Vita

Honors and Awards

• 2004 Donald W. Fancher Provost Award for Outstanding Achievement in Extension and Continuing Education.
• 2003 Excellence in Research Award from American Association for Collegiate Independent Study (AACIS).
• 2003 UCEA Region IV Research and Publication Award.
• 2001 Inaugural UCEA National Research and Scholarship Award for a significant contribution to the literature and professional practice in the field of continuing higher education.
• 2000 Specialty Books, Inc. Award. Presented by Adult Higher Education Alliance, for research in continuing and distance education.
• 2000 UCEA Region IV Research and Publication Award.
• 1999 MU College of Education “High Flyer” teaching award.
• 1999 Elizabeth Powell Award, presented by UCEA for best article on the subject of independent study in 1998.
• 1996 Professional Achievement Award, highest honor of the American Association for Collegiate Independent Study.
• 1993 Elizabeth Powell Award, presented by NUCEA for best article on the subject of independent study in 1992.
• 1991 Gayle B. Childs Award, presented by NUCEA for outstanding achievement in the field of independent study.
• 1991 Elizabeth Powell Award. Presented by NUCEA for best article on the subject of independent study in 1990.
• 1991 NUCEA Region IV Award for Excellence in Research and Publication.
• 1991 Kellogg Project on the History of Adult Education, Syracuse University, Visiting Fellow.
• 1990 NUCEA Region IV Award for Excellence in Research and Publication.
• 1987 Elizabeth Powell Award. Presented by NUCEA for best article on the subject of independent study in 1986.
• Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society
• Kappa Delta Phi, Education Honor Society
• Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society