Her expertise of the operating room has allowed her to serve as the Surgical Technology Program Director for the last 20 years. She has made significant contributions toward developing an innovative, unique, or novel surgical technology program that has been recognized by the Association of Surgical Technologists as one of the “PAE Elite Twenty” Programs in the nation. She was selected as the “2006 Oklahoma Health Occupation Teacher of the Year” and the “2006-2007 Region IV Health Occupation Teacher of the Year”. Students like her class because of the opportunity to learn hands-on skills that have real world application.