2002 National Family and Consumer Sciences Florence Hall Award for contribution to curriculum team on developing PORTIONS Healthy Weight Management curriculum

2001 Louisiana Association of Extension 4-H Agents Young Agent Award presented for outstanding service to youth development programming presented by LAE4HA

2005 10-year Service Award from LSU AgCenter

Master's Degree

• University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2001
• Human Ecology
• Concentration: Nutrition
• Thesis: Parent and Teacher Perceptions of the Character Critters Program

• University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1995
• Human Ecology
• Concentration: Child and Family Studies