As an undergraduate and graduate nursing faculty and international researcher, Dr. James Montegrico was awarded the Excellence in Teaching by the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing – Gamma Iota Chapter and Faculty Excellence in Internationalization by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte – College of Health and Human Services.
His internationalization initiatives paved the way for him to be elected as a Board of Director and Chairperson of the Department of Research of Nurse Educators and Practitioners (NEPRA) Guild, Inc. He was a plenary speaker at the 4th NEPRA Biennial International Nursing Conference in Zamboanga City, Philippines in 2023 and is currently the Chairperson of the Scientific Committee of the 2024 NEPRA Midyear Conference, which will be held in Baguio City. These efforts earned him to be a member of the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars (UNC Charlotte – Mu Chapter).