Professional Service

  • Mountain Meadows Massacre Descendants. Role: Board Member. Board Member. 01/2013 - 12/2013
  • Center for Documentary Arts. Role: Board Member. Board Member. 04/15/2012 - 08/01/2012

Internal Service

  • College RPT Committee. Secretary, Victor Valkov Retention, 11/30/2021 - 12/15/2021. College service.
  • College RPT Committee . Committee Member, Jaclyn Wright 4th Year Formal Review, 10/15/2021 - 12/15/2021. College service.
  • College RPT Committee. Secretary, Emily Mercado 4th Year Formal Review, 10/15/2021 - 12/15/2021. College service.
  • College RPT Committee. Secretary, Chris DuVal Promotion to Full Professor , 10/15/2021 - 12/15/2021. College service.
  • College RPT Committee. Committee Member, Al Denyer Promotion to Full Professor, 10/15/2021 - 12/15/2021. College service.
  • College RPT Committee. Committee Member, Andra Harbold 4th Year Formal Review, 10/15/2021 - 12/15/2021. College service.
  • College RPT Committee. Chair, Seth Keeton Promotion to Associate professor , 10/01/2021 - 12/15/2021. College service.
  • Department RPT Committee. Committee Member, 09/15/2021 - 10/29/2021. Department service.
  • UPTAC Committee. Committee Reviewer/Investigator, Leslie Halpren, 02/12/2020 - 02/28/2020. University service.
  • RPT Committee, Kimberly Jew. member , 11/11/2015 - 12/04/2015. College service.
  • RPT Committee:Lela Greybill Tenure. Member, 11/11/2014 - 12/16/2014. College service.
  • RPT Committee: Ning Lu Promotion. Member, 11/11/2014 - 12/16/2014. College service.
  • RPT Committee: Scott Hagen Promotion. 11/11/2014 - 12/16/2014. College service.
  • RPT Committee: Brenda Van der Wiel Tenure/Promotion. Member, 11/11/2014 - 12/16/2014. College service.
  • RPT Committee: Michael Chikinda 4th Year Review. Member, 11/11/2014 - 12/16/2014. College service.
  • RPT Committee: Elena Shtromberg Tenure/Promotion. Member, 11/11/2014 - 12/16/2014. College service.
  • RPT Committee: Jessen Kelly 4th Year Review. Member, 11/11/2014 - 12/16/2014. College service.
  • RPT Committee: Kim Martinez Promotion. Chair, 11/11/2014 - 12/15/2014. College service.
  • RPT Committee: Ed Bateman Tenure/Promotion. Chair, 11/11/2014 - 12/12/2014. College service.
  • RPT Committee: Brian Snapp Promotion. Secretary , 11/11/2014 - 12/09/2014. College service.
  • RPT Committee: Bradford Barlow 3rd Year Review. Secretary, 11/11/2014 - 12/09/2014. College service.
  • RPT Committee: Connie Wilkerson Promotion. Chair, 10/15/2014 - 11/15/2014. Department service.
  • College Council. 08/01/2014 - 12/31/2014. College service.
  • Graduate Selection Committee. Member, 01/14/2014 - 01/31/2014. Department service.
  • College Council. Member, 01/2013 - 07/2013. College service.
  • Consolidated Hearing Committee. member, 01/2013 - 07/2013. University service.
  • Graduate Selection Committee. member, 01/2013 - 05/2013. Department service.
  • RPT Committee for Connie Wilkerson. Committee Member, 10/15/2012 - 11/15/2012. Department service.
  • RPT Committee for Lien Fan Shen. Committee Member, 10/15/2012 - 11/15/2012. Department service.
  • Consolidated Hearing Committee. Committee Member, 07/01/2012 - 12/30/2012. University service.
  • Graduate Selection Committee. Committee Member, 02/15/2012 - 05/15/2012. Department service.
  • Departmental RPT Sarah Projansky. Secretary for Sarah Projansky Minutes, 02/01/2012 - 03/15/2012. Department service.
  • College Council. Committee Member, 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012. College service.
  • Strategic Planning Committee. Member, 02/15/2010 - present. College service.
  • Athletic Committee. Member, 01/01/2010 - present. University service.

Community Partnership

  • Center for Documentary Expression and Art Board Member. 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021
  • Center for Documentary Expression and Art Board Member. 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020
  • Center for Documentary Expression and Art. 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2016
  • Judge: Wyoming Film Festival. 03/13/2014 - 03/30/2014
  • Mountain Meadows Descendants Organization Board Member. 01/01/2014 - 12/31/2014
  • Center for Documentary Expression and Arts Board Member. 07/01/2013 - 12/31/2014
  • Judge, Logan Film Festival. 03/01/2012 - 05/10/2012
  • Judge, Wyoming Film Contest. 02/15/2012 - 05/15/2012
  • Judge, Wyoming Film Festival. 01/15/2010 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Acquisition of VHS/DVD: Burying the Past:Legacy of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Library of Congress, 11/11/2015
  • $2000 Scholarship for teacher certification class. Avid Strategic Educational Scholarship Program, 10/15/2011
  • Kodak production grant of $3000 for student films. Kodak Production Grant , 09/15/2011
  • Burying the Past-Spur Award. Western Writer's Association, 11/20/2004
  • Burying the Past-Crystal Heart Award. Heartland Film Festival, 10/16/2004
  • Burying the Past-Best Digital Feature. Stony Brook Film Festival, 09/18/2004
  • Burying the Past-Best of State Film . Best of Utah State Awards, 06/19/2004
  • Burying the Past-King Award-Best Documentary. Broadcast Education Association, 04/17/2004
  • Burying the Past-Gold Medal Best Score. Park City Music Festival, 01/17/2004
  • Burying the Past-Award. Columbus International Film Festival, 08/16/2003
  • Burying the Past-Award of Excellence. Accolade Film Compitition, 07/19/2003
  • Burying the Past-Best of Festival Award. Berkley Video/Film Festival, 04/19/2003
  • Dance Journal-Best Dance Documentary. Dance on Camera Film Festival-New York, 05/19/1984
  • The HideOut-Award . Athens International Film Festival, 04/16/1983
  • The HideOut-Nomination Best Feature Documentary. Rocky Mountain Emmy, 04/16/1983
  • The HideOut. Margaret Mead Film Festival, 08/21/1982
  • Baja 1000. Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards, 02/20/1982
  • The HideOut-Documentary Award. Mill Valley Film Festival, 07/18/1981
  • Egyptology-Special Merit Award. Athens International Film Festival , 05/17/1980
  • Egyptology-Special Merit Award. San Francisco International Film Festival, 07/21/1979
  • On Their Honor-Special Merit Award. American Film Festival, 08/14/1976
  • On Their Honor-Special Merit Award. Athens International Film Festival, 05/17/1975
  • Testimony-Documentary Award. Baltimore Film Festival, 07/24/1971
  • Testimony-Documentary Award. Monterey Independent Film Festival, 06/19/1971
  • Testimony-Best of Festival. Ohio University Film Festival, 05/15/1971
  • Testimony-Special Mention. Anthropological Film Conference Temple University, 04/24/1971
  • HoneyMoon-Best Experimental Film Award. Huntington Galleries Film Festival, 04/17/1971
  • Testimony-Documentary Award. Esquire National Student Film Festival, 04/18/1970
  • Is a Pot-Special Merit Award. San Francisco Erotic Film Festival, 04/18/1970
  • Testimony-Best of Festival. Ohio State Film Festival, 03/21/1970