Honorary Awards

Following an intensive nomination process, Boaz Chepsergon Komen was recognized at the AAQS General Assembly Meeting in October 2020 as the first-ever recipient of this prestigious award. He completed a first class Honours Degree in Quantity Surveying at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in 2019.

Mr Komen has overcome the challenges of being born in humble conditions in Baringo County, and excelled in his early studies, securing admission to the prestigious Alliance High School – he appropriately describes this as a “wonderful opportunity”, using this to gain entry to university in 2016. Throughout his university course, he consistently achieved exceptional results, far in excess of average class marks. However, in addition to academic excellence, nominees for this award are required to demonstrate personal qualities which typically include active involvement in extramural activities, significant contributions to community, a sense of social responsibility, and leadership experience, all of which promise to positively contribute to the quantity surveying profession in their future careers.

 The winner impressed the selection panels with both the breadth and depth of his performance in all categories – no mean achievement for a 23 year old. The nomination submissions of the Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (IQSK) included numerous testimonials describing him as a young man of impeccable character and admirable community spirit.  

 Since graduation, Mr Komen has been employed as an assistant quantity surveyor by the contracting organisation Efil Enterprises Ltd. Due to travel restrictions related to the Covid 19 pandemic, the AAQS was unable to make the official award to Mr Komen personally – an event which will take place once circumstances permit.

Following a continental-wide process amongst all AAQS National bodies Mr Ayodele Faleye was announced at the AAQS General Assembly Meeting in October 2020 as the first-ever recipient of this significant award. In an effort to promote the industry to young professionals, the AAQS recognizes the contribution Young Quantity Surveyors make to the industry and the future of the profession. This category is only open to registered professional quantity surveyors / members of AAQS Institutional Member organisations under 35 years of age

The list of requirements to be met by potential awardees is substantial. These include extraordinary achievements in their scholarly pursuits, the pursuit of post tertiary education knowledge gathering, notable contributions to sustainable (social, economic and environmental) development, involvement in community activities and recognisable social upliftment, and, most importantly, the demonstration of leadership ability and his or her contribution to building the image of their employer organization(s) and the quantity surveying profession in general

 Mr Faleye, who lives in Abuja, has a BSc (Hons) (Quantity Surveying) degree, as well as having been noted for particularly excellent achievements in successfully gaining a Masters Degree in Project Management. In addition to meeting all the criteria for this award, the recipient is particularly prominent in his activities within the formal quantity surveying professional structures (most notably the NIQS that nominated him for this award), in aggressively mobilising the furtherance of new young talent in many fields of the QS profession.

 We look forward to continued involvement of this high achiever as he progresses further within his chosen career path.