House: 2007–2012
From: Arkadelphia, Clark County
Party: Democratic
Birthplace: Clarksdale, Mississippi
Dates: December 7, 1942–
Education: Bobo High School (Clarksdale Mississippi), 1960; Belhaven College; Texas Woman's University, BS in social work, 1964; Henderson State University, MSE in guidance and counseling, 1974; University of Arkansas, EdS in educational administration, 1988, and EdD in educational administration, 1990
Occupation: professor, higher education administrator