EducationGraduateColorado School of Mines, Masters (Expected Spring 2014)Master's in Mineral and Energy EconomicsAcademic Awards and Honors2013 Selected as one of two graduate students to represent CSM at the 2013 Vail Global Energy Forum2012-2013 Recipient of the Darlene Regina Pauli Fellowship awarded by the Division of Economics and BusinessUndergraduateUniversity of Vermont, Honors College Scholar Fall 2005-Spring 2009Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Bachelor of Arts in Political ScienceEconomics GPA: 3.65Upper-level Economics Courses GPA: 3.74Academic Honors and Awards2009 Gersten Award given by the Department of Economics to a senior demonstrating outstanding academic achievement in economics2009 Awarded College Honors in Economics2009 Awarded Departmental Honors in Political Science2009 Omicron Delta Epsilon2009 Pi Sigma Alpha2008 Milton J. Nadworny Award given by the Department of Economics to a junior for academic merit, independence of mind, determination, intellectual curios