Title: Director Emerita, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry (Retired)
Company: Louisiana State University
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
United States
Affiliations/Associations/Societies:
- Alpha Kappa Mu
- American Association for Higher Education
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (elected fellow, 2011)
- American Chemical Society, ACS Board Task Force on Minority Faculty in the Chemical Academic Community (2001-2004)
- American Chemical Society, Blue Ribbon Panel on Minorities, Cornell Local Section (chair, committee on minority affairs, 1999-2004)
- College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)
- Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations (elected fellow, 2012)
- Golden Key National Interdisciplinary Honor Society
- HBCU faculty Development Network
- National Association for Research in Science Teaching
- National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions
- National Association of Minority Medical Educators
- National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA)
- National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
- National Science Teachers Association
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Pi Mu Epsilon
- Professional and Organizational Development Network
- Sigma Xi
Achievements:
- Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2020)
- Featured Listee, “Who’s Who of Professional Women,” Marquis Who’s Who (2020)
- Inductee, Top Professionals of the Year, Marquis Who’s Who (2020)
- Recipient, Commitment to Excellence in Academic Support Award, Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education (2019)
- Recipient, Distinguished Lecturer Award, National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) (2019)
- Recipient, American Chemical Society Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences (2017)
- Recipient, Inductee, LSU College of Science Hall of Distinction (2017)
- Recipient, LSU Women’s Center Esprit de Femme Award (2017)
- Recipient, Lifetime Mentor Award, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2015)
- Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) (2014)
- Recipient, Dean’s Visiting Scholar, College of Science, University of Cape Town (2013)
- Recipient, Inaugural Ronald O. Ragsale Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah (2012)
- Recipient, Distinguished Teaching Award, College Reading and Learning Association (2011)
- Recipient, Awarded Lifetime Learning Center Leadership Certification, National College Learning Center Association (2010)
- Recipient, National Diversity Award, Council on Chemical Research (2007)
- Recipient, Outstanding Conference Presentation Award, Teaching in Higher Education, Louisiana State University (2007)
- Recipient, Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) (2006)
- Recipient, Employee of the Year, University College, Louisiana State University (2005)
- Recipient, Outstanding Conference Presentation Award, Teaching in Higher Education, Louisiana State University (2005, 2004)
- Recipient, Outstanding Conference Presentation Award, Teaching In Higher Education, Louisiana State University (2003)
- Recipient, YWCA Woman of Achievement for Public Service, Baton Rouge, LA (2003)
- Recipient, Dr. Henry C. McBay Outstanding Chemical Educator Award (2002)
- Recipient, The National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers Forest Dent Smith Making the Difference Award, Minority Engineering Programs, Louisiana State University (2001)
- Recipient, Bright Idea Award, Professional and Organizational Development Network (2000)
- Recipient, Employee of the Year, University College, Louisiana State University (2000)
- Recipient, Newcomer of the Year, University College, Louisiana State University (2000)
- Recipient, Staff Outstanding Service Award, Louisiana State University (2000)
- Recipient, Clark Award for Distinguished Teaching, Cornell University (1991)
- Recipient, Chancellor’s Citation for Extraordinary Professional Promise, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1983)
- Recipient, Outstanding Graduate in the College of Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1983)
- Recipient, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Chemistry, Cornell University (1971)
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