Two members of staff of the University have been honoured with the Excellent Media Southwest, Nigeria Awards for their outstanding performance in their chosen fields of endeavours. The organisers of the award, Excellent Media Group, is made up of media practitioners that are based in the Southwest geo-political zone of the country in a bid to promoting the culture of excellence in the society.

They are: Dr. Elizabeth Oluwalana, a Senior Extension Fellow and Programme Leader, Gender Issues and Youth Development (GIYD) programme, Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC) and Mr. Kunle Agboola, a Chief Academic Technologist in the Textile and Clothing Unit, Department of Home Science and Management, College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC) of the University.

While Dr. Oluwalana was specifically recognised as the Ogun State Outstanding Personality of the Year 2015, based on her immense contributions in empowering students and graduates in vocational and entrepreneurial skills, as well as value-added herbal production, Mr. Agboola was honoured as the Ogun State Outstanding Technical Instructor of the Year 2015, based on his efforts at developing and imparting technical skills in the area of indigenous African textile technology, with special focus on Adire.