North Carolina Award for Public Service
Governor/Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Educators’ Hall of Fame
East Carolina University
Two Friends of Education awards
Professional Educators of North Carolina and North Carolina Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
Holderness-Weaver Award - Outstanding public service
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Honorary Alumnus
East Carolina University
Honorary Doctor of Laws degree
Catawba College
I. E. Ready Award
North Carolina Community College System
Jay Robinson Education Leadership Award
Public School Forum of North Carolina
O. B. Michael Award - Outstanding Alumnus
Catawba College
Medallion for Exemplary Lifetime Service
Catawba College
Inaugural North Carolina Citizen of the Year
the Boy Scouts
Power of One Award
North Carolina Communities in Schools
Razor Walker Award - for work in public education
UNC Wilmington
Winner’s Circle Award
North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development – VISIT NC
Order of the Long Leaf Pine
Governors Holshouser, Martin, Easley
George Whitfield Baseball Clinic Hall of Fame
George Whitfield Baseball Clinic