Awards and Recognitions:
2020 Inducted as Fellow of the American Academy of Epidemiology (FACE).
2019 Jim Billups International Social Development Leadership Award “…awarded in recognition of your dedicated service to the ICSD in various capacities, including the editor of the Social DevelopmentIssues, and your guidance to the ICSD, we have decided to confer the award on you during the 21st ICSD international conference organized at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 16 to 19 July 2019…”
2018 Honorable mention “For his generous commitment of time and experience during his service as University of Texas-Arlington Institutional Review Board voting member and alternate; December 2009 – May 2018”
2016 International Consortium for Social Development (Asia-Pacific) Distinguished Senior Scholar Presidential Award.
2016 Sixth Prof. David Cox International Social Work lecture, Sept. 30. University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
2016 Inducted as Fellow of the ROYAL SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (U.K).
2015 Elected to the membership of the American College of Epidemiology
2014 Listed in the Directory of Notable Alumni of Kerala University
2014 Doctoral Student Mentoring Award” “recognizes dedication to mentoring doctoral students, as well as the consistent record of excellence in promoting the professional, personal and academic development ofdoctoral students at the University of Texas at Arlington’
2014 Hind Rattan Award “The award recognizes the contribution (service, research, etc..) of people of Indian origin all over the world. Each year, 30 Non Resident and people with Indian origin, are chosen for the Hind Rattan Award.” Awarded on the Indian Republic Day, 2014. Delhi, India
2009 Mentor Recognition-CSWE: “CSWE Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education Mentor Recognition Program recognizes and honors ‘ those mentors who increased the visibility of women insocial work education and made a difference in their lives…”,
Invited Panelist. Population Association of America (PAA) annual meeting held in New Orlean April 16-19, 2008. Invited to a panel of international experts to provide critical feed back on William and Flora Hewlett Foundation funding initiative for the development of reproductive health and reproductive rights indicators in support of their programming in the reproductive health area
Fellowship award from the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations:Awarded to the “ authors of the most pioneering and consciousness-raising papers for participating in the First Civil Society Development Forum 2007: “A Platform for Development: Countdown to 2015”. 28-30 June 2007, Geneva
Developing Scholars Award. Awarded by the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of North Texas “to recognize faculty members who have distinguished themselves as teachers and scholars as well as good University Citizens”. 1998
Honor Professor Award. Awarded by the Student Association of the University of North Texas, in “recognition of teaching excellence and service to students.” 1996.
Toulouse Scholar Award. Awarded by the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies, University of North Texas, recognizing “the outstanding teaching and scholarly/creative achievements of tenured members of the graduate faculty.” 1996.
Best Article 1996 Award. Awarded for the article “Asian Indian Elderly and Care Giving: Problems and Prospects.” Gupta, Rashmi and Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1996, 24(3): 59-70.
Professing Women Award. Awarded by the University of North Texas Roundtable , November, 1995.
Fullbright Seminar Fellowship. Awardedto attend seminars and conduct research on the demographic aspects of the Korean society for a period of five weeks in South Korea, June 14-July 18, 1994.
Selected Member of a Strategic Planning team from the United States of America to Advise the Government of Saudi Arabia to plan for the “Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz City for Humanitarian Services” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 20 -April 3, 1994.
Third Best Article 1993 Award. Awarded for the article “The Impact of Race on Welfare Receipt,” Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1993, 20(2): 29-35.
Awarded fellowship to attend the ‘Professional Development Program in Gerontology and Geriatrics’ by Texas Consortium of Geriatric Education Centers (Baylor College of Medicine) October, 1991 to September 1992.
Awarded fellowship to attend the Fifth Summer Institute on Aging, sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, Airlie Foundation, Virginia, July 3-13, 1991.