Former Anderson County Commissioner Former Board Member, National Civil Rights Museum Community Rehabilitation Agencies of TN, Board of Directors TAKE ONE (Offender Support Program), Steering Committee Chair Board Member, West Tennessee Mental Health Facility Hardeman County Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Member of the NAACP Mayor's Character First Program, Brownsville Founding Member of the Shaw Singers Rural West Tennessee Caucus Alzheimer's Tennessee Advocate Commission on Aging Advocate Tennessee Association of Broadcasters 2016 Legislator of the Year, TN Forestry Association 2014 Media History Maker- (The Nation's Largest African American Video Oral History Collection)- Recognized for the innovative Programing and Coverage The Provide in Radio and Television 2013 Legislator of the Year, NBCSL, Corporate Roundtable Benjamin Ruffin Award 2012 Tennessee Association of Broadcasters-Distinguished Service Award Southeast association of Area Agencies on Aging-2012 Aging Impact Award 2008 Big Brothers, Big Sisters Appreciation & Service Award 2005 West Tennessee African American Entrepreneurs, C.A. Rawls Bridge Builder Award 2004 William Henry Miles Outstanding Community Service Award 2003 Jackson Affordable Housing's Jo Helen Imani Award 2002 Legislator of the Year, Tennessee Development District Association 2000 West Tennessee Black Business Association Chairman's Award