Career
She took the silver in the 60 meters at the 1955 Pan American Games and was on the winning relay team She was initially placed third in the 100 meters, but was moved to fourth after photos of the finish were examined. In 1958 she participated in a goodwill tour over the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
In 1987 she was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
In 1992 she was honored as the All-State Role Model. A documentary on her life was produced and broadcast in the halftime of the Georgia high school all-stars basketball game.
She was also listed on a 1992 "Coaches Care Honor Roll" sponsored by Gatorade. In March 2006 she was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Bob Hayes Invitational Track Meet in Jacksonville, Florida.