Personal/Professional Achievements
- 2010: Columbus Business First “Forty Under 40″ honoree, class of 2010
- 2010: Chaplain for Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada
- 2007: Finalist in national CBS Early Show/Borders Books/Gather.com essay contest
- 2006: Chaplain for Winter Paralympics in Torino, Italy
- 2005: Most Valuable Female Athlete, Ohio Wheelchair Games
- 2005: Co-author of Your Exceptional Life Begins Now!
- 2005: Jefferson Award Finalist for volunteer community service
- 2004: Co-author of Don’t Miss Your Boat: Living Your Life with Purpose in the Real World
- 2004: Chaplain for Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece
- 2003: Most Valuable Female Athlete, Ohio Wheelchair Games
- 2002: 2nd place poetry contest winner for “What Can’t Kill You”
- 2002: 2nd runner up, Ms. Wheelchair America
- 2002: People’s Choice Award, Ms. Wheelchair America
- 2002: Ms. Wheelchair Ohio
- 1999: Outstanding Female Athlete, Ohio Wheelchair Games
- 1999 – 2005: Completed 13 marathons
- 1999 – 2009: Won over 200 medals in wheelchair track and field, swimming, and weightlifting
- 1993: Grand Marshal in Dublin (Ohio’s) Fourth of July parade
- 1993: Graduated magna cum laude from the University of Cincinnati