Credentials

B.A., English, Carleton College, Northfield, MN.
M.A., Social Science, University of Colorado at Denver.
M.A. Journalism, Memphis State University.

Twenty-five years experience teaching high school language arts. Thirteen years experience advising award-winning high school newspaper using desktop publishing. Teaching experience in editing, news writing, reporting and desktop publishing at Memphis State University and editing at Metropolitan State University in Denver, Colorado. Executive editor [1988-89], general manager [1991-92] of The Daily Helmsman, Memphis State University's 10,000 daily circulation student newspaper.

Managing Editor, Douglas County News Press in mid-1980s.

Awards:

Recipient of 1997 Governor's Award for Excellence in Education.

Winner, National Federation of Press Women 1988 Communications Contest: Third Place News Reporting, Third Place Personality Profile, Daily Newspaper Under 15,000 Circulation.

Winner, Colorado Press Women's 1987 Communications Contest: First Place News Reporting; First Place Feature Story; First Place Personality Profile; First Place, Special Series, Newspaper Under 15,000 Circulation.

1985 Colorado Journalism Teacher of the Year.

Who's Who of American Women, 17th -22nd Edition.

Who's Who in America, 55th edition, 2001