On 24 November 2018, a Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) senior lecturer who is also a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, Ts. Dr. Rozzeta Dolah CEng received a Tokoh Perdana 2018 award from Education Malaysia Washington, D.C.. The award is given during the Perdana Scholar Awards (PSA 2018) event at the Embassy of Malaysia Washington, D.C. in the United States of America. PSA 2018 is an event which aims to identify and award Malaysian scholars who have excelled in their: Academic, Leadership, Sports/ Inventions/ Research and best Malaysian Student Association. Perdana Scholar Awards is an award ceremony initiated by Prime Minister of Malaysia since 2014. The Anugerah Tokoh Perdana honors a scholar who has attained the highest overall level of achievement.
Tokoh Perdana 2018 award given by the Malaysia Embassy Charge D’Affaires, Y.Brs. Pn. Murni Abdul Hamid