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