Dr. Virgilio Julius P. Manzano, Jr.
8th University President
2025 FEBRUARY 25 - PRESENT
Awards
2020 Lingkod Bayan Award by the Civil Service Commission. As research project leader, she steered various research projects on bioethanol, funded by external agencies.
2023 Philippine Resilience Awards for Women - Awarded due to her impactful contributions and transformative leadership, particularly in the realms of climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and resilience building.
2019 William D. Dar Research Leadership Award bestowed by the Philippine Association of Research Managers, Inc. (PHILARM). She emerged victorious because of her commendable and vital contributions as an administrator, academician, scientist, and a pioneering bioenergy researcher.
National Winner Internationalization Leadership Award at the 1st ASEAN Philippine Higher Education International Champions of Nation-Building and Sustainability (ICONS)
2021 Outstanding Science Administrator Award - the Dioscoro L. Umali Medal - from the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHIL)
Laoag City’s 55 Inspiring
Heroes: Rays of Sunshine in the Time of Pandemic - The City Government of Laoag bestowed
the award to Dr. Agrupis "for her generosity of resources, selfless service, volunteering spirit, and
remarkable compassion for others during the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby becoming a most worthy example
& inspiration to Laoageños
