PRIZES AND AWARDS (FOR HIS ACTIVITY AS A HISTORIAN):
- Awards for scientific research given by the National Historical Sciences Society and the History Institute of the Romanian Academy
- 2001 | The “Nicolae Iorga” Award for historical research – given by the “Nicolae Iorga” Institute of the Romanian Academy;
- 2002 | The “Constantin C. Giurescu” Award for historical research;
- 2003 | The “Alexandru D Xenopol” Award for historical research;
- 2004 | Recipient of the “Blessed Paisie Velicicovschi” Order, second degree, awarded by the Metropolitan Church of Chisinau and of Moldova, for defending the Orthodox faith and helping students from Bessarabia.
PRIZES AND AWARDS (FOR HIS ACTIVITY AS A POLITICIAN):
- 1997 | The “Gorj citizen of the Year” Award | Gorj County Council
- 1998 | The “Gorj citizen of the Year” Award
- 1998 | The “Honorary Chairman” title | “Cult of Heroes” Association
- 2000 | Honorary Degree for exceptional contribution to culture
- Honorary citizen of Gorj County
- Honorary citizen of the city of Motru and of communes such as Hurezani, Balteni, Vladimiri, Cilnic, Băleşti, Padeş, Balesti, Leleşti, Albena, Runcu, etc.
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS
- Honorary Chairman of the Gorj Branch of the National Society of Historical Sciences
- Honorary Chairman of the Association of Primary Teachers of Gorj
- Honorary member of the Mihai Eminescu Academic Society – Floresti, Gorj
- Board member of the National Society of Historical Sciences
- Founding Member of the National Institute of Romance Studies, Bucharest
- Founding member of the League of Romanians Everywhere
- Member of the Romanian-American Academy, ARA – Montreal, Canada
- Founding Member of the Fobac Institute
- President of the Pompiliu Marcea Foundation, Tg-Jiu
- President of the “Historical and Scenic Gorj” Foundation
- 1996-2004 | Member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities attached to the Council of Europe – France, Strasbourg
- Director of the “Rhabon” magazine – magazine of the Gorj branch of the National Society of Historical Sciences
- 2003 | Honorary President of the 28th Congress of the Romanian-American Academy, held at the Constantin Brancusi University, Targu Jiu
INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
1992 | “Possibilities and certainties of the unification process. Meeting with parliamentary participation “- Chisinau, Moldova
1993 | “The Waldorf education, a reality of the Romanian education” – Frankfurt, Germany
1993 | “The Education Act – a framework for the restructuring of Romanian education” – Boston, USA
1994 | “Issues related to youth and their social integration “- Budapest, Hungary
1997 | “Conduct of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities. Discussion and approval of the Charter of Local and Regional Authorities in Europe “- Strasbourg, France
1997 | “Civil rights and citizenship” – Paris, France
1997 | “Refresher courses in local government” – Copenhagen, Denmark | Helsinki, Finland | Sinaia, Romania | Greece
1998 | “Society computerisation in local and regional areas of Europe” – symposium held by the Council of Europe – Helsinki, Finland
1998 | Schedule of the intergovernmental consultative conference on the draft of the “Projet de convention européen du paysage” European Convention – Florence, Italy
1998 | Regional Conference of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, Israel;
1999 | “Euro-regions and regional development. Meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities attached to the Council of Europe – Timisoara, Romania
2000 | “Disadvantaged areas in Gorj – opportunities for foreign investors” – Tokyo, Japan | Seoul, South Korea | Singapore, China
2003 | 28th Congress of the Romanian-American Academy held at the “Constantin Brancusi” University – Tg-Jiu, Gorj County.
2004 | 29th Congress of the Romanian-American Academy held in Bochum, Germany
2005 | 30th Congress of the Romanian-American Academy of Montreal-Canada, held in Chisinau, Moldova
