Awards & Honors
Educator of the Year
National ACHI Magazine · November 2022Program of the Year
Scholarly Society CoNECD Conference · February 2022 This award honors the development and/or implementation of a service activity that has significantly enhanced the participation of students from diverse populations that are historically underserved in engineering and computing, while enriching the students’ learning experience in engineering and computer science.Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising
School Pratt School of Engineering · May 2021 Awarded to a faculty member or staff leader who through excellence in mentoring and advising have nurtured and guided students and colleagues, thereby helping build a better futureUndergraduate Mentor of the Year
University Mary Lou William Center for Black Culture · 2020 In recognition of the importance of mentors for the continuing success of Duke students, this award goes to faculty, staff or administrators who have gone above and beyond in providing support and/or mentoring to Black undergraduate students individually and/or collectively via their organizations at Duke.Extraordinary Educator Award
University Delta Alpha Pi · 2015Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning Early Career Research Award
National American Education Research Association · 2015 The promotion of early career researchers is a priority of the TICL’s mission. The TICL Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award will highlight the innovation of young researchers in the intersection of Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning and acknowledge their achievements in their early careers More about this awardEpsilon Award - Most Promising Technologist
Other Black Data Processing Association · 2013 More about this awardScholar
University Clemson Institute for the Advancement of Healthcare · 2012Fellow
National Samsung · 2007Fellow
University Stanford University - LIFE Center · 2007Graduate Community Fellow - Women's Initiatives
University Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2006Fellow
National Delta Airlines · 2003Sean A. Pittman Award for Outstanding Service to the African American Community
University Florida State University · 2001Torchbearer
National National Society of Black Engineers · 2000Member
National Tau Beta Pi · 2000Seminole Torchbearer
University Florida State University · 1998In the News

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