HONORS, AWARDS, EXHIBITIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

National Heritage Fellowship - Presented by the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. - 2003;

Florida Folk Heritage Award - Presented by the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Folklife Program, Tallahassee, FL - 2008.

E.R. Cross Award - Presented by the Historical Diving Society, US Chapter; 2006

Placement in the collection of the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2000

Represented the State of Florida in the 200th Anniversary of the Library of Congress Legacies Project, 2000

Florida Individual Artist Fellowship - Presented by Florida Division of Cultural Affairs; Folk and Traditional Arts, Tallahassee, FL - 1998 & 2012

Tarpon Springs Fine Arts Festival - Award of Merit - Tarpon Springs, Florida - April 2012; Award of Distinction - April 2013

Museums Exhibits:

Museum of Florida History, Tallahassee, Florida - Permanent collection and display, 1998

Heritage Museum, Tarpon Springs, Florida - Permanent interactive exhibit, "The Greek Community of Tarpon Springs." 2010 - Present

Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami, Florida

Orange County Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida

Museum of Science and History, Jacksonville, Florida

Tampa Bay History Center, Tampa, Florida

Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, St. Petersburg College, Tarpon Springs, Florida

Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Georgia

Touring Exhibition - Florida Folklife: Traditional Arts in Contemporary Florida

Kentucky Museum of Art, Louisville, Kentucky

Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee

Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, Florida

Ashville Art Museum, Ashville, North Carolina

Sumter County Gallery of Art, Sumter, South Carolina

Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Louisiana Art and Science Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Hattiesburg Historic Train Museum, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

History of Diving Museum, Islamorada, Florida - Permanent Collection and Display

Florida Trust for Historic Preservation - 1998 Fall Insiders Tour of Tarpon Springs

Florida Humanities Council - Summer Teachers Institute 1995- 1998

Tarpon Springs Cultural Heritage Exhibits - 1990 - 1997

Florida Folk Arts Festival, White Springs, Florida 1992 - Exhibit, demonstrations and participation in several recorded panel discussions.

Florida Folk Arts Festival, White Springs, Florida 1987 - Maritime Folklife crafts demonstrations. Certificate of Recognition

Florida Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program, White Springs, Florida 1985-86. Certificate of Recognition