Title: Conrad N. Hilton Endowed Professor, Coordinator of English
Company: Dillard University
Location: New Orleans, LA United States
Achievements:
- Inductee, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement (2018)
- Featured Listee, Who’s Who in America, Marquis Who’s Who (2010, 2014-2016)
- Nominee, Best Female Faculty Member , Historically Black Colleges and Universities Digest (2014)
- Recipient, Artie, Arts Excellence Award, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (1989, 1996)
- Recipient, Creative Writing Award, Louisiana Board of Regents, Dillard University (2003)
- Recipient, Commissioned Poem Medal, National Constitution Center (2006)
- Recipient, National Endowment of the Humanities Grant, UNCF-Mellon Faculty Fellowship (2012)
- Recipient, Andrew Mellon Faculty Fellowship (2012)
- Recipient, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Community Partnership Grant, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society (2011-2012)
- Recipient, Cultural Economy Grant, Oakland, CA
- Recipient, Research Mini Grant, Dillard University (2009)
- Recipient, Research Travel Grant, United Negro College, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2004)
- Recipient, Dissertation Fellowship, National Endowment of the Humanities (1994-1995)
Designations:
- PhD, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
- MFA, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
- MA, San Francisco State University, California
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