Honorary Doctorates
1991 – West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, West Virginia
1992 – Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina
Awards
1989 – Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award, DC Public Schools
1989 – The Delores Kohl Education Foundation “Teacher of the Year,” Chicago, IL
1991 – Washingtonian of the Year – Washingtonian magazine
1991 – American Heroes in Education Award – Reader’s Digest
1992 – Received Catritz Foundation education grant to study choral music in Graz Austria
1993 – The Catholic University Alumni Award in Music
1993 – “Portrait of a Teacher” and Award of Excellence – The Campbell Soup Company
1998 – The George Washington University President’s Medal
2015 – The Roland Carter Living Legacy Award, Centennial Hampton University Ministers Conference
