While this is not a comprehensive list of my awards and achievments, they are a few examples exemplifying my commitment to life long learning and academic excellence. I believe that research is a very important skill to acquired at an early age and through many of these awards I have developped a variety of strategies that would be beneficial for students' learning.

• Nominated for the Governor General's Gold Medal Award for Arts and Science
• Gilder Lehrman internship finalist in 2006
• Received the Chinook Summer Research grant in the summer of 2008
• Received the Chinook Summer Research grant in the summer of 2007
• Received a number of scholarships and grants throughout attendance at both the Univeristy of Lethbridge and the College of the Rockies
• Received a number of scholarships and busaries upon high school graduation again attesting to my commitment to life long learning and academic excellence