• Professor of Sociology
• Well known motivational speaker/ workshop presenter
• Scholar and Sociological Family Counselor
• A nominee for Who’s Who Among Black Americans
• Member -Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
• President-Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Garden Club
• Founder-“Book of the Every Two Month Club”-Inspirational-Spiritual Readings for Women
• Founder and General Chair of the South Union Church of Christ Creative and Performing Arts Ministry
• Executive Producer and Director of One-Act plays
• CO-Founder –“Emotions Anonymous” an empowerment program for
• Individuals and families
• Creator of the Professor Mamie Hughes Award of Excellence in Essay Writing (Sociology)

Achievements:

• BA- in Sociology-Texas Southern University
• Graduate Teaching Fellowship in Sociology - University of Houston
• MA - Sociology-University of Houston
• AGW-Sociology-Social Psychology-University of Houston
• Board Certified Faith Based Counselor-IIFBC Certification

Noted Presentations:

• Presenter in: Town Hall Meeting, “The President's Initiative on: Race Relations in the US". 
• Presenter in" Distinguished Professor's Faculty Symposium" -"The Works of Maya Angelou".(Published in REFLECTIONS Magazine
• Presenter in "Distinguished Professor's Faculty Symposium-"The Works of Iyanla Vanzant" (Published in REFLECTIONS Magazine
• Keynote Speaker- “Scotties Forever” (All Class) Reunion 2000-Tyler, Texas)

Author:

• "Forgiveness" - Manna Magazine

 Articles in "Black Tie" Magazine:

• "Iran and Iraq"
• "The Black Woman"
• "Why I Have Loved Thee Let Me Count The Ways: A Letter To My Son"
• "Thoughts, Letters & Sundry Things to Black Men"

Articles in “The San Jacinto Times:

• “Multicultural Studies in a Pluralistic Society”
• “Ebonics: A Look At Diversity”
• Two works in progress, a book entitled "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child A Long Way From Home" and a compilation of writings entitled: "Thoughts, Letters and Sundry Things”

Certificates of Awards and Recognition:

• Rod Risley-Director PHI THETA KAPPA Foundation
• PHI BETA LAMBDA
• Optimist International
• Raven Scholars
• Honored as “Woman of the Year” by The American Business and Professional Women (Missouri City Chapter)
• Suburban Sugar Land Women
• South Union Church of Christ –Youth Ministry
• Highland Heights Church of Christ-Ladies Program
• Kashmere Cardens Church of Christ- Ladies Program
• Sugar Land Church of Christ- Ladies Program
• St Agnes Missionary Baptist Church-Black Achievement
• South Union Baptist Church-Ladies Program
• Highland Heights Marriage Seminar
• Martin Luther King Church of Christ-Ladies Program
• Madisonville Church of Christ-Ladies Program
• South Union Church of Christ-Ladies Program
• Lake Charles Louisiana Ladies Retreat
• Lake Charles Ladies Day Program
• Abilene Christian College
• Huston Tilloston College
• Honored Professor and Winner of the “Celebrating our Elders” contest-University of Houston Clear Lake (2002)

Spiritual Life

• An active member of the South Union Church of Christ
• Ladies Bible Class Teacher (South Union Church of Christ)
• Wife-Mother-Grandmother