Awarded a fellowship by the African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC) to attend the African Plant Breeding Academy (Class IV) at the World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.

Awarded a full scholarship by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to pursue an M.Sc. degree in Agronomy (Plant Breeding Option) at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Honorary Member, Phi Kappa Phi, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA