Four Certificates of Completion in Forensic Art: Scottsdale Artists’ School, and the University of Oklahoma at Norman; further studies at Firehouse Art Center in Norman

Certificate of Completion in Anthropology: "Compliance with Cultural Resources Law and Policy" & "Archaeological Field Monitoring" from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Certifications in Education: United States Department of the Interior National Park Service, Texas Environmental Education Advisory Committee, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

National Honor Societies: Lambda Alpha, Alpha Chi

Some Teachers Under Whom I've Studied Include: Karen T. Taylor and Betty Pat. Gatliff, Carl and Dorothy Pulcifer, Lynne (Franzoni) Summers, Bart Lindstrom, Charles Cavanaugh, Ann Miller, Siva Chambers, Dr. William Stephens, and A. C. Gentry

Community Outreach Programs: Forensic Art workshop for Girl Scouts Career Day in Ennis, TX; Director of the Cedar Hill State Park Activities Program for M.A. practicum (March-October 1994); Fine Art instruction for Cedar Hill and Duncanville Senior Citizens’ Centers; Tyler Parks and Recreation Department; the Eyley Gallery in Tyler; Tyler Independent School District’s Target Program; Tyler Friends of the Gifted Program.

Boards and Associations: Institutional Review Board/SBER for the Protection of Human Subjects, University of Texas at Arlington; International and Texas Divisions of International Association of Identification; previously active member of the boards of East Texas Fine Arts Association, Tyler Art League, and Fine Arts Committee for the East Texas State Fair; Chairman of Tyler Art League Palette of Roses Show at the East Texas Rose Festival; Chairman of East Texas State Fair Adult Art Division

Publications Include: Poster presentation with Dr. Dana Austin at International Association for Identification Education Conference, "41 Years of Mystery: Identifying Kenneth Glaze," 2006. Appeared with Dr. Dana Austin in Discovery Channel’s New Detectives program, episode “Buried Secrets,” 2002.  Poster Presentation with Dr. Dana Austin at Texas Div. Of the International Assoc. for Identification, "Case Studies in Forensic Art: Identification of Jane and John Doe," 1999. "The Lawful and the Lawless: A Social History of Kilgore," East Texas Historical Journal, v. XXXV, no. 1, 1997. "An Activities Program at Cedar Hill State Park," M. A. Internship Report, UTA 1994. Work has been featured in magazine, newspaper and television articles about forensic art since 1996 (resulting in identification), state park programs since 1991, and fine art since 1976.

Activities: Received Volunteer Service Award from University of Texas at Arlington and Arlington Star Telegram on April 25, 2000, for artwork with Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office since 1996. Forensic Art for Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Parker, and McLennan Counties, TX.  Freelance artist in private art studio, numerous art exhibitions, awards, and commissions since 1976. Media include oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, pencil, ink, charcoal, beads and stones, plaster, and clay. Produce facial reconstructions, composite sketches, age progression studies, portraits, paintings, drawings, jewelry, and sculpture.