Awards and Recognitions Miller Distinguished Professor Award, recognizes excellence in teaching, advising, service and scholarship (Florida Southern College, May 2018) Winner of the Mastering the Concerto Conducting Festival (Bulgaria) (2017) First Prize Winner, International Conductors Workshop and Competition in Atlanta, GA (2016) Finalist and Prize Winner, American Prize in Music (3rd prize, Opera Division) (2014) Semi-finalist, American Prize in Music (Orchestral Conducting) (2014) Sigma Alpha Iota Conducting Scholarship (2012)