Historian, Educator Museum Professional
Community Leader
Awards & Fellowships
Select Awards & Fellowships
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Recipient of the John Kinnard SEMC JIMI Fellowship, 2018 for Museum Management Intensive
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Recipient of the Benjamin Quarles Graduate Research Fellowship, MSU, 2016
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Inaugural 2016 Recipient of a Fellowship to earn Interpretation Certification from the Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), NAI, and AAAM -
Recipient of the Maryland Historical Trust 2015, Maryland Preservation Award for Excellence in Programs and Exhibition
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Recipient of the Maryland Historical Society 2015 Wing Fellowship
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Recipient of the MSU Department of History & Geography 2015 Isabel McConnell Memorial Fellowship
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Two-time Recipient of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Past Forward 2014 and 2015 Diversity Fellowship
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Recognition for Successful Applications of the NPS National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, 2014, 2015
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Recipient of the 2014 Regional Alpha Kappa Alpha Excellence in Educational Advancement Award
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Recipient of Toastmasters International District, Local, and Club Levels Champion, Public Speaker Awards, 2000
Spirit of Excellence
Dr. Barnes has received recognition for her spirit of excellence from many organizations--local to national.
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Moreover, her scholarship and community engagement projects have received funding support to take her work from idea to fruition. Most recently, she was successful in obtaining a national grant in the amount of a quarter million dollars from the Institute for Museums and Library Services for capacity building and curriculum development at the Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum. She maintains a high success rate in grant writing obtaining operational support for Hosanna School Museum for $45k and $100k for restoration the historic Freedmen's Bureau school,, Mccomas Institue, to name a few.
