awards
William Budge Scholarship
Awarded for English studies at the University of North Dakota
2022
Entomological Society of America Best Poster Award
“Overview of Ladybird Beetle Microbiomes (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)” awarded best undergraduate poster for the Systematics, Evolution, & Biodiversity Section at the Entomological Society of America’s annual meeting
Denver, CO, 2021
Thomas McGrath Award
Poetry award for “matchstick keeper,” “weather vane,” and “phoenix” from the University of North Dakota
2020
posters
Entomological Society of America Joint Annual Meeting
“The Insect Apocalypse: Representation Bias in Media” by J.L. Pedersen & R. Simmons
Vancouver, BC, 2022
The Wildlife Society ND Chapter Annual Meeting
“Use of Social Media Promote Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) Awareness and Conservation by the National Park Service” by B.L. Ashworth, G.E. Cole, H.J. DeSalve, B.J. Hagen, J.P. Heyer, C.D. Isaacson, A.V. Jørgensen, C.M. Johnson, S.E. Koch, J.K. Lian, W.L. Matthew, C.W. McDunn, S.A. Owens, L.R. Pearce, J.L. Pedersen, M.M. Powers, S.M. Rhodes, B.A. Thompson, & K.A. Yurkonis
Virtual, 2022
Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
“Overview of Ladybird Beetle Microbiomes (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)” by J.L. Pedersen, J. Fetzerd, M. Martin, S. McGuinness, S. Poitraa, L. Qualley, B. Rainbow, K. Rienschee, & R. Simmons
Denver, CO, 2021
honors
Phi Beta Kappa Member
Member of a Liberal Arts Honor Society
2022 - Present
Sigma Tau Delta Member
Member of an English Honor Society
2021 - Present
President’s Honor Roll
Recognition for academic excellence at the University of North Dakota
Fall 2019 - Spring 2022
Dean’s List
Recognition for academic excellence at the University of North Dakota
Spring 2019 & Spring 2020 - Spring 2022
other
John Little Fiction Runner-Up
“Rats of Hamelin” received runner-up for fiction award from the University of North Dakota
2020
Nobel Peace Prize Forum Delegate
Represented the American College of Norway at a forum on “Globalizing Compassion”
Minneapolis, MN, 2016