On 18 July 2018, Professor Dr. Wipada Kunaviktikul, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University received the 2018 Outstanding Professional Women Leaders in Regional-Government Sector Award from General Anantaporn Kanchanarat, Minister of Social Development and Human Security organized by The Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Associations of Thailand Under The Royal Patronage of H.M. The Queen at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, Bangkok.