winner – Florida’s Gem Award for the best Florida film in the festival

Somewhere Beyond (2009, 46:20)

  • Gold Kuhuna Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2009 Honolulu International Film Festival
  • Best of Competition in the Narrative Category in the Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) 2009 Faculty Production Competition, Las Vegas, NV
  • CINE Golden Eagle Award Winner, Washington, DC, Spring 2009
  • Official Selection at the Long Island International Film Expo, July 2009
  • Official Selection in the Mini Feature Film Category at the Central Florida Film Festival, September 2009
  • Official Selection at the Queens International Film Festival, Queens, NY, November 2009
  • Screening at the National Restorative Justice Conference, SUNY – Rochester, Rochester, NY, November 2009
  • Third Place winner in the Documentary, Drama or Comedy category at the National Broadcastying Society’s Professional Production Competition, Dallas, TX, March 2010

Santa Rules (2007, 25:00)

  • Accolade Award in Videography, Spring 2007
  • Honorable Mention in Drama/Comedy/Documentary category at the National Broadcasting Society’s Professional Video Competition, Los Angeles, CA, March 2007

A Second Chance (2004, 75:00)

  • Selected for screening at the Fort Myers Beach Film Festival, April 21-24, 2005.

Celebration 2000 (2000, 10:45)

  • First Place winner in the Instructional/Corporate/Training Program category at the 2001 National Broadcasting Society’s Professional Production Competition, Los Angeles, California, March 2001.
  • First Place winner in the TV Promotional category at the Broadcast Education Association’s Faculty Production Competition, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2001.
  • Top Award for the Category of Short Video, 2001 Golden Gator awards, University of Florida, April 2001.

The Science Directorat (1999, 6:00)

  • 2001 Telly award Finalist (Bronze Statue) from the Center for Creativity, Cincinnati, Ohio, January 2001.
  • Award of Distinction in the Informational Category, The Videographer Awards, Arlington, Texas, April 2000.

Catherine’s Story (1999, 56:40)

  • Honorable Mention in the Cultural Performance category at the 2001 CEN (Central Education Network) Awards, Chicago, Illinois, June 2001.
  • First Place winner in the Drama/Narrative Program category at the 2000 NETA (National Educational Telecommunications Association) Awards, Savannah, Georgia, January 12, 2001.
  • Third Place winner in Television Narrative at the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Juried Faculty Production Competition, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2000.
  • First Place winner in Drama/Comedy/Documentary at the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS) – AERho Professional Production Competition, Washington, DC, March 18, 2000.
  • Finalist Award winner in Short Dramatic Film category (under 60 minutes) at the Worldfest Flagstaff International Film Festival, Flagstaff, Arizona, 13 November 1999.

Color My World: The Arts in Medicine (1998, 57:30)

  • Selected for Screening at the BAC (Brooklyn Arts Council) 34th Annual International Film and Video Festival, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, 9 June 2000.
  • Telly Award Winner (Silver Statue), Center for Creativity, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1999.
  • Award of Distinction, The Communicator Awards, Arlington, Texas, 5 January 1999.
  • First Place Winner in Current Events category, 1998 Silver State Documentary Festival, Hank Greenspun School of Communication, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
  • First Place Winner in Documentary, National Broadcasting Society’s Professional Video Competition, Nashville, Tennessee, 21 March 1998.

C.P. Cavafy: From Ithaca to Tarpon Springs (1996, 28:50)

  • Award of Distinction, The Communicator Awards, Arlington, Texas, 19 December 1997.
  • Second Place Winner in Documentary, the National Broadcasting Society’s Professional Production Competition, Chicago, Illinois, 11 April 1997.
  • Selected for Screening at the 1997 Brouhaha Film and Video Showcase, Enzian Theater, Orlando, Florida, 30 November 1997.

The Death of a Bachelor (1995, 25:00)

  • Honorable Mention, Festival of Nations, Ebensee, Austria, 22 June 1996.
  • First Place Winner in Drama, the National Broadcasting Society’s Student/Professional Production competition, Los Angeles, California, 22 March 1996.
  • Selected for Screening at Winterfest Film Festival, The National Film Board of Canada, Montreal, November 1995.

Goodbye, Socrates (1992, 37:00)

  • Second Place Winner in Drama, the Broadcast Education Association’s Juried Faculty Production competition, Las Vegas, Nevada, 8 April 1995.
  • Selected for Screening at the 1997 Brouhaha Film and Video Showcase, Enzian Theater, Orlando, Florida, 30 November 1997.
  • Selected for Screening at the Museum of Art, Orlando, Florida, 2 March 1996.
  • Selected for Screening at the Cultural Club of Oman, Muscat, Oman, December 1995.
  • Selected for Screening at the Central Florida Film and Video Festival, Orlando, Florida, September 1995.
  • Selected for Screening at the Museum of Cinema, Athens, Greece, December 1993.
  • Selected for Screening at the Uppsala International Film Festival, Uppsala, Sweden, October 1993.
  • Selected for Screening at the Drama Short Film Festival, Drama, Greece, September 1993.
  • Selected for Screening at the Montreal International Short Film Festival, March 1993.
  • Selected for Screening at the Winterfest Film Festival, the National Film Board of Canada, Montreal, December 1992.
  • Selected for Screening at the Abitibi-Temiscamingue International Film Festival, Quebec, Canada, November 1992.