Service and Collaboration
2008 - S
tate Board of Education Committee on Instructional Leadership Redesig
2008 - Chair, Nashville Area Alternative Licensure Consortium
2007 - Metro Schools Strategic Planning Team
2006 - Trevecca Dissertation Advisor Training – "Matters of Note: Quality Control"
2005 – present - Tennessee State Department of Education, Board of Examiners, (chair)
2001 - Tennessee Library Association volunteer state book award committee
2001 - Author of new initiation ceremony for Phi Delta Kappa
2001 - Trevecca Honor Society Banquet presentation
1999 - Planning Peabody College’s future conference
1999 - Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools technology grant writer
1999 - Commitment to the Future address to Nashville Library Power High School Celebration
1998 - Workshops for National School Board Association – "Quality school library media programs"
1998 - Keynote speaker for National Library Power conference
1997- Workshops for Library Media Specialist and Technology Coordinators – "Change, what research says about quality school library programs," "Collection Mapping," "Successful work habits for the new millennium," "Education for librarians"
1994 – 2000 - Nashville Children’s Theatre Board (secretary 1996 – 2000)
1992 - 1993 - Book ‘Em Board of Directors president (vice president 1992 – 1993)
1993 – 1005 - Tennessee Humanities Council, Southern Festival of Books
1993 - Phi Delta Kappa – Local arrangements Biennial Council co-chairperson
1991 - Phi Delta Kappa – Gerald Read Scholarship Committee
1991 - Tennessee Association of School Librarians local arrangements chairperson
1988 – 1990 - 8G area Coordinator – Phi Delta Kappa
1984 – 1985 - Peabody Phi Delta Kappa President
1979 – 1982 - Tennessee Education Association Board of Directors
1976 – 1984 - National Education Association Representative Assembly delegate
1971 – 1979 - Metropolitan Nashville Education Association Board (president 1977 – 1978)



University Committees

     Academic Deans Committee 2003 – 2007

     Black History Task Force 2006 – 2007

     Cross-Functional Communications Team 2002 – 2006

     Conference of Academic Chairpersons 2004 – 2008

     Faculty Research Committee 2003 – 2008

     Graduate Committee 2002 – 2008

     Graduate Teacher Education Committee 2006 – 2008

     Institutional Effectiveness Committee 2002-2006

     Library Design, Everton Oglesby Askew Architects

     Recruitment Committee 2002 - 2004

     Technology Advisory Group 2002 – 2003

     The Academic Council 2002 - 2006

     Undergraduate Teacher Education Committee 2002 – 2007

     Doctoral Committee 2000 - 2008