Awards and Recognition
1. Ghana Government Sponsorship for Undergraduate studies at KNUST (Ghana) (1982/83 – 1987). 2.CIDA Scholarship for Postgraduate studies at McGill University, Montreal, (Canada) (1989 -1993). 3. Travel grant from IDRC (Canada) to attend Technology and Environment Projects meeting in Dakar, Senegal. Jan. 23-26, 1995. 4. UNESCO travel grant to attend Conference on University, Industry, Science Partnership in Africa (UNISPAR) in Arusha, Tanzania. December 5-6, 1997. 5. UNESCO travel grant to attend University Industry Partnership for Technical Development in Harare, Zimbabwe. May 21-24, 2001. 6. IFAD/RTIP travel grant to attend 13th ISTRC Conference in Arusha, Tanzania. November 10-14, 2003. 7. IFAD/RTIP training grant to attend training programme on Cassava at Embrapa in Brazil. February 28-March 11, 2005. 8. CRSP travel grant to attend International Mycotoxin Conference in Istanbul, Turkey. May 21-25, 2007. 9. Association of African Universities (AAU) training grant to attend Management Development Workshop (MADEV) at Mzumbe University, Morogoro, Tanzania. March 1-14, 2009. 10. The African Forestry Research Network (AFORNET) travel grant to attend the African Forestry Research Network meeting on the theme “Bringing together a vibrant forest community for Africa’s development” February 15th – 16th, 2010, Nairobi, Kenya. 11. Le Matinal Educational Excellence Awards – Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education in Africa – Africa India Partnership Summit. December 14th 2011, Mauritius 12. Citation of Honour for Sterling Achievement as an Academic from the Faculty of Biosciences, College of Science, KNUST (2012) 13. Citation of Honour for Outstanding Achievement in Academia from Pope John Senior High School and Junior Seminary (Golden Jubilee Anniversary) (2012) 14. Travel grant from United Nations University (UNU)/Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to attend the Consortium of Universities meeting of UNU on Sustainable Development in Africa. Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V), Yokohama, Japan. June 1-3, 2014. 15. Africa Education Leadership Awards – Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education – Asian Federation of Businesses. December 10th 2014, Mauritius 16. Travel grant from UNESCO to attend meeting on Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Engineering, Science and Sustainability at Aalborg University, Denmark, 2014 17. Travel grant from Mastercard Foundation/ISID McGill University to attend international conference on higher education and development in Africa. March 19-20, 2015, Montreal, Canada. 18. Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) sponsorship package to attend CEMBA/MPA Executive Governing Board meeting in Gaborone, Botswana. October 19 -21, 2015. 19. UNDP sponsorship package to attend the African Ministerial Conference 2015 organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization in Dakar, Senegal. Nov. 2 – 6, 2015. 20. KNUST Alumnus of the Year 2019; The Global KNUST Alumni Association. 10th Biennial Congress, UCC, Cape Coast, Ghana. August 2 – 6, 2019. Since 2016, obtained several travel grants from the University, Governmental bodies and International organizations to attend meetings/trainings of Mastercard foundation and other engagements. |