Honorary Degrees:
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters,  College of Charleston (1990)
Honorary Doctor of Science,  Wofford College (1992)
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters,  Winthrop College (1993)
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters,  Coker College (1998)
Honorary Doctor of Science,  Presbyterian College (1999)
Honorary Doctor of Science, Clemson University (2007)

Professional Experience:
Teacher:  Spartanburg High School, Biology and Geology  (1972-1975)
Curator of Natural History:   South Carolina State Museum  (1975-1985)
Founder of SCAN (South Carolina Association of Naturalists)
NatureScene Series: South Carolina Educational Television   (1978 to present)
Teacher: Workshops/Lesson Plans for Instructional Television
Director of Science and Nature Programming:  South Carolina Educational Television   (1985 to 2002)
Distinguished Lecturer in Natural History:   University of South Carolina   (2002-present)