[6][7] She was the first Filipino recipient of the EFL Foreign Educators Program in Georgetown University, Washington, DC awarded by the US State Department in 2010.
Andrew Gonzalez, FSC Distinguished Professorial Chair in Linguistics and Language Education awarded by De La Salle University.
Valentin Marin, OP Professorial Chair in Communication awarded by the University of Santo Tomas.
Madrunio took a BA in English at College of the Holy Spirit Manila in 1982, a MA in English summa cum laude at the University of Santo Tomas in 1997, and a PhD in applied linguistics with distinction at De La Salle University in 2003.
[8] Madrunio has a diploma in TESOL from the SEAMEO Regional Language Centre in Singapore.