Department of History and Philosophy
College of Liberal Arts

Assistant Professor

COLA 338

EDUCATION:

2010-16 Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN PhD, Public History–Huh-ta Fellow (2014-15)

1999 George Washington University, Washington, DC • Certificate of Completion, Distance Education & Web-based Instructional Designs

1995-97 Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA • MBA, Marketing/International Management • MS, Telecommunications Management

1992-93 University Berkeley, Extension, Berkeley, CA • Advertising

1989-91 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA • BS, Media (radio & television) Communications AWARDS /

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• The Mississippi Trailblazers Award, BancorpSouth Conference Center, Tupelo, 4/27/19.
• 2018 Summer Research Grant—The Lessons of the Gullah Geechee: Making a Way Out of No Way, Mississippi Valley State University, 6/18-7/18.
• Diversity Educator of the Year, Institute of Higher Learning, State of Mississippi, 2017
• NAACP, Certificate of Accomplishment, Moorhead, MS, 11/16
• BOSS Lady: Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award, Grammy Museum, Cleveland, MS, 10/16
• Historic Preservation Award, AKA Sorority, Mound Bayou, MS, 2/22/15
• Middle Tennessee State University — Huhta Fellow, 2014
• Community Service Tribute: Black History Month Spotlight, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Indianola, MS, 2/9/14
• Studio 53, Community Award, St Louis, MO, 2013
• Youth Outreach and Cultural Learning Award, NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, 4/12
• U.S. Congressional Honor for commitment to preserving the rich history and heritage of the Mississippi Delta, by Congressman Bennie G Thompson, October 23,2012
• Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour selected Fellow, Delta Regional Authority, Delta Leadership Institute, 2008
• Delta Blues Most Dedicated Award, MS Blues Reunion Festival, Belzoni, MS, 11/11
• Participant, George Melendez Wright, New Orleans Conference, 2011
• Host, Delta Renaissance, Cultural Arts Talk Show, WABG-TV, 2009-current
• Host, Delta Scene, Public Affairs Talk Show, WXVT-TV, Greenville, MS, 2007-09
• Delta Regional Authority: Delta Leadership Institute, Fellow, ’08-09
• MC/Announcer, Indianola Christmas Parade, Indianola, MS
• First African American Woman to sit on the Economic Development Foundation, Board of Directors, in Choctaw County Mississippi, USA, 2004-2007
• Diaspora (USA/Canada/South America/Caribbean/West Indies) Rep., Pan African Film & Video Festival, Ouagadougou, (FESPAC0)-Paul Robeson Award, 2003-09
• Entrepreneur of the Year: African Bridge, Inc, 2004
• Black Filmmaker’s Hall of Fame—Best Producer Award, 1993
• Telecommunications Education Trust–Jack P. Eckley, Graduate Scholarship, 1995
• TeleCommunications Association (TCA) Fellowship, 1994
• Republique de Cote d’Ivoirc, Ville dAbidjan—Les Palmes dtIonneur de la City, issued by Mel Theodore EG, Maire de Cocody, 1993
• Independent Producer of the Year, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, 1993
• American Women Radio &TV (AWRT), Outstanding Media Student Award, 1987