DACOWITS Position

• Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee Member

Other Positions /
Employment /
Community Involvement

• Member, Heritage Foundation HBCU Working Group
• President, Seeds of Humanity Foundation
• National Liaison, West Point LEADS Program National (2011-2019)
• Executive Committee Member, West Point Association of Graduates Diversity & Inclusion
• Member, West Point Admissions Field Force
• West Point Standardized Test Score Improvement Program Coach (SAT/ACT)
• Past President, Rotary Club of Springfield, VA

Prior Military Service
or Affiliation

• 1974, Enlisted in the U.S. Army as Communications Specialist
• First Black Women West Point Graduate by Order of Merit
• Hall of Fame Inductee, Army Women’s Foundation
• U.S. Army, Retired, 1995

Highest Education
(Military/Civilian)

• Master of Science, Education, Loyola Baltimore
• Master of Science, Public Administration, Central Michigan University
• Bachelor of Science, Engineering, U.S. Military Academy, Class of 1980

Achievements /
Awards /
Recognition

• Awardee, Key to the City of Detroit, Michigan
• Awardee, Detroit Woman of Excellence, Michigan Chronicle
• Distinguished Graduate, West Point Society of DC
• Awardee, National Society of Black Engineers Golden Torch Award
• Awardee, Women of Color in STEM Visionary Award
• Awardee, Wings To Succeed, National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA)