Awards & Honors

Research Grants & Fellowships

• Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowship - Read more...

• Easton Collaborative Research Award - Read more...

• Stanley Fellowship for International Research - Read more...

• Graduate Engagement Corps (GEC) Research Award - Read more...

• Student Impact Award - Read more...

Awards, Honors, & Recognitions

• 1stGen@Iowa Award for First-Generation Student Achievement (2024-2025)

Awarded by the University of Iowa Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. This award recognizes one first-generation undergraduate and one first-generation graduate student each year who have demonstrated a strong commitment to academic excellence, pursued and achieved ambitious goals, and made tremendous far-reaching community impact.

• 2x SJMC Certificate of Recognition Recipient (2024, 2025)

• ISAB Recognition Award (April 2024)

Awarded by the International Student Advisory Board for service on the Graduate board as the Communications Director

• Engagement, Service & Advocacy Award (April 2024)

Awarded by The University of Iowa International Programs at the Spring 2024 International Student Graduation Ceremony. Read about it...

• Most Inspirational Personality of the Year on LinkedIn (Academia Category) (2023)

Awarded by the Digital Career Skills Initiative for Africa (DCSI Africa). Read about it...

• Most Influential Corps Member of the Year (2022)

Issued by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Benue State, for commitment to teaching, research, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) advocacy

• British Council Global Top 100 Young Journalists (2021)

Selected as a Fellow and Delegate to attend the Future News Worldwide Summit out of 2,000+ applicants

• Joint Best Graduating Student in Mass Communication, Ebonyi State University (2019)

I was among the top 1% of my cohort and one of only two students to achieve a First-Class GPA (Highest Distinction) out of 135 Mass Communication graduates. I ranked in the top 0.3% of 1,924 graduates across 87 programs and was the university’s 4th Best Graduating Student in the Class of 2019.

• Overall Best Graduating Pupil, St. Winifred’s Primary School, Ihugh, Nigeria (2006)

In addition to receiving 6 other subject-specific awards, I was the valedictorian for the class of 2006.