Awards and Achievements

Wang Family Excellence Award Nomination From President Framroze M. Virjee, 2020-21
Faculty Leadership in Collegial Governance, CSUF 2019-20 Award
Faculty Marshal for the College of Communications 2019
Distinguished Faculty Marshal for Department of Communication Studies 2019
CSUF, Twenty-five Years of Service, 2015
CSUF College of Education’s Honor an Educator Award, 2014
Signed Memorandum of Agreement with U of Havana
Guest lecturer at Jin-Ai University in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Faculty Leadership in Collegial Governance, CSUF 2013 Nomination, 2014, 2016 Nomination
Academic Advising Certificate in Excellence, CSUF, 2009
Faculty Leadership in Collegial Governance, CSUF 2009 Nomination
Outstanding Faculty Recognition, CSUF, 2008
Outstanding Service Award, CSUF, 2005-06
Faculty on the Bench Award, CSUF Basketball Program, 2006
Outstanding Teacher and Scholar, CSUF, 2004-05
Most Influential Professor for a President’s Scholar, CSUF, 2003
Most Influential Professor for a President’s Scholar, CSUF, 2002
Two Thousand Notable American Women, American Biographical Institute, 2002
Claremont Graduate University Scholarship, 1998-2001
Alpha Iota of Pi Lambda Theta Honor Society, 1999 – Present
CSUF Forgivable Loan Scholarship, 1999-2000
Director, California Corporate Board Registry, State of California
Director & Founder College of Communications Advising Center
Golden Key National Honor Society, Honorary Members, CSUF, 1998
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007
Citation, Long Beach Police Department, 1997
Long Beach Police Department Academic Advisory Board, 1997
School of Communications Outstanding Mentor Award, CSUF, 1992
Plaque of Appreciation, Faculty Advisor, Resident Student Association, 1990
Certificate of Appreciation, Lion’s International Student Speakers’, 1998
Hollenbeck Police and Businessmen’s Council Award, 1984