Honors and Awards

• Olympic Torch Bearer for Efforts in Disaster management – 2012 London Olympics. Selected by Olympics Official Sponsor, Samsung.
• 2012 Commencement Speaker, American Collegiate Institute, Izmir, Turkey.
• Invited Steering Committee Member,and Evaluator, Institutional Evaluation Program, European University Association, (2012 – current).
• Expert Evaluator, FP7 PEOPLE Program, European Commission, (2012 – current).
• Chair, Turkish Prime Ministry 10. Development Plan, Disaster Management Commission (2012).
• Member, Turkish Prime Ministry Earthquake Preparedness Council (2009 – current).