Chair, Montgomery County Human Relations Commission
Chair, Montgomery County Hearing Panel on Employment Discrimination
Board of Directors, Jewish Foundation for Group Homes of Maryland
Board of Directors, Maryland College of Art and Design
Board of Directors, Leadership Montgomery
Board of Directors, Montgomery County Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Board of Directors, African-American Business Council of Montgomery County
Board of Directors, Washington Area Housing Partnership
Board of Directors, METRO PFLAG
Board of Directors, Great Hope Homes
Board of Directors, Montgomery County Chapter NAACP
Board of Directors, Montgomery Multiple Sclerosis Center
Board of Directors, Impact Silver Spring
Board of Directors (Treasurer), White House Fellows Foundations
American Legion Post – Norman Price Post 68
Montgomery Chapter Vietnam Veterans Association
Vietnam Veterans Leadership Forum
Burtonsville Kiwanis
Montgomery Chapter SCLC
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity 

• White House Fellow 1978 – 1979

• Maryland State Teachers Association leadership award, January 2005

• Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce Champion Award, 2003

• Maryland PTA Life Membership Award, May 2002

• Sigma Delta Tau Legal Fraternity Outstanding Leadership Award, April 2003

• Elizabeth Scull Public Service Award for Leadership, July 2002

• Montgomery County Humanitarian Award, 2003

• Montgomery College Outstanding Service and Appreciation Award, 2003

• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Potomac Valley Chapter - Public Service Leadership Award, June 2002

• Washington Area McDonald Black History Award, 2002

• Hispanic Democratic Outstanding leadership Award, 2003

• Distinguished Public Service Award – American Lung Association, 1999

• UFCW Minority Coalition Legislator of the Year Award, 2003

• Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors, Vanguard Legislative Award, 2002

• Howard Law Alumni Association "Alumnus of the Year," 1985

• National Capital Area Boy Scouts of America – “Good Scout” Award, 1999

• Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association Award for Achievement in Environmental and Occupational Health, 1999

• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Potomac Valley Chapter – Outstanding Community Service, June 1999

• Award for Outstanding Service to the Korean American Community in Montgomery County – Korean
  American Association of Maryland, 1999

• Secure Care Foundation Outstanding Service Award, December 2002

• Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts Outstanding Community Service Award, June 2002

• Hispanics United of Maryland - Outstanding Service Award, 1999

• March of Dimes WalkAmerica Appreciation Award for being 1999 Co-Chairman Vietnam Service Medal
  Vietnam Campaign Medal

• Bronze Star Medal with First and Second Oak Leaf Cluster

• Bronze Star Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster

• African-American Business Council of Montgomery County -- Public Service Award, 1997

• MC/NAACP Pass the Torch Award, 1998

• Maryland Bar Foundation Professional Legal Excellence Award for Public Service, 1997

• KMCM Carman Turner Award, 1996

• Associated Builders and Contractors of Metropolitan Washington Outstanding Public Service, 1994

• Montgomery County Humane Society Humanitarian Award, 1993

• Montgomery County Interagency Fair Housing Group Award, 1988

• NAACP Award for Outstanding Leadership in Legislative Affairs, 1988

• Howard University Law School, Graduation First in Class, 1974

• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Montgomery County Alumnae Chapter's President's Award, 1988

• Southern University's Distinguished Alumni, 1981 and Achievement Award, 1988

• Martin Luther King Foundation Distinguished Service Award, 1987

• Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. – Citizen of the Year, 1986

• NAACP Award - High Achievement, Role Mode, Public Servant Leadership, 1991

• Suburban Maryland Fair Housing Associates – Rita Morgan Fair Housing Award, 1987