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Ranked Number 3 Most Effective Member of N.C. House of Representatives by North Carolina Forum for Research and Education (highest-ranked female legislator) [1999-2000][citation needed]
Ranked 97 most effective member of the 1999 North Carolina General Assembly by North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research[1]
Ranked Number 5 Most Effective Member of N.C. House of Representatives by North Carolina Forum for Research and Education [2000-2002][citation needed]
Voted Most Effective Freshman Legislator during first term by North Carolina Center for Public Policy and Research [1997-1998] and by North Carolina Forum for Research and Education [1997-1998][citation needed]