Awards and Grants
Award - 2022
"2022 Honored Artist of the American Prize" in recognition of two decades of advocacy work raising awareness for the benefits of music in medicine.
Grant - 2021
The UNFoundation of Chattanooga - Funding to complete the "Notes to Blocks" project designed to automate the creation of color-coded note patterns for individuals unable to read regular music notation.
Grant - 2021
Tennessee Arts Commission, Special Opportunities – A therapeutic music database for creative outreach in telehealth solutions during the time of Covid-19.
Grant - 2020
Tennessee Arts Commission, Arts Build Communities (via ArtsBuild of Chattanooga) – The Power of Music: a livestream concert event during the time of Covid-19.
Grant - 2020
The UNFoundation of Chattanooga - Funding to initiate the Chattanooga Musician's Relief Fund project to provide help for Chattanooga area musicians impacted by loss of work during Covid-19.
Grant - 2018
Tennessee Arts Commission, Arts Build Communities (via ArtsBuild of Chattanooga) - Funding to create a database of new music samples and compositions developed/composed specifically for the purpose of therapeutic music usage.
Grant - 2017
Tennessee Arts Commission, Arts Build Communities (via ArtsBuild of Chattanooga) - Chamber Music for Body and Soul V is a collaborative project to advocate for the cause of music in therapy.
Award - 2017
Hartt School of Music (The University of Hartford) 2017 Alumni of the year.
Award - 2016
First Place, CoLab of Chattanooga's "Will This Float" contest. "Automating biomedical music protocols to software".
Grant - 2016
Tennessee Arts Commission, Arts Build Communities (via ArtsBuild of Chattanooga) - Dance of the Neural Tango project: concerts, workshops, and lectures and working with local medical facilities to place musicians in to advocate for the cause of music in therapy.
Grant - 2016
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Collaborative Research Initiative for Sponsored Programs (CRISP) - Funding in partnership with UTC Department of Physical Therapy to determine if Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) will assist persons who have early stage cancer.
Grant - 2015
Tennessee Arts Commission, Arts Build Communities (via ArtsBuild of Chattanooga) - Dance of the Neural Tango project will include concerts, workshops, and lectures to advocate for the cause of music in therapy.
Grant - 2014
Tennessee Arts Commission, Arts Build Communities (via ArtsBuild of Chattanooga) - Funding to continue the Concert Music N.O.T.E.S (Neural Optimization Through Essential Styles) project to disseminate information on how the arts can help improve neural networks.
Grant - 2013
Tennessee Arts Commission, Arts Build Communities (via ArtsBuild of Chattanooga) - Funding to initiate the Concert Music N.O.T.E.S project to disseminate information on how the arts can help improve neural networks.
Grant - 2013
The UNFoundation of Chattanooga - Funding to initiate the Concert Music N.O.T.E.S project to help disseminate information on how the arts can help improve neural networks.
Award - 2009
Heartspring Award for Innovation and Creativity in Special Education - Honorable Mention.
Award - 2007
Nomination to Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society for outstanding academic achievement.
Grant - 2007
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga in partnership with Orange Grove Center - Training local therapeutic professionals at Orange Grove in the utilization of biomedical music techniques.
Grant - 2006
CVS Cares - Initiate software specification design to automate biomedical music techniques.
Grant - 2005
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga in partnership with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Biomedical music lab creation on the UTC campus.
Award - 1998
Women of Distinction Award - Tennessee Valley Board of Directors awards outstanding women in the TVA workforce for community involvement utilizing musical arts.
Award - 1991
George B. Westinghouse Award of Excellence for outstanding leadership in the workforce.