University of Minnesota, B.F.A., 1988; University of Minnesota, M.F.A., 1991; featured presenter at NCEA conference in 1995; White House Award: Environmental Education Teacher; recognized as an outstanding art educator by Scholastic Art in 1998, 2001, and 2004; exhibiting artist; recognized as an outstanding art educator by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 2006; received an Excellence in Teaching Award from Butler University, 2007; 23 years teaching experience.