Honors and Awards
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- 1976 LA Area Emmy for pubic affairs television program “Divorcing Parents Who Kidnap Their Own Kids”, KCET-TV .
- 1978 Dupont Award for television segment on KCET-TV (public broadcasting) exposing dangerous working conditions in the lead industry.
- 1980 Silver Gavel award from American Bar Association for New West magazine story “Joint Custody, One Way to End the War.”
- 1986 ‘Women of Achievement’ award from Wilshire Business and Professional Women
- 1989 ‘Golden Quill’ award for Historical Fiction from Edna Davidson Salon, Los Angeles for ISLAND OF THE SWANS
- 1989 ‘Best Fictionalized Biography’ for ISLAND OF THE SWANS from Romantic Times magazine
- 1990-92 Elected first woman graduate of Harvard College to serve as President of the Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Southern California
- 1993 Elected Director of the Harvard Alumni/ae Association, Worldwide Board of Directors
- 1993 ‘Best Historical Novel nomination for WICKED COMPANY from Romantic Times magazine
- 1993 Elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland “FSA Scot”, founded in 1780. (Similar to Honorary Doctorate in America)
- 1998-99 Elected as first woman graduate of Harvard College to serve as President of the Harvard Alumni/ae Association, Worldwide.
- 2000 Nominated for Lifetime Achievement Award, Romantic Times magazine.
- 2001 Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence/Classics category for ISLAND OF THE SWANS
- 2006 Recipient of THE JOHN HARVARD Award, granted by the Harvard Alumni Association to recognize outstanding service to Harvard University through alumni activities.
- 2007 Wall Street Journal selected RIGHTSIZING YOUR LIFE as “One of the Top 5 Books on Retirement – 2007”
