Awards and Honors
- John P. Commons Teaching Fellowship, 2001-2002., 2002-2003.
- Temple Teaching Fellow, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin, 1987‑1988.
- Membership of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, University of Texas at Austin Chapter, February, 1999 to present.
- Hall of Fame Member, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of North Texas, Spring, 1986.
Grants Received (since 1981)
- (With Barbara Immroth). “Public and School Librarians as Health Information Gatekeepers for Youth in Small Towns and Rural Areas in South Texas.” 2006-2007, through a School of Information Teaching Fellowship. $3000.
- (With Barbara Immroth). “Youth, Community, Libraries: Empowerment for Success.” IMLS 2004 Recruiting and Educating Librarians for the 21st Century Grant, 2004-2005, $380,822. (juried)
- (With Barbara Immroth). “Promoting Information Literacy & Teacher-Librarian Collaboration through Social Marketing Strategies.” IMLS Sponsored Research through Kent State University, 2004. $5000. (juried)
- "Library Education for At-Risk Youth." U. S. Department of Education Title II-B, Training Grant, 1993-1994, $10,500. (juried)
- "AIDS Information Services and Programs in Libraries." URI Special Research Grant, 1993-1994, $500.
- "AIDS Information in Public Libraries: A Comparison of Delivery Systems in Sweden and the United States." Two URI Special Research Grants, 1989-1990, $750.
- "AIDS Information Delivery in the Public Library in the United States and Sweden: A Comparative Study of the Effects of National Government AIDS Information Policy and Social Attitudes of Library Directors on the Development of AIDS Information Programs in Public Libraries." Policy Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin. International Programs, Spring, 1990, $2500. (juried)
- "Public Libraries and AIDS Information Delivery." URI Special Research Grant, 1988-1989, $500.
- "AIDS Information Policy in American Public Libraries." Policy Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin 1988, $3,857. (juried)
- "Public Libraries and AIDS Information Delivery: An Assessment of Factors Contributing to Policy Formation in Medium‑Sized Public Libraries." URI Special Research Grant, 1987, $750.
- "Bibliographic Project." URI Special Research Grant, University of Texas Research Institute, 1987, $500.
- "Bibliographic Project." Two URI Special Research Grants, Fall 1986, $1200.
- "Youth Literature Bibliography." Whitney Carnegie Grant, American Library Association, 1986, $1500. (juried)
- "Youth Literature: An Interdisciplinary Guide to North American Research Studies, 1930‑1985." URI Special Research Grant, 1986 $500.
- "North American Dissertation Project." URI Special Research Grant, June and July, 1985, $750.