AWARDS
- Nominated for Minnie Piper Award (2007)
- Nominated for NISOD Master Teacher Excellence Award (2006)
- Recipient of NISOD Master Teacher Excellence Award (2000)
- Who’s Who in American Teachers 2000
- Nominated for the American Association of Teachers of French’s Ludwig Award (2000)
PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
- Effective online instruction techniques 2004-2008
- Presenter at the 2003 Calgary Best Practices in e-Learning Online conference
- Presenter at the 2003 Eighth Annual Teaching in the Community Colleges Online conference
- Presenter at the 2002 Teaching Online in Higher Education conference
- Presentations pertaining to French culture
- Multimedia lecture on use of technology in foreign language classroom
- 4-MAT model of teaching
- Motivation in the classroom.
- Creative teaching strategies
- Student-centered activities
- Cheating issues
- Effective presentation techniques
- Guest lecturer on French poetry for Tartan Scholars' Humanities classes
- Guest lecturer on French history
- Presented a paper on ESL teaching requirements in secondary schools at a Baylor colloquium
- Read a paper on 18th century feminism at 1996 SCMLA conference in San Antonio, Texas
- Published article on foreign language acquisition in TFLA Bulletin, MLA style
- Editor, reviewer, and proofreader of French textbooks for various publishers
COMMITTEE WORK
- Professional Development Committee
- Faculty Council
- Chair Distance Learning Ad Hoc Committee
- Tartan Scholar Selection
- Tartan Scholar Advisory
- Internet Advisory
- Plagiarism Committee
- Professional Development Leave
- Student Online Readiness
- Technology Planning
- Distance Education Compliance
- International Exchange
- Various faculty and staff search committees
- Chair, CIS intructor search committee
MEMBERSHIPS
- TCCTA
- Worldwide Organization of Webmasters
- American Association of Teachers of French
- SCMLA
- TFLA
- Association of Texas Professional Educators