Cynthia Herbert, Ph.D

 Career highlights

Co-Director, The Foundry, with Susan Russell, 2009 to present.

Educational Consultant. 2003 to present.

Executive Director, Texas Alliance for Education and the Arts, 1988-2003, Statewide Partner with the Texas Commission on the Arts and Texas member of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network

Co-Director, Center for Learning Studies, Houston, with Jearnine Wagner, 1985-1989

Vice President, Academic Excellence Programs, Learning About Learning Educational Foundation (LAL), San Antonio, affiliated with Trinity University, 1971-1985

Presentations

Presenter, over 600 courses, workshops, lectures, conference sessions and demonstrations for schools, community organizations, colleges and others, 1970-present. Topics include:

Major projects

New World Kids, 2006—present

With Susan Marcus, Co-Director, The Foundry. Development of products and services giving parents and educators tools to nurture the individual creative talents and multi-media literacies of children.

Differentiated Instruction, Ongoing.

Professional development, demonstrations, coaching, and materials development in the application of best instructional practices and brain research, including multiple intelligences, to meet the needs of diverse learners. Services provided for

Long-term partners include Houston ISD and Del Rio ISD.

"Art Education Matters," 2006-2010

External Evaluation and researcher for Houston ISD program and longitudinal study of 10 middle schools and 1,000 students, funded by the Department of Education. Neil Wiley, Project Director. Proposal written in part by Herbert and chosen fourth in the nation. Products include:

• Development of Teacher Arts Inventories and Student Arts Inventories.
• Development of Student Arts Assessments, based on TEKS and model created by NAEP.
• Development of lesson plans and other materials linking the arts and language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.

International Education, 2001-present

Professional development and follow-up for over 100 Central American teachers studying for a year in the United States, and then returning to provide leadership in their home countries and communities. Through the USAID CASS (Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships) Program, housed at Palo Alto College, San Antonio, administered through Georgetown University. Activities include courses in learning theory, child development, special needs, reading, and other areas, and practicum supervision and assistance in local San Antonio schools (in Spanish.).

Balanced Literacy, 1996-present

Professional development, demonstrations, coaching and other services to improve reading proficiency of diverse K-12 learners in Title I schools through the implementation of a research-based program. Highlight: In May, 2001, in LaMarque ISD, 93% of all kindergarten students passed TPRI (in contrast to the 70% expectation.) Other schools and districts have demonstrated significant gains on TAAS reading. Districts:

Additional sponsor: Texas Education Agency through the following grants, (all written in part by Herbert):

Creative Learning, 1996 to 2001

Educational models were developed and then disseminated to promote Creative Learning, a learner-based, metacognitive, active learning program that addresses TEKS and other requirements. Many collaborating schools/districts show significant TAAS gains. Partners

Additional sponsors:

Contributing artists:

• Tho Tho Ditshwane and “Sechaba,” Houston
• Luis Rey (Watching Wolf) Tijerina, Odessa

Additional products:

• A Blueprint for Excellence, a coherent plan for curriculum and instruction, ('Vertical Teaming Project) Levelland ISD
• The Power of the Family: El poder de familia, an overview of parent involvement programming that works, based largely on over 50 workshops presented in conjunction with the Carver Learning Center
• “Active Learning,” and “Learner-Centered Instruction,” presentations developed with and for Instructional Facilitators, LaMarque ISD
• Summer School programs in reading and math for Hitchcock ISD and LaMarque ISD
• “Mockingbird” and 14 other units with language and life experiences for early childhood
• Series of Distance Learning modeling presentations in several East Texas school districts

Think and Learn, 1988 to 1998

Professional development, materials development, and other services to teach teachers to integrate the arts across the curriculum to effectively promote the learning and success of diverse learners. Follow-up courses gave greater emphasis to language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, early childhood, multicultural understanding, or other topics, as requested by districts. All courses 1-4 weeks in length and many presented for college credit through the University of St. Thomas, Houston, or other institutions. Partners:

Nationally-recognized project

Learning About Learning Laboratory Classroom, Developer, Co-Director, 1974-1979

Chosen as a national model in Learning Through the Arts, this laboratory operated as a K-10 alternative classroom. Arts processes and the Learning About Learning metacognitive method of teaching thinking were successfully used to teach academics and reach other school goals.

Products:

(Contributor) A Creative Arts Model for a School, a documentary and commentary on the laboratory by Sylvia Farnham-Diggory, cognitive psychologist, University of Delaware, published by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, 1980.

Author, “The Individual Creation of Form: A Theoretical Framework,” one of a series of papers on the LAL system funded by the Hogg Foundation, 1978.

National publications

• New World Kids at School: The Teacher's Guide to Creative Thinking, Foundry Media, 2009.
• Everychild’s Everyday, Doubleday, with Susan Russell, 1980.
• I See a Child, Doubleday, 1974.
• (Contributor) A Place for Ideas: Our Theatre, written by Jearnine Wagner and Kitty Baker, paperback version, Anchor Press, 1974; hardback, Principia Press, Trinity University, 1965.

Recent educational publications

Summer School Math Program, for Grade 5 students, Texas City ISD, 2005.

Creative Learning: Doing a Study (98 pages) and Creative Learning: The Reading Experience (70 pages). Activities for building the cognitive and creative skills of young children, funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the Texas Alliance for Education and the Arts, 2004

TAKS Benchmark Tests, development of stories and tests for grades 3 to 11, language arts and social studies, for Dr. Kathy Barnett, Educational Consultant, Inc., 2003-present.

Texas Alliance publications

Multicultural Units funded in part by the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and Texas Commission on the Arts, 28 units in five guides, developed to promote multicultural understanding and reading comprehension in early childhood and elementary grades, 2002

Social Survival, 30 90-minute arts-based lessons in conflict resolution for middle school students, piloted in Austin ISD and Hitchcock ISD, 2001

The Reading Experience, a balanced literacy program; 9 manuals; 700+ pages, 1999

PAPA Arts, materials for schools to teach the responsibilities of parenting through the development of self-responsibility skills. All activities keyed to Texas educational standards and reviewed by the Texas Education Agency. Funded in part by the Texas Attorney General’s Office. 90 lesson plans on four levels: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, secondary, 1990.

Study guides

Developed for educational outreach of arts, historical, cultural and other community organizations (Keyed to Texas standards for TAAS or TEKS/TAKS, funded in part through the Texas Commission on the Arts.)

Young Audiences of Houston: Over 200 two-page study guides for the presentations, workshops, and residencies of their artists, musicians, actors, puppeteers, and storytellers. Houston, 2005, 2006, 2007.

San Antonio Botanical Gardens: Guides for interactive exhibit for teachers of preschool, kindergarten and first grade, 2007.

Stages Repertory Theater, Houston: Study guide for production of The Giver, 2007.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Revision of TAKS/TEKS connections for their series, Learning Through Art, Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-6. Development of related materials, using their collection, for special education, 2005; workshops for special needs, 2006, 2007.

Star Pack: Activities for Children and Their Parents, exploring the solar system, Rio Blanco Montessori School, Blanco, 2005.

Texas Myths and Legends: Stories of West Texas, a guide for teachers, grades 3-8, for the Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, 2003.

Navarro Arts Council, study guides linked to five multicultural performances and other events, for different age groups, 2003.

The Opera Experience, funded in part by the Opera Guild of San Antonio, general guides to opera for K-3 and 3-8, and specific guides for different grade levels for Hansel and Gretel, The Mikado, Figaro, Little Red Ridinghood, HMS Pinafore, La Serva Padrona, Gods of Mischief, Pirates of Penzance, The Medium, The Old Maid and the Thief, The Elixir of Love, The Magic Flute, 2001-2007.

Ector County community organizations, funded in part by Ector County ISD and the Odessa Council for the Arts and Humanities, 2002. Study guide titles:

·         Oral History, for 3 historical museums

·         Bringing American History and Government to Life, three guides (grade 5, grade 8, secondary) for the Presidential Museum

·         How the Art Museum Experience Improves Learning, for the Ellen Noel Museum of Art

·         How Modern Dance Improves Learning, for Dance Connection

·         Going to the Theatre, for the Globe Theatre of the Southwest and Permian Playhouse

·         Getting Students Interested in Shakespeare, for the Globe Theatre of the Southwest

·         Getting Started in Creative Dramatics, for the Permian Playhouse

·         A Scavenger Hunt and Other Educational Activities, 2 different ones for the Parker House Ranching Heritage, and the White-Pool House

·         A Soldier’s Tale and Other Stories About Wanting Too Much, for the Odessa Symphony

Garza County Historical Museum, Post Texas, a guide for visitors and another for classrooms, for the Native American room, and for a yearly celebration of Native American heritage, 2001.

Carver Youth Matinee Series Study Guide, featuring classroom activities that link each year to the performances of a dozen or more multicultural groups, Carver Cultural Community Center, San Antonio, funded in part by Southwestern Bell and other sponsors, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.

Lanny Fiel and the Ranch Dance Fiddle Band, used to teach Texas history and prepare for a live performance: Symbols of Texas (Pk-grade 4), Oral History Activities (grades 2-12), A Writing Experience (grades 3-8), Tall Tales: Pecos Bill (grades K-7), Math Problems, (grades 4-7), 1999.

Warlords, teacher and visitor guides to the Native American museum in Post, Texas, 1998.

Hispanic Heritage, materials for teachers to use to promote multicultural understanding and prepare for a live performance from Latino performers, funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Humanities, 1991.

Black Ancestral Legacy, materials for teachers to use to promote multicultural understanding and prepare students for a live performance from African performers, funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Humanities, 1990.

Other major projects

Distance Education, 2003-present

Development and teaching of internet mini-courses through Palo Alto College. Courses also delivered in contact settings.

• "Theory to Practice: What We Are Learning About Learning"
• "Children With Special Needs"
• "Expanding Literacy in the Classroom"

Say Yes to a Youngster’s Future, materials development and teacher training and facilitation of a math/science program for low-achieving, high minority schools in Houston. Participants showed a substantial rise in test scores. 1986-1989.

Learning to Learn, higher-level thinking skills program for Houston ISD. 1983-1988

Activities included

• Training retreats and consultation for principals
• Intensive assistance to 4 developmental and demonstration schools
• Workshops/presentations for 90 supervisors, curriculum developers, and superintendents
• Conference design and presentation for 200 Houston educators and community leaders
• Development of support materials
• Special workshops to improve writing and other language arts skills

Additional sponsors:

• Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
• Junior League of Houston

Inner City Tutoring Program, a joint project of the Houston ISD and the Neighborhood Centers (a United Way agency), 1985-1987

Neighborhood teenagers were trained to tutor younger children in the same low-income, high-minority areas and serve as positive role models. Duties included year-round program and materials development and training of tutors and teachers.

Profitable Thinking, an elementary economics program sponsored by the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, 1982-1985.

Activities included a research study of San Antonio young people’s understanding of work and economics, professional development and materials development to promote higher level thinking and entreprenuerial skills, and facilitation of yearly “show-and-tell” hosted at Trinity University. Also presented program to National Council for the Social Studies, Texas Council for the Social Studies, Conference on Free Enterprise held at Texas A&M, Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Retreat for Teachers, and other venues. San Antonio area partners:

Product: Profitable Thinking: An Enterprising Economics Program for the Elementary Grades

Opera Education, a series of projects in collaboration with Opera America, the service organization for opera companies in the U.S. and Canada, to develop and extend opera education programs across North America. 1982-1984

Activities:

• Materials development and facilitation of Task Force activities
• Development and facilitation of working conferences, and at the Opera American National Conference and the National Opera Institute Conference
• Research on thinking skills and “expertise” of opera professionals

Task force representatives:

Products

• Principal editor, writer, Working Ideas: A Resource Guide for Developing Successful Opera Education Programs
• Contributing editor, Framework for Opera Education Curriculum Guide
• Author, “Curriculum: An Overview for Opera Education.”
• Author, “Take An Opera Home” (with Susie Monday), for Wolf Trap Foundation, Virginia; reprinted for Festival San Antonio.

Other university teaching

• Graduate, “Applying the Fine Arts Across the Elementary Curriculum,” Units I—VII. University of St. Thomas, Houston, (in conjunction with Texas Arts Council summer workshops). 1989-1999.
• Undergraduate, “Expressive Modes of Learning for the Elementary Student,” UTSA, San Antonio. 1982
• Graduate, “Arts and Cognition,” UTSA, San Antonio, 1982.
• Graduate, “Arts-Based Learning for the Young Bilingual Child,” Texas A&I, Kingsville, 1980 and 1982.
• Graduate, “Learning About Learning,” Trinity University, San Antonio, 1971.

Other consultations

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Evaluation of new web portal and lesson plans for teachers, "Teaching Through Art," 2006.

Shapes Head Start, 9 sites in West Texas, 1998-2000. Professional development and follow-up.

Oklahoma State Department of Education, 1981-1985; 1993

Professional development and other services for principals, teachers, artists, and students in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Edmund, Putnam City, Norman, and smaller districts.

Arlington Gifted and Talented Institute Program. 1981-1983

Workshops in classroom management for teachers in Arlington, Dallas, Irving, Grand Prairie, and Hurst-Eulis-Bedford ISD’s.

New Orleans Public Schools. 1980-1981

Training workshops for consultants in arts education. Shirley Trusty Corey, Fine Arts Director.

Additional integrated learning projects

Backyard Inventor, materials developer and trainer for an afterschool and summer program for school children in Phoenix, AZ, and surrounding areas, designed to teach the process of invention in art and science, 1988. Products: Instructor training materials and 200+ page workbooks for six-weeks courses for two grade levels: K-3 and 4-6.

Spark an Imagination, Light a Mind! Designer and presenter of a series of educational workshops and symposia for the Children’s Museum of Houston, designed to demonstrate the academic and other values of the museum, 1985. Additional sponsors: Houston ISD, Junior League of Houston

Creative Approaches to Special Education, designer and trainer for a series of teacher institutes for four San Antonio districts, 1981-1983

Me and My World, designer and trainer for a San Antonio ISD language skills program for 4^th and 5^th grade teachers and students, 1980.

City Arts Showcase, developer of a research study and resource guide for a conference to foster collaborative programming in arts education, funded by the San Antonio Arts Council, 1980. Other partners: San Antonio schools, arts institutions, and artists.

Play and Inventiveness, presenter and trainer for a national conference for and by children, organized by Learning About Learning for the Smithsonian Institute, and held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1979. Product: “Play, Invention, Media, and Individuality,” published in the Interchange by the Alliance for Arts and Education, 1982.

Idea Workshop, designer and teacher for Learning About Learning’s enrichment classes for children, ages 18 months to 18 years: Abecedarian, Backyard Inventor, Drama Talk, Futuristics, Inventing With Paper, Kids Invent Business, Number Magic, Ten for Tomorrow, Thinking About Thinking, 1978-1984.

Arts, Education, and Cognition, panel organizer for a statewide conference, sponsored by Learning About Learning, Texas Education Agency, Trinity University, Texas Alliance for Arts Education, and the Junior League of Houston. 1978.

Old Milam School Project, designer/director of program to pilot materials through San Antonio ISD.

Intercambio, coordinator, participant, and translator for a cross-cultural program in arts and education to promote multicultural understanding. Partners included San Antonio ISD, representatives for eight western hemisphere countries (participating in HemisFair ’68), and teachers from Mexico City (participating in a teacher exchange with San Antonio).

Children’s Garden, coordinator and teacher in a creative arts program for children held at HemisFair ’68. Activities included all-school arts programs with 3,000 local students and co-directing of the Kenwood Players, a multi-ethnic, multi-age performing group.

Short-term presentations, 2000 to present

·         "Capacity Building Across the Americas:" Multi-media Panel Presentation of the CASS model at the Alamo Community College District." Conference: Global Education: A Crucial Pathway in the 21^st Century. San Antonio 2007.

·         "Pachyderm," invited workshops funded the by Marcus Foundation and lead by New Media Consortium, Austin, 2006, 2007.

·         "Art Education Matters" participant. Invited conference by the Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 2006.

• Working conference participant, "Arts, Learning and Digital Media," Case Western University, Cleveland, 2006.
• "Creative Approaches to Special Needs," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2006, 2007.
• "Integrating the Fine Arts Across the Curriculum." Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, 2006.
• "New Literacies for Teachers," 1^st International Conference on Children's Rights and Education of the 21^st Century, Texas A&M, Corpus Christi, 2005.
• "Teaching With Art: The Crab and Other Creatures," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2005.
• "Creative Learning: A Workshop for Teachers," Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, 2005.
• "Artist's Workshop on TEKS/TAKS and the Public Schools" Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, 2005.
• "Literacy and Parenting," Carver Learning Center, Levelland ISD, 2005.
• "Creative Learning," a series of workshops for parents and teachers: "Teaching With the Brain in Mind," "The Reading Experience," "A Workshop for Parents," and "What's in Our Community?" Blanco, 2004.
• "Understanding TEKS/TAKS," Young Audiences of Houston, 2004.
• "Literacy and Culture," Migrant families, Carver Center, Levelland ISD, 3 workshops, 2004.
• “Crossing the Bridge Between Education and the Arts,” Abilene, Austin, Beaumont, Lorenzo, Rockport, Odessa, other venues, 2000-2003.
• "Learning Through the Arts," Reagan Vertical Team, Houston ISD, 2001, 2002, 2003

Short-term presentations, 1990-1999

·         Baylor University Learning Theories Course

·         Hines Elementary Fine Arts Festival, Waco

·         Puppet Workshop, Saturday School, Waco

·         Region 14 Educational Service Center, Abilene: Yearly workshops for the Wings Program for Gifted and Talented; professional development and follow-up in reading, K-5; professional development in mathematics, K-8

·         Very Special Arts Festival, Waco

Short-term presentations, 1980-1989

·         Alamo Heights ISD High School Humanities Class, San Antonio

·         Alpine ISD Inservice

·         American Association of University Women, DeSoto

·         American Psychological Association Conferences, Toronto, Washington, D.C.

·         Area Girl Scouts Volunteer Conference, Houston

·         Arts Education Graduate Course, St. Thomas University, Houston

·         Association for Creative Education, Houston

·         Carrizo Springs Arts Workshop

·         Center for Creative Education, Austin

·         Copperas Cove, 7-12 Teacher Inservice

·         Edgewood Bilingual Program, San Antonio

·         Edgewood Gifted and Talented Program, San Antonio

·         Elementary Teachers, Texas Public Schools, Beaumont

·         Exploratorium Children’s Museum, San Francisco

·         4-H Leader’s Association, New Braunfels

·         Franklin Elementary, San Antonio

·         Graduate Course in Arts and Cognition, University of Houston

·         Houston Children’s Museum

·         Judson ISD (200 teachers) , San Antonio

·         King Ranch, 3 Kingsville ISD’s

·         Lackland ISD Gifted and Talented Program, San Antonio

·         Louisiana Association of Gifted and Talented Conference, Baton Rouge

·         Middlebury College, Vermont

·         Mt. Zion Baptist Church, San Antonio

·         National Art Education Association conference, Dallas

·         National Conference of the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development conferences, St. Louis, Anaheim, Houston

·         Northeast ISD, Teachers of the Gifted and Talented, San Antonio

·         Northside ISD Program for Administrators, San Antonio

·         Northside ISD Program for Gifted and Talented, San Antonio

·         Northside ISD Program for Teachers of Special Education, San Antonio

·         Nova University Summer Institute, San Antonio

·         Preschool Education in the Public Schools Conference, Corpus Christi

·         Region XV, San Angelo Teachers of Gifted and Talented 

·         Region XV, San Angelo Teachers of Migrant Workers’ Children

·         San Antonio Association for the Gifted and Talented (2)

·         San Antonio Conference of English Teachers

·         San Antonio Independent School District

·         San Antonio Museum Association, Docent Training Program

·         San Antonio Museum Association, Program with San Antonio Art Institute

·         Southside, ISD, TSTA, San Antonio

·         Southwest Texas State University Art Education Department (2)

·         Southwest Theater Conference, Houston

·         St. Anthony School, San Antonio

·         St. Lawrence School, San Antonio

·         Texas Art Education Association Conferences, San Antonio, Houston

·         Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented, Fort Worth

·         Texas Commission on Alcoholism, Austin

·         Texas Conference Weekday Workshop, Houston

·         Texas Council of Arts Educators, San Antonio

·         Texas Educational Theater Association, San Antonio

·         Texas Elementary Principals Winter Convention, Dallas

·         Theater Arts Teachers Inservice, Waco ISD

·         Tri-City Educators Conferences, Gatesville, Lampassas

·         Trinity University, Psychology Department Lecture Series

·         Tulsa ISD, Arts Foundation

·         University of Texas Drama Department, Austin

Short-term presentations, 1970-1979

·         Adolescent Psychology course, University of Houston

·         American Home Economics Association, Trinity University

·         Applications of Developmental Psychology graduate course, University of Houston

·         Community Arts Program, Waco

·         Houston ISD (1,000 teachers)

·         Human Development Laboratory, University of Houston

·         International Children’s Theater Conference, Albany

·         North Central Texas, 12 ISD’s

·         Our Lady of the Lake University, drama course, San Antonio

·         Texas Education Agency

·         WIST Group, Waco

Volunteer consultation activities

Atom Research Center (ARC), devoted to developing creative and ecologically sound designs for living. Rock Ridgeway, President, 1987 to present.

Rio Blanco Montessori School, Board member, 2003-2005.

Texas PTA Reflections Contest judge, literature, grades 3-5, 1995 to 2004.

Trinity University Department of Education, 1979-1985

Workshops demonstrating Creative Learning in language arts, social studies, science, special education, early childhood education, gifted and talented programs, fine arts.

Texas and San Antonio Association for the Education of Young Children, 1982-1986

Workshops, research panels, and other presentations on the relationship of imaginative play to cognitive development of young children.

Trinity University Department of Speech and Drama, 1963-1970

Workshops for courses in Creative Dramatics.

Professional papers

• “A Search for the Meaning in Education,” APA Conference, Toronto, 1984.

• “Thoughts About Thoughtful Play From the Players’ Point of View,” APA Conference, Washington, D.C., 1983.
• “Early Forms of Metacognition in the Imaginative Play of Young Children,” doctoral dissertation, 1982.
• “Learning as the Construction of Knowledge: Perspectives on Piaget’s Theory and Practice,” Master’s Thesis, 1979.

Additional integrated arts programs

• Program developer, teacher-trainer, Unlimited Potential Program (A precursor to Learning About Learning), Title III, San Antonio Independent School District, 1967-1971.
• Director, Frank Baird Children’s Theater, Waco, 1966-1967
• Assistant Director, Ideas in Motion, Trinity University, San Antonio, 1963-1966
• Co-Director, Summer Workshop ’65, Dallas, 1965
• Co-Director, Creative Arts Program, Good Samaritan Center, San Antonio, 1964-1965
• Co-Director, Creative Arts Program, Methodist Home for Children, Waco, 1962-1963
• Assistant Director, Baylor University Children and Teen Theater, 1961-1963

Additional public school teaching

Theater arts, Waco ISD, 1989-1991. Sponsor of Young Playwrights and Actor’s Club, author/editor of school’s comprehensive self-study, director of daily television news program, editor/contributor to biannual newsletter.

Publications, Learning About Learning

Books for adults:

Books for children:

Film /  television / stage

• Featured with Jearnine Wagner in The Gift of Learning, a film by James and Nancy Miller, KUHT Public Television, 1989.
• Contributing writer, Learning About Learning, a film funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, on the LAL philosophy, narrated by Gregory Peck and featuring LAL students, 1983.
• Assistant director, Our America, children’s original television production aired every Thanksgiving on KLRN educational television, 1964-1974.
• Member, Say Us Six, choral speaking group, also featured on KLRN educational television, 1964-1966.
• Writer-adapter-director of over 40 plays and television productions with children and teenagers. 1958-1969; 1989-1991.

Student awards

• Teaching fellowship, University of Houston, 1977-1979
• Full tuition scholarship as Junior Faculty Member, Trinity University, 1963-1966
• Finalist, Hilltopper Award for Excellence, Trinity University, 1966
• Member, Scho-Lea, a Mortar Board Chapter, Trinity University, 1965-1966
• President, Trinity Players, Honorary Drama Society, 1964-1966