Academic Degrees

• PhD in Computer Science (thesis area: database), University of Western Australia, Australia 1990.
• BSc (Honors, first class), University of Western Australia, Australia 1982.

Awards

• Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Service, Texas State University, 2014.
• NCWIT Mentoring Award (2013
• Dean Nominee, Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University (2010).
• Special Developmental Leave Award ($20,000), Texas State University (2008).
• College Runner Up, Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University (2006, 2004).
• ITK Research Fellow, Tilburg University, the Netherlands, 1993.
• Best Student Paper, IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering, 1989.
• University Research Studentship, University of Western Australia, 1986.
• E.M. Russell Prize (for academic achievement), St. Catherine College, Perth, Australia, 1982.