Postdoctoral Training, University of Tennessee (Cellular Biology), 1979-1980
PhD, Memphis State University (Biopsychology), 1979
M.S. Memphis State University (Biopsychology), 1976
B.A. Agnes Scott College (Mathematics), 1964
Keynote Speaker: VA Research Week, 2020
Lifetime Achievement Award, Augusta University 2019
Keynote Speaker: VA Research Week, 2015
VA Career Scientist, 2009-present
ARVO Fellow, 2009-present
Certificate of Appreciation, Sun-Yat Sen University, Guangzhou, China, 2006
School of Graduate Studies Distinguished Research Award, 2006
Mary Jane Kugel Award , JDRF, International, 2004
Fight For Sight Reviewer Appreciation Award, 2003
School of Graduate Studies Distinguished Teaching Award, 1997
National Eye Institute Visual Sciences Review Group Chairman, 1993-1994