Teaching a Stone to Fly, Notable Sports Writing

Best American Sports Writing (2018)

Teaching a Stone to Fly , Notable Travel Writing

Best American Travel Writing (2018)

Crunch Goes the Cricket, Minnesota Conservation Volunteer

Gold Award, Feature Story, MMPA Excellence Awards (2018)

“Meeting Like This” in The Rotarian, Best Association/Nonprofit Column

Folio Magazine’s Eddie & Ozzie Award (2018)

“Beyond Belief” Notable Essay

Best American Essays (2016)

“Runner, Interrupted,”  “Best of 50 years” anniversary feature

Runner’s World “Select,” (2016)

“Branding Guyana” Notable Travel Writing

Best American Travel Writing (2015)

“What Price Experience?” (From The Rotarian) Notable Essays

Best American Essays (2015)

“The Secret Lives of Stories” Notable Essays

Best American Essays (2014)

“The Fallout” Notable Travel Writing

Best American Travel Writing (2014)

“Fall of the Creative Class” Notable Essays

Best American Essays (2013)

“The Crossing” Notable Travel Writing

“The Reunion” Notable Travel Writing

Best American Travel Writing (2013)

“The Crossing” awarded Silver Prize for best Foreign Travel Article.

“The Fallout” awarded Bronze Prize for best U.S./Canada Travel Article.

Lowell Thomas Award (2013)

“Finding His Way” Notable Sports Writing

Best American Sports Writing (2012)

“The Roads Between Us: A Journey Across Africa,” Notable Travel Writing

Best American Travel Writing (2011)

“A mind dismembered: In search of the magical penis thieves” selected for anthology

Best American Travel Writing (2009)

“Spirits in the Material World,” Notable Travel Writing

“The Lost World of Nigeria,” Notable Travel Writing

Best American Travel Writing (2008)

“How to use a Squat Toilet,” awarded Silver Prize, best Service-oriented Consumer Article

Lowell Thomas Award (2007)

“Test Day” selected for anthology

Best American Travel Writing (2004)

Runner-up

Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize (2001)

Milwaukee Press Club Awards (2004-2007)

“Print Journalist of the Year,” runner-up, 2007

“Love the One You’re With,” runner up, best short feature, 2007

“Magazine Journalist of the Year,” runner-up, 2006

“Sugar Shock,” best public interest story, 2005

“Smell of the 60s” best magazine series, 2005

“Read Between the Lines” best written magazine story, 2004