Global Excellence Award
(Conferred by the Global Association for Research and Innovation – GARI)
About the Awards
The Global Excellence Award recognizes individuals whose work demonstrates exceptional achievement, innovation, and lasting impact in their field. Conferred by the Global Association for Research and Innovation (GARI), the award celebrates professionals from around the world who exemplify leadership, creativity, and a commitment to advancing knowledge and society.
This distinction is open across disciplines — from science and technology to business, education, health, the arts, and public service. Each year, a select group of honorees are chosen through a rigorous review process and recognized on the global stage for contributions that inspire progress and set new standards of excellence.
Award Categories
The Global Excellence Award honors distinction across a wide range of disciplines. To reflect the diverse contributions shaping our world, recognition may be conferred in categories such as
Science & Technology
Breakthroughs advancing knowledge, innovation, and application.
Business & Leadership
Outstanding leadership in enterprise, entrepreneurship, and organizational growth.
Health & Public Service
Advancing human well-being, healthcare, and social development.
Arts, Humanities & Education
Creative, cultural, and educational contributions that enrich societies.
Policy, Governance & Social Impact
Initiatives that strengthen institutions, governance, and global communities.
Organizational / Institutional Categories
Recognizing organizations driving cutting-edge solutions and global digital transformation.
Categories may be updated each year based on the range of nominations received.
The Organizers
The award is organized by the Global Association for Research and Innovation (GARI), an international body committed to advancing research, knowledge, and innovation worldwide. GARI brings together scholars, professionals, and leaders across disciplines to foster collaboration and recognize outstanding achievement.
With a network that spans continents, GARI provides a platform for honoring individuals whose contributions extend beyond borders and create a lasting global impact.
Eligibility, Judging Criteria and process
Eligibility Criteria
- Open worldwide to individuals, organizations, and initiatives.
- Candidates must demonstrate a verifiable record of outstanding achievement in their areas of specialization.
- Projects/initiatives must have been implemented or completed within the last 24 months.
- Candidates must provide evidence of national or international recognition of their work, showing that their contributions have set them apart within their field.
- Achievements must demonstrate measurable impact, originality, and innovation that advance knowledge, practice, or societal well-being.
- Nominees must have played a leading or critical role in the success of the achievement.
- Sustained excellence and adherence to professional ethics are required.
- Incomplete or unverifiable nominations will not be considered.
- The Award recognizes exceptional individuals and initiatives whose work distinguishes them at the national, field-specific, and international levels of excellence.
Judging Criteria
Nominees are evaluated on the excellence, originality, and impact of their contributions at the national, field-specific, and international levels. To be considered, candidates must demonstrate outstanding distinction in at least three of the following:
- Groundbreaking achievements that have advanced their field or created lasting solutions.
- Exemplary leadership and influence in organizations, professional communities, or global initiatives.
- Recognition of excellence at national and international levels, through awards, honors, or widespread adoption of their work.
- Commitment to mentorship and capacity building, fostering the next generation of leaders and innovators.
Sustainable contributions with worldwide reach, ensuring enduring positive impact across societies and nations.
This award is reserved for those whose work reflects the highest standards of excellence and has set them apart nationally, in their field, and on the global stage.
Judging & Awards Process
Timeline
of entries will take place from September to October.
Judging Panel
International judges will be recruited across academia, industry, and civil society. Chairs of the Judging Committees will invite senior-level experts and past award honorees to serve. Additional judges may apply through the official website. Judges are approved based on their field expertise, professional distinction, and international standing.
Evaluation Method
Each eligible entry will be reviewed independently by no fewer than three (3) qualified judges, using a blind evaluation system. Ratings will be assigned on a standardized scale (1–10) against the published criteria: excellence, originality, impact, leadership, recognition, mentorship, and sustainability.
Scoring & Designations
- Entries with an average score of 8.5 or higher will be shortlisted as potential award recipients.
- The highest-scoring entry in each category will be designated as the Gold Award winner.
- Entries scoring 8.0–8.49 will receive a Silver Award, while those scoring 7.5–7.99 will be recognized with a Bronze Award.
Oversight & Integrity
The panel of judges oversees the process to ensure fairness, transparency, and alignment with national and international standards of excellence. The veracity of claims may be audited, and entries containing false or unverifiable information will be disqualified.
Announcement & Recognition
Final honorees will be confirmed by consensus and announced globally through official channels. Winners will receive digital and physical recognition materials and may be profiled in international publications. Award winners will also have their entries published on the official website (with the option to redact sensitive information).
🏆 Award Recognition
All award recipients will receive an official certificate and a digital recognition plaque at no cost.
Attendance at the award ceremony is optional and complimentary for all honorees.
Recipients who wish to receive a physical commemorative plaque may request one. The organization will handle production and delivery, while the recipient is responsible only for the production and shipping costs, which will be communicated at the time of request.
Certificate
Plaque
Advisory Board & Judging Panel
International Advisory Board
The Advisory Board comprises distinguished experts and leaders who may be consulted for strategic guidance and high-level counsel when needed. Their integrity, international credibility, and professional stature reinforce the Award’s reputation and contribute to its standing as a distinguished global honor.
Name: Professor Marlyse Baptista
Position/Institution: President’s Distinguished Professor at University of Pennsylvania
Professional Footprint: Africa, Europe & North America
Advisory Focus: Arts, Humanities & Education
Name: Narendra Babu Atmakuri
Position/Institution: Director at Panasonic Avionics
Professional Footprint: Asia / North America
Advisory Focus: Science & Technology, Business & Leadership & organization / institution
Name: Marta Galindo
Position/Institution: Academic Professional at Georgia State University
Professional Footprint: Europe / North America
Advisory Focus: Arts, Humanities & Education.
Name: Kingsley Chiwuike Ukaoha
Position/Institution: Professor and Dean at Wigwe University
Professional Footprint: Africa / Asia
Advisory Focus: Science & Technology, Innovation & Technology (Org) & Education & Research (Org).
Name: Professor Donald Dyer
Position/Institution: Distinguished Professor at University of Mississippi
Professional Footprint: North America, Europe & Asia
Advisory Focus: Arts, Humanities & Education
Name: Dr. Ashish Dibouliya
Position/Institution: Managing Director at Webster Bank USA
Professional Footprint: Asia / North America
Advisory Focus: Business & Leadership, Policy, Governance & Social Impact.
Name: Benjamin Asamoah
Position/Institution: Chief Executive Officer at Data Control Limited
Professional Footprint: Africa / North America
Advisory Focus: Business & leadership; Organization / Institution
Name: Packiaraj Kasi Rajan
Position/Institution: Director of Mobile Technology at A&E Global Media
Professional Footprint: Asia / North America
Advisory Focus: Science & Technology & Business & Leadership
Name: Adeoye Makinde
Position/Institution: Engineering Manager at Arcade Integrated Services
Professional Footprint: Africa / North America
Advisory Focus: Science & Technology, Business & Leadership; Sustainability & Environment (Org/Company)
Name: Natarajan Ravikumar
Position/Institution: Principal Program Manager at Honey well International, Inc.
Professional Footprint: Asia / North America
Advisory Focus: Science & Technology & Business & Leadership.
Name: Blessing Unwana Umoh
Position/Institution: Pathways Operations Manager at Amazon
Professional Footprint: Africa / North America
Advisory Focus: Business & Leadership, Data/AI Ethics & Digital Governance
Name: Baradwaj Bandi Sudakara
Position/Institution: Senior Software Engineer at Ascension Health
Professional Footprint: Asia / North America
Advisory Focus: Health & Public Service
Name: Jothimani Kanthan
Position/Institution: Principal Engineer at Intuit Inc.
Professional Footprint: Asia / North America
Advisory Focus: Science & Technology, Innovation & Technology (Org) & Education & Research (Org)
Name: Balasubramanian Rengasamy
Position/Institution: Lead Solutions Architect at Humana
Professional Footprint: Asia/N. America
Advisory Focus: Science & Technology; Health & Public Service
Name: Dazok Donald Jambol
Position/Institution: Drilling and Workover Advisor at Aramco
Professional Footprint: Asia / Africa
Advisory Focus: Science & Technology
Name: Jay Bharat Mehta
Position/Institution: Senior Software Engineer at Snowflake Inc. | Formerly Apple, Guidewire, and Wells Fargo
Professional Footprint: North America & Asia
Advisory Focus: Science & technology, and Innovation & Technology (Org)
Name: Adepeju Deborah Bello
Position/Institution: Cybersecurity and Financial Crime Prevention Specialist at Barclays UK
Professional Footprint: Africa, Europe & South America
Advisory Focus: Science & technology and Innovation & Technology (Org)
Name: Suhasan C. Dillibatcha
Position/Institution: Senior Product Manager, Samsung Electronics America
Professional Footprint: Asia & North America
Advisory Focus: Science & technology; Business & Leadership; Innovation & Technology (Org)
Judging Panel
The Judging Panel plays a central and decisive role in the evaluation of nominations. Members are appointed annually based on their professional standing, expertise, and international reputation. The panel reflects a balance of academia, industry, and policy leadership drawn from multiple continents.
Judges are entrusted with ensuring fairness, transparency, and excellence throughout the process. To maintain integrity, panelists must recuse themselves from reviewing any nomination where a conflict of interest exists. Their independent assessments uphold the Award’s global credibility and reinforce its status as a distinguished international honor.
Judging Process
1
Screening of Entries
Submissions are reviewed for eligibility and completeness. Only entries meeting the official requirements advance to the next stage.
2
Independent Evaluation
Each eligible nomination is assessed by multiple judges drawn from national and international experts across academia, industry, and policy. Reviews are conducted through a blind evaluation system to eliminate bias.
3
Panel Deliberation
Judges convene to deliberate on shortlisted nominees, applying the official selection criteria (original contributions, leadership, global recognition, mentorship, and sustainability). Scores and assessments are compared to ensure consistency.
4
Final Decision & Announcement
Honorees are confirmed through consensus and announced publicly via the GARI website, global press releases, and official recognition channels.
2025 Judging Panel
Science & Technology
Name: Maryna Bautina
Position/Institution: Senior AI Consultant, SoftServe
Professional Footprint: Poland and Ukraine
Name: Adedotun Okeowo Ademowo
Position/Institution: Researcher &Technical Product Manage, Bowie State University
Professional Footprint: UAE, UK and USA
Name: Ayodeji Ajibade
Position/Institution: Cyber Auditor, Barclays UK
Professional Footprint: United Kingdom
Name: Ogochukwu Susan Ndibe
Position/Institution: Cybersecurity/ IT Analyst, Match4Action
Professional Footprint: United States
Name: Divine Iloh
Position/Institution: Senior Data Analyst Walmart
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & US
Name: Oluwabukola Tiamiyu
Position/Institution: Finance and compliance Analyst, Hackhemist
Professional Footprint: United States
Name: Jothimani Kanthan
Position/Institution: Principal Engineer, Intuit Inc.
Professional Footprint: India & USA
Name: Dazok Donald Jambol
Position/Institution: Drilling & Workover Advisor, Saudi Aramco
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & Saudi Arabia
Name: Abhijit Joshi
Position/Institution: Supply Chain Transformation Specialist, Deloitte Consulting.
Professional Footprint: India, United States, Canada
Name: Balasubramanian Rengasamy
Position/Institution: Lead Solutions Architect, Humana Inc.
Professional Footprint: India & USA
Name: Adeoye Makinde
Position/Institution: Engineering Manager, Arcade Integrated Services (USA)
Professional Footprint: Africa & North America
Name: Ravi Kiran Puvvada
Position/Institution: SAP Application Architect, Averon Solutions Inc.
Professional Footprint: India, South Africa & USA
Name: Tejendra Patel
Position/Institution: Senior Software Engineer, Snapchat
Professional Footprint: India & USA
Name: Vijayalakshmi Natarajan
Position/Institution: Principal Data Consultant, Life Sciences Industry
Professional Footprint: India, USA & Europe
Name: Adepeju Deborah Bello
Position/Institution: PhD Candidate, De Montfort University; IT Security & Fraud Researcher
Professional Footprint: UK & Nigeria
Name: Benjamin Asamoah
Position/Institution: CEO, DataControl Limited
Professional Footprint: Ghana & USA
Name: Natarajan Ravikumar
Position/Institution: Principal Program Manager, Honeywell International
Professional Footprint: India & USA
Name: Packiaraj Kasi Rajan
Position/Institution: Director of Mobile Technology, A&E Global Media
Professional Footprint: India & USA
Name: Suhasan C. Dillibatcha
Position/Institution: Global Product Manager, The Product Lounge (Seattle)
Professional Footprint: India, USA & South Africa
Name: Dhruvesh Talati
Position/Institution: Senior Software Engineer, Ally Bank
Professional Footprint: India & USA
Name: Emmanuel C. Ahaiwe
Position/Institution: Lead DevOps Engineer
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & UK
Name: Godwin Okwara
Position/Institution: Data Scientist, Georgia State University / Fintech Sector
Professional Footprint: Nigeria, Bahrain & USA
Name: Hanumantha Bodapati
Position/Institution: Platforms Architect, Republic Finance
Professional Footprint: India & USA
Name: Mohit Gupta
Position/Institution: Staff GPU Performance Engineer, Intel Corporation
Professional Footprint: India & USA
Name: : Feyisayo Ogunyemi Michael
Position/Institution: Cabon Accountant | Sustainability & Energy Researcher, Eastern Illinois University
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & United State
Business & Leadership
Name: Udit Joshi
Position/Institution: Senior Product Manager, Google
Professional Footprint: United States, India
Name: Gloria Nwachukwu
Position/Institution: Business Systems Analyst, Office of New York State Comptroller
Professional Footprint: United States, Nigeria
Name: Edward James Isoghie
Position/Institution: Research Fellow, University of Louisville
Professional Footprint: United States, Nigeria
Name: Dr. Ashish Dibouliya
Position/Institution: Managing Director, Webster Bank USA
Professional Footprint: India & USA
Name: Blessing Unwana Umoh
Position/Institution: Pathways Operations Manager, Amazon
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & USA
Name: Maida Asata
Position/Institution: Senior Manager, Ibom Air
Professional Footprint: Nigeria
Name: Adeoye Makinde
Position/Institution: Engineering Manager, Arcade Integrated Services (USA)
Professional Footprint: Africa & North America
Name: Rajender Chilukala
Position/Institution: Associate Vice President, U.S. Bank
Professional Footprint: India & USA
Name: Tawakalit Ibiyeye
Position/Institution: Senior Internal Auditor (Compliance), State of Illinois
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & USA
Name: Motunrayo Adebayo
Position/Institution: Privacy Analyst, CHFA (USA)
Professional Footprint: USA & Africa
Name: Obianuju Diru
Position/Institution: Business Systems Analyst, Bank of America Toronto
Professional Footprint: Canada & Africa
Health & Public Service
Name: Bolade Onafuye
Position/Institution: Health Informatics Specialist, MTSU
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & USA
Name: Ashok Kumar Dubey
Position/Institution: Scientist II, Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing North America
Professional Footprint: Nepal & USA
Name: Adashi Margaret Odama
Position/Institution: Researcher, Washington University in St. Louis
Professional Footprint: USA & Africa
Name: Oluchi Aneke
Position/Institution: Researcher, Georgia State University
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & USA
Name: Dr Anant Ram
Position/Institution: Research Advisor, Higher Education Accreditation and Research Promotion (HEARP)
Professional Footprint: India
Arts, Humanities & Education
Name: Professor Kingsley Chiwuike Ukaoha
Position/Institution: Dean, Wigwe University
Professional Footprint: Nigeria
Name: Marta Galindo
Position/Institution: Academic Professional, Georgia State University
Professional Footprint: Spain & USA
Name: Thompson Odion Igunma
Position/Institution: Researcher, University of Florida
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & USA
Name: Sharon Ndubuisi
Position/Institution: Researcher, Florida State University
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & USA
Name: Faustina Baah
Position/Institution: Assistant Professor, Western New Mexico University
Professional Footprint: Ghana & USA
Name: Omolola Dorcas Atanda
Position/Institution: PhD (Statistics), Faculty Researcher & Unit Coordinator
Professional Footprint: Nigeria, Turkey & USA
Name: Oluchi Aneke
Position/Institution: Researcher, Georgia State University
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & USA
Name: Chioma Onuchukwu
Position/Institution: Founder, The IP Institute
Professional Footprint: United States
Name: Dr Anant Ram
Position/Institution: Research Advisor, Higher Education Accreditation and Research Promotion (HEARP)
Professional Footprint: India
Policy, Governance & Social Impact
Name: Adepeju Deborah Bello
Position/Institution: Researcher, De Montfort University; IT Security & Fraud Research Specialist
Professional Footprint: UK & Nigeria
Name: Ehigie Dare Eriel
Position/Institution: Research Scholar & CEO, Deeconsults; State University of New York
Professional Footprint: Nigeria, UK & USA
Name: Joy Ladegbaye
Position/Institution: Fraud Analyst, Barclays UK
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & UK
Name: Augustine Temienor
Position/Institution: Lead User Researcher, UK Ministry of Defence
Professional Footprint: United Kingdom
Name: Oluwakemi Temitope Olayinka
Position/Institution: Technical Product Manager, Cubeseed / IEEE Member
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & USA
Name: Oluwabukola Tiamiyu
Position/Institution: Finance and compliance Analyst, Hackhemist
Professional Footprint: United States
Name: Ogochukwu Susan Ndibe
Position/Institution: Cybersecurity/ IT Analyst, Match4Action
Professional Footprint: United States
Name: Amidu Kalokoh
Position/Institution: Researcher Scholar, Virginia Commonwealth University
Professional Footprint: United States, Sierra Leone
Name: Gloria Nwachukwu
Position/Institution: Business Systems Analyst, Office of New York State Comptroller
Professional Footprint: United States, Nigeria
Organizational / Institutional
Name: Professor Kingsley Chiwuike Ukaoha
Position/Institution: Dean, Wigwe University
Professional Footprint: Nigeria
Name: Vijayalakshmi Natarajan
Position/Institution: Principal Data Consultant (Life Sciences Industry)
Professional Footprint: India, USA & Europe
Name: Suhasan C. Dillibatcha
Position/Institution: Global Product Manager, The Product Lounge (Seattle)
Professional Footprint: India, USA & South Africa
Name: Obianuju Diru
Position/Institution: Business Systems Analyst, Bank of America Toronto
Professional Footprint: Canada & Africa
Name: Sharon Ndubuisi
Position/Institution: Researcher, Florida State University
Professional Footprint: Nigeria & USA
Name: Maryna Bautina
Position/Institution: Senior AI Consultant, SoftServe
Professional Footprint: Poland and Ukraine
Name: Dr Anant Ram
Position/Institution: Research Advisor, Higher Education Accreditation and Research Promotion (HEARP)
Professional Footprint: India
Name: Udit Joshi
Position/Institution: Senior Product Manager, Google
Professional Footprint: United States, India
Name: Oluwabukola Tiamiyu
Position/Institution: Finance and compliance Analyst, Hackhemist
Professional Footprint: United States
Name: Ogochukwu Susan Ndibe
Position/Institution: Cybersecurity/ IT Analyst,Match4Action
Professional Footprint: United States
Name: Amidu Kalokoh
Position/Institution: Researcher Scholar, Virginia Commonwealth University
Professional Footprint: United States, Sierra Leone
Award Announcements
Award recipients will be announced on December 15, 2025.
Event Updates
The award ceremony is scheduled to take place at Springdale Station, 979 Springdale Rd, Austin, TX, United States.
Sponsorship
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