Awards and Grants

Awards

  • Alumna Achievement Award, Randolph College, Lynchburg VA    2023
  • Distinguished Alumna Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   2017
  • Student, North Carolina Governor’s School in French     Summer 1963

Grants

  • Ford Foundation, Duke‑UNC Women’s Studies Resource Center     1986
    Grant to attend a course on developing an introductory interdisciplinary course in gender studies for Clemson University
  • Clemson University Provost Award     1986
    Research on Smith letters
  • Clemson University Research Grant     1985
    Research at Duke and UNC on Checklist of Eighteenth Century Women Writers
  • University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire (UWEC) Faculty Research Grant     1981-82
    Research on Charlotte Smith’s letters at Yale, Harvard, Princeton, The Huntington Library, and elsewhere
  • National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend    1981
    Research in London, Oxford, Cambridge, and other British archives on Smith’s letters

Seminars and Workshops

  • Computer Literacy Workshops for Liberal Arts Faculty     May 1983, 1985
    Conceived, designed, and coordinated two one‑week workshops for sixty faculty members. ($10,000 award for attendees for each workshop)
  • Seminar on Teaching Technical Writing    Clemson University    May 1985
    Conceived and designed an intensive three‑day seminar for seventeen faculty members. Was awarded a $2500 grant for books, stipends, and honoraria. Taught sessions on graphics and technical reports.
  • Faculty Seminar in Women’s Studies Theory    UWEC    June 1‑5, 1981
    Conceived, designed and coordinated an interdisciplinary seminar for twenty faculty. Awarded $10,000 grant for faculty stipends and salaries
  • Writing‑across‑the‑Curriculum Workshop     UWEC    1980 and 1981
    Participated in a one‑week faculty development workshop. Led sessions on scientific writing
  • Teaching Technical and Professional Communication    University of Michigan    August 1979
    Participated in one‑week program
  • Composition Theory and Sentence Combining    UWEC    May 1979
    Participated in one‑week faculty development workshop
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