Education:
East Texas State University
Bachelor of Science with High Honors in Broad Field Social Studies,
Honors Thesis in Psychology: The Effects of Student-to-Student Counseling on Student Study Habits & Attitudes (published in the Texas Academy of Sciences Journal in conjunction with Dr. B.M. Gadzella, 1978)
Second Major: English
Minor: Science
M.S. in American History
Presented Paper at East Texas Historical Association: Sam Houston, Unionist 1980

Certified through EXCET in Journalism
~presented workshops at Columbia Scholastic Press Association at Columbia University 2003 & 2004;
~presented workshop for the National Scholastic Press Association with Mitzi Neely

Presented multiple workshops for state training for the Texas Association of Future Educators and Journalism workshops for Herff-Jones Publishing & Taylor Publishing.

Certified in Texas to teach: History, Government, Economics, Sociology, Geography, Psychology, English, Journalism, Science

Awards:
ETSU Doctoral Association: Teacher of the Year College of Liberal & Fine Arts
Texas Exes Excellence in Teaching Award
Nominee for Texas Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities
Best in East Texas 1995 Teacher~Longview News-Journal
Edith Fox King Journalism Adviser of the Year
White Oak Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year

Notable Professional affiliations:
~founding teacher representative for GLOBE Scholars program
~trained Parent Educator through GLOBE
~trained Peer Assisted Leadership teacher & Natural Helper
~Scholarship Chair for the North & East Texas Press Association