[3] In 1921, she was granted an honorary degree in Master of Arts by the George Washington University.

During her time as dean, she was responsible for building the student union, and establishing the women's residence halls.

The Permeal J. French House, a dormitory, was dedicated in 1954 on the campus at Moscow, Idaho.

[7] She was Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1899 to 1903; at the time it was a novelty for women to hold such offices.

[1] [8] [9] She was member of the American Association of University Women and Pi Lambda Theta.