dussán was one of the founders and a charter member of the academy of sciences of the third world, created in 1983 to promote scholarship and stimulus to develop scientific study. she also led the drive to create the academy of women scientists of the third world. in 1984, she was recognized by the colombian congress of anthropology with meritorious honor, grade iii. that same year, she became a coordinator at the institute of colombian culture, in the cultural communications division and then in 1988, coordinated institutional relations for the colombian academy of exact, physical and natural sciences through 1989. in 1993, dussán was awarded the honor of cultural merit from the mayor of bogotá, in 1998 she elected as an officer of the order of democracy of the republic of colombia by the legislature, and in 2001 was recognized with the honor of scientific woman of success. the ministry of culture in conjunction with the colombian academy of exact, physical and natural sciences bestowed upon her the lifetime achievement prize for her scientific body of work in 2002. she occupied chair 15 of the colombian academy of exact, physical and natural sciences until 2008, when she was granted the status honorary academic. during her tenure, she was the only anthropologist to be a member of the organization. in 2010, the french government honored her as an officer of the ordre des arts et des lettres.