 She developed the original voice curriculum for their MFA training for actors "from the ground up," where she was also the vocal director for their musicals, serving for over 70 productions.In the 1960s she put together several programs, including the voice and speech program for the American Theater Program.She was the first female president of the American Association of University Professors at Purdue, helped form the Women's Caucus to study and implement gender equity, and was the first female president of the Purdue Senate.