Honors & Awards
Co-Host Exchange Club Carl Perkins Prevention of Child Abuse Telethons from 1984 to present
Co-Emcee West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Telethon from 1964 to present
Honorary Colonel Tennessee National Guard
Jackson Madison County Woman Of The Year
Golden Mike Award For Outstanding Contribution To Broadcasting For Nine Southern States
Inducted Into Broadcast Pioneer Library by American Women in Radio and TV in 1977
Tennessee Heart Association Resolution of Tribute
Lifetime Member: Miss Tennessee Pageant Board, Jackson Exchange Club, Carl Perkins Exchange Club Prevention Of Child Abuse Board Of Directors, West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Association Board Of Directors, American Heart Association
One of President George Bush, Sr.'s "Thousand Points Of Light" in November, 1989
Lane College Outstanding Community Service Award
Honorary Doctor of Aerospaceology, U. S. Air Force Systems Command
Honorary Jackson Fireman
Honored by West Tennessee Heart Association in "This Is Your Life" Dinner
First Woman Ambassador For Jackson Chamber Of Commerce
Outstanding Tennessean By Governor Ned McWherter
Served on Tennessee Govornor's Committee for Employment of Disabled
Board of Directors, American Red Cross, Jackson Girls Club, Jackson Boys Club, Madison County Cancer Association
Chairman Jackson City Beautification Committee, Chamber of Commerce
Tennessee Colonel Aid-de-camp, Governor Ned McWherter
Rotary Paul Harris Fellow
2002 Advocate Of The Year From Tennessee Conference On Social Welfare
City of Jackson and Madison County Distinguished Service Award, American Cancer Association, 1968-1976
Outstanding Commnuity Service Award, Woodmen of the World
Commendation from City of Jackson and Madison County on Cousin Tuny Appreciation Day, Oct. 18, 2001
Commendation from the Tennessee Legislature
Commendation from Congress
Distinguished Service Award, VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 1848
Friendmaker Award, Reelfoot Council Girl Scouts
Outstanding Emcee Award, Madison County Jaycees
Key Lady Award, Jackson Jaycettes
Distinguished Service Award, National Foundation Birth Defects
Outstanding Speaker Award, Jackson Kiwanis Club
Ruritan Award
Honored by Madison County Jaycees with a "Cousin Tuny Day" Roast and Toast
Cousin Tuny Roast for Star Center
Listed in: Two Thousand Women of Achievement, Outstanding Women in Communications, Who's Who in American Women, Honorary Sergeant-at-Arms Tennessee House of Representatives
Chief Entertainer/Speaker at Florida State Democratic Convention
Broadcast Miss Tennessee Pageant
Broadcast reports from Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City
National Ruritan Convention, Washington, DC
Appeared with close friend, the late Minnie Pearl several times, including one of her last performances at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
