DEPARTMENT: English
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED AND DEGREES RECEIVED:
La Roche College, B.A. English
Duquesne University, M.A. English
Duquesne University, Ph.D. English
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
Permanent Comprehensive English Certification, Instructional II
SCHOLARLY/PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
. English Department Chair since 1980
. International Poetry Forum Advisory Board since 1979
. President of the Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English ~ 2011-present
. Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts Board Member ~ 1978-2001
. PCTELA Vice-President for Colleges, 1990-2001
. State Coordinator for NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing competition 1978-1991
. Coordinated the annual six-day International Assembly of the Sisters for Christian Community, summer of 1989, 1997
. Planning Committee for Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English fall
and spring conferences, NCTE regionals of 1989 and 1990; also served on Committee for WPCTE annual English Festival for regional high school students ~ 1993 to present.
BOOKS PUBLISHED:
Grapes of Wrath: A Curriculum Unit, Center for Learning/William C. Brown
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
2003 College Dedication to Achievement Award
2001 PCTELA Award for Outstanding Service
1995 Brother Gregory Nugent, FSC Award for Excellence in Teaching
1993, 1994 Nominated as CASE Professor of Year
1992 Elected Class Marshal by senior class
1991 Nominated as Outstanding Advisor for AWC Student Chapter by Area AWC Professional President
1991 Fellow, Western Pennsylvania Writing Project
1989 Appeared in Who's Who in American Education: 1989-90
1988 Voted one of Pittsburgh's Outstanding Women
1985 Distinguished La Roche Alumna Award
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS:
National Council of Teachers of English
Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts
President of the Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English
Modern Language Association
American Association of University Women (La Roche College representative for North Hills/McKnight Branch)
American Marketing Association
JOINED LA ROCHE: Fall 1980
HOMETOWN: Tarentum, Pennsylvania
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