ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ʃiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐn ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi mˈæstɚɹ ʌv mjˈuːzɪkəl ˈɑːɹts dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌm nˈuː mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz fˈɜːst ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi dᵻɡɹˈiː.
In May 1999 she received an honorary Master of Musical Arts degree from New Mexico State University, the university's first honorary degree.