Recipient Public Service award Cobb County Chamber of Commerce., 1968, Fearless Editorial award Georgia Press Association, 1963, Outstanding Alumnus award University Georgia School Journalism, 1994, Distinguished Leader award Tallahassee Area Chamber of Commerce, 1995, meritorious achievement award Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1996, Knight-Ridder excellence award in community service, 1997. Named Young Man of Year, Augusta Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1962, Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame, 2009.
Recipient Public Service award Cobb County Chamber of Commerce., 1968, Fearless Editorial award Georgia Press Association, 1963, Outstanding Alumnus award University Georgia School Journalism, 1994, Distinguished Leader award Tallahassee Area Chamber of Commerce, 1995, meritorious achievement award Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1996, Knight-Ridder excellence award in community service, 1997. Named Young Man of Year, Augusta Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1962, Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame, 2009.