Awards, Achievements, and Associations

  • Summer 2023 — Ninja Writers — joined Guild — Novel Writing Roadmap Curriculum
  • June/July 2023 Second Life’s 20th Birthday Celebration Exhibitor — 2 Exhibits — “CCB Felidae Expedition 2: Search for the Perpetual Hydroponics” and a Legacy entry from 2021, “Caledon Pensans and Speirling – Worlds in Microcosm”
  • June 2023 RFL in SL team campsite lead builder — “Capt. Blue-Eye Blackpaws’ Curse of Pine Island Adventure” — Team ACTS
  • June/July 2022 Second Life Birthday Spotlight Exhibitor — “The Robokitty-Mini’s Chronometrical Mission Mis-hap”
  • June 2022 RFL in SL team campsite contributor — Victorian – WWII Wing of Team ACTS Medical Museum
  • November 2021 Creative Pro.com–joined community
  • June 2021 Second Life Birthday Exhibitor–“Caledon Pensans and Speirling – Worlds in Microcosm”
  • June 2021 RFL in SL team campsite section designer/builder–“The 100 Acre Wood”–Aether Chrononauts Tiny Steps (ACTS) Team
  • June 2020 Second Life Birthday Exhibitor–“The Road to Eleusis”–Sacred Cauldron/Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary
  • 2020 RFL in SL (American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Second Life) team captain–Fighting Fire Chickens (Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary) team
  • April 2020, VWBPE (Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education) Host
  • July 2019, Global Organization for Stress (joined)
  • June 2019, Human Capital Institute (joined for leadership skills training)
  • June 2019 Exhibit Builder for SLB16 (Second Life’s 16th Birthday, sponsored by Linden Labs)–Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary
  • 2019 RFL in SL (American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Second Life) team captain and campsite developer–Fighting Fire Chickens (Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary) team
  • May 2019, HighScope (joined)
  • April 2019, Second Life Beta User Group (joined)
  • March 2019, American Communication Association (joined)
  • December 2018, Women’s National Book Association, New Orleans (NOLA) Chapter, network member
  • November 2018, NaNoWriMo.org (joined for the 2018 Challenge)
  • Autumn 2018, Savor the Success (joined)
  • Autumn 2017, Sparkle Hustle Grow support group for female entrepreneurs (joined)
  • Spring 2017, Gold in CLO Magazine’s 2017 LearningElite competition (as part of Sears Holding’s ILP team)
  • Spring 2017, Women Working (joined community)
  • Spring 2017, Business Professional Women’s Foundation (joined community)
  • Autumn 2016, MindTools (joined)
  • Summer 2016, the Learning Consortium (joined)
  • Summer 2016, eLearning Guild (joined)
  • Spring 2016, Autumn 2015 and 2014 Gold badge for virtual curation, Scoop.it–Aev’s News of the Aetherverse
  • 2014 Journal of Virtual Studies (JoVS)–Copy Editor
  • 2014 RFL in SL (American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Second Life) co-captain–Team Caledon
  • Winter 2014 Silver badges for virtual curation, Scoop.it–Aev’s News of the Aetherverse and Virtually Educated threads
  • 2013 Artisan Badge–GamesMOOC 3
  • 2013 RFL in SL (American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Second Life) project chair–Team Caledon
  • 2012 – 2018 Intent.com Ambassador program
  • 2012 Awarded the Exemplary Volunteer award for the 2012 Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education conference
  • 2010 Association of Virtual Worlds (joined)
  • 2008 RezEd.org (joined)
  • 2008 International Positive Psychology Association (joined)
  • 2007 Mid-South Educational Research Association (joined)
  • 2007-2008  President–USA Instructional Design and Development Student Group
  • 2007  Phi Kappa Phi (initiated)
  • 2006-2007  Secretary–USA Instructional Design and Development Student Group
  • 2004 Graduate Research Paper Award–University of South Alabama Gender Studies Conference
  • 2003 Alpha Theta Chi (initiated)
  • 2003 President’s List–University of South Alabama
  • 2003 Certificate of Appreciation for Service (poem written for program)–Council of International Student Organizations–University of South Alabama
  • 2002 Shelley Memorial Poetry Scholarship
  • 2002 Honorary Service Membership in NAEOP (National Association of Educational Office Professionals) and MAEOP  (Mississippi Association of Educational Office  Professionals)
  • 2002-2003 Fiction Editor, Oracle: The Fine Arts Journal of  South Alabama
  • 2002-2003 Vice-President of Pi Pi Chapter (University of  South Alabama)/Sigma Tau Delta
  • 2001 Special Recognition in the field of Poetry–Angela and Steven Stokes Scholarship
  • 2000 President’s List–University of South Alabama
  • 1999 Noted by online “AncientSites” for assisting in the organization of their New Orleans convention.   Also, commended for initiating an email campaign to major media conveying the need of thorough coverage of Native American issues.
  • 1994 Alpha Psi Omega (initiated)
  • 1992 Sophomore Representative, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College–Jefferson Davis  Campus–Student Government Association
  • 1992 Mentioned for appreciation–Pascagoula School System–for design assistance on the Colmer  Jr. High Yearbook, the NASA/PMSSD partnership program, Colmer Jr. High Marching Band, Color Guard and Colmer Chorus show designs
  • 1991 Held state office, Southern VP–Mississippi Junior/Community College Press Association
  • 1991 State Writing Award for articles, “Everyday Santas” and “Coker’s Comedic Cast”–MJ/CCPA
  • 1991 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jackson County Campus–Journalism Award
  • 1990 Delta Psi Omega (initiated)
  • 1990 Vincent P. Ros Memorial Scholarship