Awards to his credit are listed below:

  • 1990 Hotelier of the Year, State of Tennessee

Esquire Magazine

  • 1995 Top 25 New Restaurant in the U.S., Hermitage Suite Hotel, Nashville, TN

Torchbearer: Named one of the TOP 25 Hotels in the World by Intercontinental Hotels Group

  • 2016, Holiday Inn Airport @ Town Center, Fort Myers, FL
  • 2012, Holiday Inn Airport @ Town Center, Fort Myers, FL
  • 1994, Holiday Inn Select, Fort Myers, FL
  • 1993, Holiday Inn Select, Fort Myers, FL
  • 1990, Holiday Inn, Hattiesburg, MS
  • 1989, Holiday Inn Select, Fort Myers, FL
  • 1987, Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge, TN
  • 1985, Holiday Inn Select, World’s Fair, Knoxville, TN

Quality Excellence: Top 10% in the Intercontinental Hotels Group:

  • 2011, Holiday Inn Airport @ Town Center, Ft. Myers FL
  • 1997, Holiday Inn, Roanoke Airport, VA
  • 1993, 1994, 1995, Holiday Inn, Newport, TN
  • 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, Holiday Inn Select, Peachtree Corners, Atlanta, GA
  • 1990, Holiday Inn, Hattiesburg, MS
  • 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, Holiday Inn Select, Fort Myers, FL
  • 1989, Holiday Inn Select, World’s Fair, Knoxville, TN
  • 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, Holiday Inn, Pigeon Forge, TN
  • 1986, Holiday Inn, Decatur, AL
  • 1986, 1989, Holiday Inn, St. Peters/St. Charles, MO
  • 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, Holiday Inn, Cookeville, TN

Development/Newcomer/Modernization Awards by Intercontinental Hotels Group:

  • 2010, Holiday Inn Airport @ Town Center, Ft. Myers FL
  • 1997, Holiday Inn, Roanoke, VA
  • 1989, Holiday Inn, Hattiesburg, MS
  • 1988, Holiday Inn Select, Fort Myers, FL
  • 1983, Holiday Inn Select, World’s Fair, Knoxville, TN

AAA Four Diamond Designations:

  • 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, Garden Plaza Hotel, Oak Ridge, TN

Lodging Top 400 Performer Designation:

  • 1993, Hilton Hotel Airport, Knoxville, TN
  • 1993, Holiday Inn, Kingston, NY
  • 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, Holiday Inn Select, Fort Myers, FL