Career
In 1999 Padolina received the Most Distinguished Alumna Award given by the UP Alumni Engineers. Padolina is a member of the Advisory Group of the National Health Promotion Committee, and was on the executive board of the Asian Association of Open Universities from 1998 to 2001. She was appointed as the university's president and chief academic officer in September 2006, replacing the retiring . She led the university's centennial in 2007.References
People from Ilocos Sur Living people Filipino educators 1946 births University of the Philippines alumni Ilocano people Women heads of universities and colleges Presidents of universities and colleges in the Philippines Filipino women academics Filipino academic administrators {{academic-administrator-stub