Honors
- Nathan W. and Margaret Shock New Investigator Award (Inaugural Award, Gerontological Society of America, 1992)
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Delta Honor Society
- Scarlet Key Honor Society
- Rhodes Scholar Nominee
- William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition Finalist
- Who's Who In International Science - 1989/90
- Who's Who In Computing - 1989/90
- Who's Who In Health & Medicine-1990/91
- Who's Who Worldwide - 1990/93/94
- Fellow - Gerontological Society of America - 1990
- Who's Who In Science And Engineering - 1992/93
- Who's Who In The South And Southwest - 1992/94/97
- Who's Who Registry Of Business Leaders - 1992/1993
- Who's Who In American Education - 1993/94
- 11th International Who's Who of Intellectuals - 1994
- Who's Who In Science and Engineering 1994
- International Who's Who of Information Technology 1996/1997
- Who’s Who In the World 2000
- International Who’s Who of Professionals 2000
- Top 2000 Women Scientists in the World 2001
- Top 2000 Women Scientists in the World 2004
