[1] She received further education attending the Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College (AM&N College), now known as the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, in addition to the Metropolitan School of Business in Los Angeles, California.
[3] Her projects as a city councillor included a fact-finding mission to Germany to research innovations in public transit as part of the early development of the city's CTrain system, serving on the committee that conducted the original feasibility study on the Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts, and opposing the extension of Sarcee Trail across the Weaselhead Flats.
"[2] She was defeated in her reelection bid in 1977 and returned to community involvement, including sitting on the board of directors of the Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts and serving on various municipal advisory committees.
[1] She was a member of the Mount Royal College Ladies Auxiliary and the President of the Calgary Seniors Showcase Society.
[1] She co-founded and became president of the city's Meals on Wheels from1971-1974, and served on the board of Calgary's United Way chapter.