He became a member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1967, and was elected its president in 1967 through 1975.
Έγινε μέλος της Μακεδονικής Ακαδημίας Επιστημών και Τεχνών το 1967 και εξελέγη πρόεδρος το 1967 έως το 1975.