🏆 Achievements & Certifications
📜 Journalism & Writing
- 🏅 Outstanding Journalism Plaque - Mississinewa High School, Gas City, IN (1986)
- 📜 Certificate of Completion - Ball State University Journalism Workshops - Ball State University, Muncie, IN (1986)
- 🥈 First Runner-Up for a $300 Journalism Scholarship - Ball State University, Muncie, IN (1986)
🌿 Herbal & Gardening Certifications
- 📜 Training Certificate for Basic Herbology Systematic Approach - The Herb School (2001)
- 🎓 Master Gardener Program Graduate - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (2003)
- 🎓 Advanced Master Gardener Training - Hendricks County Master Gardeners, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (2003)
- 🎓 Graduation to Advanced Master Gardener - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (2004)
- 📜 Certificate of Achievement - The Art and Science of Container Gardening Program - The Horticulture Gardening Institute, East Lansing, MI (2004)
- 🎓 Advanced Master Gardener Training - Hendricks County Master Gardeners, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (2004)
- 🎓 Graduation to Bronze Level Advanced Master Gardener - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (2005)
- 📜 Certificate of Achievement - The Art and Science of SMARTGARDEN Program - The Horticulture Gardening Institute, East Lansing, MI (2005)
- 📜 Certificate of Achievement - Herbaceous Perennials for Sun: Identification, Culture, and Attributes - The Horticulture Gardening Institute, East Lansing, MI (2005)
- 📜 Certificate of Achievement - Herbaceous Perennials for Shade: Identification, Culture, and Attributes - The Horticulture Gardening Institute, East Lansing, MI (2006)
- 🎓 Graduation to Silver Level Advanced Master Gardener - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (2007)
- 🎓 Graduation to Silver Level Advanced Master Gardener - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (2010)
🏅 Awards & Recognitions
- 🏆 Certificate of Appreciation - Presentation on Growing and Using Herbs - Gas City Kiwanis, Gas City, IN (2003)
- 🏆 Certificate of Appreciation - Grant County Evening Garden Club Yearbook (2005-2006) - National Garden Clubs, Inc. (2006)
- 🏆 Certificate of Award - First Place, Yearbooks, Class A - The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc. (2006)
