Born in Wilmington, NC
Graduated from New Hanover High School – 1964
Attended UNC-Chapel Hill - 1964-1965
Attended UNC-Wilmington – 1965-1967

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Employed as Housing Manager
by Wilmington Housing Authority 1967-1977

Certifications:

Housing Manager – University of Georgia-Athens


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Employed as Operations Technician
by North Carolina Natural Gas 1977-2002


Certifications:


Operations Safety – Southeastern Gas Association

First Aid/CPR – American Red Cross

Construction Inspector’s Training – North Carolina Natural Gas

Pipeline Safety – U.S.Department of Transportation

OSHA Competent Person Training – Professional Services

Excavation Safety Trainer – Texas A&M University, Engineering Extension Services

Microsoft Office; Microsoft Works; AS-400; ORCOM; Oracle; Passport

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Currently - retired; working part-time
for Hope Child Care & Development Center

Certifications: CPR/First Aid - CPRStat

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Writing Awards:

1992- Charles A. Shull Award- NC Poetry Society
1993 - John Foster West Award - Charlotte Poetry Review
1993- Caldwell W. Nixon, Jr. Award- NC Poetry Society
1994- North Carolina Poet Laureate Award- NC Poetry Society
1994- Charles A. Shull Award- NC Poetry Society
1995- Charles A. Shull Award- NC Poetry Society
2004- Poets’ Choice Award- Beautiful Nuance Magazine