- Awards -

College Awards:

Second Place - National Award:  2007 AAEC/John Locher Memorial Award. The John Locher Memorial Award is the AAEC's national contest for collegiate cartoonists. (Last year, Sam won third place.)

Second Place - National Award:  Sam's work won second place in the Editorial Cartoon Portfolio category of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association 2007 Gold Cirlce Awards.

First Place - Regional Award:  Sam's work won both First and Second Place in Region 1 of the Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence awards (the Harvard cartoonist was third). For more information, go here.

Third Place - National Award:  2006 AAEC/John Locher Memorial Award. The John Locher Memorial Award is the AAEC's national contest for collegiate cartoonists. The four cartoons that were submitted were "Flatlined", " Big Stick", " Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt", and "Middle East Democracy: Hamas?".

High School Awards:

Gold Key - National Award:  2005 Quill and Scroll Society/American Society of Newspaper Editors International Contest. The cartoon that won the Quill and Scroll's National Award Gold Key in the Editorial Cartoon category was "Holstered".

Gold Key - National Award :  2004 Quill and Scroll Society/American Society of Newspaper Editors International Contest. The cartoon that won the Quill and Scroll's National Award Gold Key in the Editorial Cartoon category was "French's Mustard".

1st Place - National Award:  2004 Gold Circle Awards/Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The award is given at Columbia University in New York, as part of its Gold Circle Awards. The Winning Entry for Sports Cartoons was "The Air Slipper" (not currently on the website).

1st Place - National Award:  American Scholastic Press Association.
The first place prize was given to Sam for his mixed portfolio.

1st Place - State Award:  2005 Colorado Women's Press Association.
The cartoon that was First Place in the Editorial Cartoon category was titled "Results Just In" (not currently on the website). Sam also won 2nd place in this contest.

1st Place - State Award 2005: Colorado High School Press Association.
Sam won 1st place in Editorial Cartooning for a mixed portfolio.

1st Place - State Award 2005: Colorado High School Press Association.
Sam won 1st place in Graphic Art for a mixed portfolio.

1st Place - State Award 2004: Colorado High School Press Association.
Sam won 1st place in Editorial Cartooning for a mixed portfolio.

1st Place - State Award 2003: Colorado High School Press Association.
Sam won 1st place in Editorial Cartooning for a mixed portfolio.

1st Place - State Award 2003: Colorado High School Press Association.
Sam won 1st place in Graphic Art for mixed portfolio.