Her first brush with public speaking came in high school where she was
South Dakota's winner in the American Legion National Oratory Contest.
In 1958, she was the only female orator to win in all forty-eight
states.
Delegate to the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami, Florida.
Public Member from March 1999 to March 2000 of the California Judicial
Performance Commission, and a Public Member on the Board of Governors
for the State of California (2000 to 2003).