Awards and Training

*Certificate of Recognition, United States Department of State, 2011
*Quality Enhancement Plan Proposal Finalist, UHCL, 2010.
* Julius Debro Service Award, Division on People of Color and Crime, ASC, 2009.
* Plaque of Appreciation, Division on People of Color and Crime, ASC, 2009.
* Minnie Stevens Piper Finalists, UHCL, 2009.
* Certificate of Appreciation, Children’s Assessment Center, Houston, Texas. 2008
* Certificate of Appreciation, ACCESS Program, Prairie View A&M Univ. 2008.
* Gifts of Appreciation, Piney Woods School, Piney Woods, Mississippi, 2008.
* Gifts of Appreciation, Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, Miss., 2008.
* Certificate of Appreciation, City of Glendora, Mississippi, 2008.
* Certificate of Appreciation, Houston/S.E. Texas Fulbright Alumni Chapter, 2008
* Certificate of Appreciation, Harris County Youth and Family Division, 2008.
* Distinguished Alumni Award for Service, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Department of Criminology, 2008.
* Letter of Appreciation, Institute of International Education, New York, 2008.
* Alliance for International Education, Capitol Hill Advocacy Day, Washington, D.C., 2008
* Certificate of Appreciation, ACCESS Program, Prairie View A&M Univ. 2007
* International Education Award, University of Houston- Clear Lake, 2007.
* Invited Participant, Fulbright Program Advisors’ Training, Institute of International Education, New York, 2007.
* Certificate of Appreciation, Black Students’ Association, UHCL, 2007.
* Certificate of Appreciation, College of the Mainland, 2007.
* Certificate of Appreciation, Contemporary Learning Center High School, 2006.
* Certificate of Appreciation, Alpha Phi Sigma, UHCL Chapter, 2006.
* Invited Speaker, Fulbright Middle East Orientation, Washington, DC, 2006.
* Regional Finalist, White House Fellows Program, Class of 2006–2007.
* Invited Speaker, Fulbright Middle East Orientation, Washington, DC, 2005.
* Invited Participant, National Poverty Center, University of Michigan, 2005.
* Individual Expert, Eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Bangkok, Thailand, 2005
*Fulbright Scholar, Egypt, 2005.
*Certificate of Appreciation, Intercultural and International Student Services,
University of Houston- Clear Lake, 2005, 2006.
* Certificate of Appreciation, Riverside United Methodist Church, 2005.
*Letter of Congratulations from U.S. Senator John Cornyn, 2004.
*Assessment Workshop, Wharton County Junior College, 2004.
*Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Senior Fellow, 2004.
*Web Design Training, Prairie View A&M University, 2001–2004.
*Certificate of Appreciation, Louisiana Association of Minority Criminal Justice Workers, 2003.
*Certificate of 17 hours of Training, National Teen Court, 2003.
*Certificate of Appreciation, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2003.
*Certificate of Appreciation, American Society of Criminology, 2002.
*Online Course Development, Certificate of Completion, 2002.
*Certificate of Appreciation, Youth Connect, Prairie View A&M University, 2002.
*Certificate of Appreciation, Houston Area Food Bank, 2002.
*Minority Teaching Fellowship, Indiana University, 2001.
*Certificate of Appreciation, Black History Month Speaker, Prairie View A&M University, 2001.
*Invitation, Ministry of Education, Egypt, to teach Juvenile Justice, Egypt, 2001.
*Certificate of Service and Appreciation, NAACP, Indiana, PA, 2000.
*Certificate of Appreciation, Corporation for National Service, Wash, DC, 2000.
*Carter G. Woodson Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, 2000.