o 2020 (Honoree) Outstanding Community Leader, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Southeastern Region. (Feb 2020). Knoxville, TN.
o 2018-2019 Ambassador’s Distinguished Scholar Award by the United States Embassy in Ethiopia. The Ambassador’s Distinguished Scholars Program (ADSP) is a collaboration among the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia (PAS), the Institute of International Education (IIE) and Bahir Dar University.
o 2017 Carnegie Diaspora Alumni Fellowship Award - An award by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, administered by the Institute of International Education in partnership with Quinnipiac University.
o 2015 Carnegie Diaspora Fellowship Award - An award by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, administered by the Institute of International Education in partnership with Quinnipiac University.
o 2016 Best Paper and Excellency of Presentation Award. An award by the International Conference on the Administration of Higher Education.
o 2015 Education Leadership Award by the World Education Congress, (July, 2015) Mumbai, India.
o 2013-2017 Fulbright Specialist Scholar Award, An award by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs. Administered by the Institute of International Education’s Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES).
o 2014 Clemmer College OF eDUCATION, Outstanding Faculty Research Award. (April, 2014).
o 2013 Light House Leadership Award. Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. (October, 2013).
o 2013 The Excellency of Presentation Award. An award by the International Conference on the Administration of Higher Education. (June, 2013).
o 2013 Clemmer College Diversity Award. (April, 2013).
