 In 1991, she was selected as President of the NAACP of the Oranges and Maplewood, which had previously honored her with its Community Service Award.She served as coordinating legislator for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators and the National Conference of State Legislatures.She received the State Family Planning Legislator's Recognition Award, the Mary Senatore Award from the Essex County Federation of Democratic Women and the Exemplary State Officials Award from the Morris County Chapter of the Association of Black Educators.