Member, Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, Alpha Chapter, The Johns Hopkins University, May 1992
Recipient, Douglas Leather Award, 1992, from the Editors of Health Education Research, Theory and Practice
Honorary Chieftaincy Title, the Atunluse of Idere Town, Oyo State Nigeria, August 1992
Honorary Chieftaincy Title, the Otun Baasegun of Igbo-ora Town, Oyo State Nigeria, May, 1994
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Department of Health Behaviour and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, July 1994
Member, Task Force on Community-Directed Treatment of Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis (1999) and Task Force on Filariasis Intervention Research (2000, 2001), Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization.
Eunice Tyler Practice Award, March 2003, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina; awarded to alumni who have "made a notable impact on public health education."
Award of Merit – for Contributions to the Development of Public Health in Africa. Faculty of Public Health, University of Ibadan, 27th July 2008
American Public Health Association International Health Section. 2015 Gordon-Wyon Award for Community-Oriented Public Health, Epidemiology and Practice.