Hon. Chief Minister of Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant and Hon. Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly Mr. Rajesh Patnekar felicitated the Principal of Dempo Charities Trust’s Dhempe College of Arts & Science, Prof. Vrinda Borker with the state teachers award for excellence in higher education for the year 2020-21 at the ceremony held at Goa University on 20th December 2021.

She has been awarded a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a memento, and a citation. Prof. Vrinda Borker has published several research papers in reputed national and international journals and has also won various awards and fellowships. The state had constituted a committee under the chairmanship of former Goa University (GU) registrar M Sangodkar to select the awardees.