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Honors

• Visionary Award, Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2008.
• Dan Sweat Award, Central Atlanta Progress, 2008.
• Georgia Bio Community Award, GaBio - The Life Sciences Partnership, 2008
• Received the Phoenix Award from Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin in recognition of successful efforts at revitalizing downtown Atlanta, 2006
• Atlanta Magazine "One of 45 We Love"
• Outstanding Alumnus, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of California , Berkeley, 2006
• Distinguished Service Award, Atlanta Business League, 2005
• Inducted into the Atlanta Business Hall of Fame, Junior Achievement, 2004.
• Member, College of Fellows, the American Institute of Certified Planners, inducted 2003.
• "100 Most Influential Georgians," Georgia Trend, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. Inducted into the Most Influential Georgians Hall of Fame, 2007. 
• "Land Deal of the Year Award," from the Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2002.
• Named by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as one of six Atlantans who made a difference in 1999.
• "Ivan Allen Jr. Community Service Award," from the Metropolitan Atlanta Crime Commission, October 2000.
• "Community Leadership Award," from the NCCJ, May 1999.
• "Eckstein Summers Award -- Marketing Higher Education," from WSB-TV, February 1999.
• "Atlanta Development Authority Development of the Year Award," 1998.
• "Atlantan on the Move," Award from the 100 Black Men, 1997.
• "Vision Award," Morehouse Research Institute, 1997.
• Member, Blue Key National Honor Society, 1994.
• Honorary Member, Alpha Kappa Psi, Business Fraternity, 1993.
• Member, Phi Beta Delta, Beta Rho Chapter, 1992.
• Honorary Member, Phi Kappa Phi, 1990.
• Honorary Member, Golden Key National Honor Society, 1989.
• Citation for Distinguished Service. Wisconsin Society of Architects/American Institute of Architects, 1989.
• Award from the Future Milwaukee Committee in recognition for the International Cities Design Competition, 1989.
• Honorable Mention Award for the Milwaukee Great Lake Terrace in the Milwaukee Public Policy Forum's 75th Anniversary Shared Governance Awards Program, 1988.
• Urban Design Award for the Milwaukee Great Lake Terrace from Progressive Architecture, 1987.
• Commendation for Outstanding Service to Professional Certification, American Institute of Certified Planners, 1985.
• National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley (1973 to 1975).
• Fellow, Resident Studies Program, Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois, Urbana (September 1973 to June 1974).
• Cited in Who's Who in America, cited in Who's Who in American Education, cited in Emerging Leaders in America, cited in Men of Achievement, cited in Who's Who in the Midwest, cited in Who's Who in Georgia, cited in Who's Who in the South and Southwest.