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