Civic Awards & Recognition
Current Boards
2010   National Basketball Retired Players Association, Board President
2009   Polk County Leadership Committee, Board Member
2009   Polk State College Foundation, Board Member

Past Boards
2007-2009   H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Board Member
2002-2008   Winter Haven Hospital, Board Member
1988-1994   Polk Community College Foundation, Board Member
1988-1990   Haines City Chamber of Commerce, Board Member
1997    Gulf Ridge Council’s Friends of Scouting Campaign, Board Chair
Boys & Girls Club of Winter Haven, Board Member
Central Florida Development Council, Board Member
First Union Bank [now named Wachovia], Haines City, Advisory Board Member
Judicial Nominating Committee, 12th District of Southern Florida, Board Member
Kentucky Fried Chicken Minority Franchise Association, one of the Founding Members and Past Board President
Kentucky Wesleyan College, Board Member
Polk Education Foundation, Board Member
Polk Museum of Art, Board Member
United Way of Polk County, Board Member

Volunteerism
2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Fall National Championship Festival, Honorary Co-chair
2009   Celebrity Dancing, Tampa Bay, Celebrity Dancer
2009   Kentucky Wesleyan College Commencement Speaker, Class of 2009
2008-2009   Leadership Polk, Class II, Student of the Leadership Class
2008   100 Black Men of America, Tampa Chapter, Member
2005 Polk County Sports Marketing, Hall of Fame Selection Committee
2004   The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Winter Haven Chapter, Honorable Life Member
2003   Auburndale Chamber of Commerce, Committee Member
2002   East Polk Committee of 100, Committee Member
1990-1991 Denison Junior High School Girls and Boys Basketball Team, Coach
1988    City of Winter Haven, Human Relations Committee Member
1988 Winter Haven Youth Basketball Team, Coach
1986-1993 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Polk County Basketball Team, Coach
1986    Winter Haven and Haines City Community, Advisory Panel
City of Winter Haven Basketball Committee, Member
Free Enterprise Speaker: Auburndale, Winter Haven and Haines City Chambers of Commerce
Motivational Speaker for Polk County Public School District Students and Polk County Community Events
Ridge Vo-Tech Center, Winter Haven, Advisory Council Member
Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce, Breakfast Chairman
Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce, Committee Member

Community Awards
2009   Sigma Alpha Mu Alumni, Beta Mega Chapter, Service Award
2008   100 Black Men of America, National Award Winner
2004 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Winter Haven Branch Education Committee, Excellence in Service Award
2001 City of Winter Haven, Community Service Award
2000 Smoke Town Presbyterian Community Center, Hall of Fame Inductee
1999 Polk County Public School District, Florida School to Work Zone Award
1984, 1999    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Winter Haven Branch, President’s Award
1999   Omega Psi Phi, Polk County Chapter, Citizen of the Year Award
1989, 1995   Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Polk County Chapter, Citizen of the Year Award
1993    Pro-Am Hall of Fame Inductee, Basketball
1988   City of Winter Haven, Community Service Proclamation
1988     Haines City Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award
1975    Kentucky Derby Festival Award
1975    Key to the City of Louisville, Ky., Presented by the City of Louisville
1975    Ambassador of Good Will, Louisville, Ky., Presented by the City of Louisville
1970    Key to the City, Denver, Colo., Presented by the City of Denver

Recognitions
2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II 2010 Winter Games, Louisville, Ky., Elected Honorary Co-Chair
2005    Kentucky Wesleyan College, Alumni Hall of Fame
2005 Kentucky Wesleyan College, Distinguished Alumni Award
1993 Kentucky Wesleyan College, Outstanding Alumnus Award
1987 Louisville Male High School, Alumni Association Hall of Fame
1985    Smoke Town Hall of Fame, Induction
1976 Kentucky Derby Festival Award, Coaching
1976    “Outstanding Young Men of America” Success in Business Section
1968, 1969 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II, All-American Basketball
1968   U.S.A. National Olympic Team Tryouts
1966, 1968, 1969 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Finals, Winner
1969   Kentucky Wesleyan College, Oak and Ivory Honor Society
1969   Kentucky Wesleyan College, King of Homecoming Activities
1969   National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Finals, Most Valuable Player, Basketball
1969   Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, Polk County Chapter, Athlete of the Year
1965, 1969    Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels