Honors & Awards (Since faculty appointment at SIUE) |
| March 2005 | Received First Place Award at the SIUE Faculty Technology Fair for best poster in the Traditional Poster category. Title: "Students' Perceptions of Online Teaching and Relationship to Preferred Learning Styles." |
| September 2004 | Received Blue Ribbon Award for best poster in the Research category titled "Students' Perceptions of Online Teaching and Relationship to Preferred Learning Styles" from National AMSN at the 13th Annual Convention in Chicago, IL on September 11 |
| April 2004 | Received the Writing for Publication Award (single author) presented by Sigma Theta Tau, International Epsilon Eta Chapter on April 25 |
| October 2003 | Received the Distinguished Nurse Researcher Award from the Illinois Nurses Association (State Level) for excellence in nursing research at the 77th Biennial Convention in Lisle, IL on October 10 |
| October 2003 | Received the District Achievement Award on behalf of District 10 from the Illinois Nurses Association (State Level) for excellence in providing C. E. programs for the area nurses as a result of my leadership as District 10 president (2001-2003) at the 77th Biennial Convention in Lisle, IL on October 10 |
| April 2002 | Selected as a participant in the Faculty Summer Institute for training in development and management of WebCT courses held at the University of Illinois, Urbana, May 13-17 |
| December 2001 | Received the Nurse Educator Award from the Illinois Nurses Association (State Level) for excellence in nursing education at the 76th Biennial Convention in Chicago, Illinois on December 7 |
| October 2001 | Received Blue Ribbon Award for best poster in the Research category titled “Prostate Screening Health Beliefs and Practices of African American Men” from National AMSN at the 10th Annual Convention in Kansas City, Missouri on October 20 |
| April 2001 | Received the Writing for Publication Award presented by Sigma Theta Tau, International Epsilon Eta Chapter on April 20 |
| April 2001 | Received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor at SIUE |
| May 2000 | Received the 2000 Nurse of the Year Award presented by Illinois Nurses Association District 10 on May 18 |
| May 2000 | Accepted as a participant in the Research Training for Nurse Scientists, co- sponsored by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and the Clinical Center Nursing Department, held at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD, July 18-21 |
| September 1999 | Received outstanding service award from National AMSN at the Annual Convention in Phoenix, AZ for accomplishments as #307 Chapter President |
| September 1999 | Received Blue Ribbon Award for best education research for poster "Nursing Students' Perceptions of a Clinical Experience with Elderly Residents of a Public Housing Development" from National AMSN at the Annual convention in Phoenix, AZ |
| May 1999 | Nominated for INA Nurse Educator Award by District 10 Board |
| April 1999 | Received small grant award from Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Eta Chapter for the prostate research project |
