Town of Hilton Head Island Awards & Recognition
- Award of Merit: Coligny Beach Park
- Make a Difference Day Award
- State Tourism Award
- SC Accommodations Tax Program Award (1984-85, 1986)
- Government Finance Officers Association Certificate for Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (1986 - 2022)
- Project Excellence Award: Netsim Development Review (1993)
- Institute of Transportation Engineers Outstanding Transportation Achievement Award (1994)
Firefighter Combat Challenge Team Awards - International Firefighter Combat Challenge Team Finalists (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
- American Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award: Xeriscape Interpretive Garden (1995)
- American Society of Landscape Architects Merit Award:The Crossings Park (1995)
- South Carolina Firemen's Association State Combat Challenge Championship (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
- EMS Symposium - named "System of the Year" (1996)
- SC Department of Archives & History: Archives and Records Management Award (1996, 2000)
- SC Department of Natural Resources Stewardship Development Award: Jarvis Creek Park (2000)
- Municipal Association of South Carolina Municipal Achievement Award: Public Safety Category - Defibrillator Award (2000)
- Association of State Floodplain Managers Award: Jarvis Creek Park (2000)
- Municipal Association of South Carolina Municipal Achievement Award: Public Works Category - Jarvis Creek Stormwater Project (2001)
- Fire Rescue Department Accreditation by the Center for Public Safety Excellence (2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2022)
- Silver Palmetto Award: Beach Matting (2002)
- Tree City USA Award (2002 - 2021)
- Small Agency Award for Excellence from the International Public Management Association for Human Resources (2003)
- American Shore & Beach Association Top Restored Beach on the East Coast-America Coastal Coalition (2003)
- Golden Acorn Award for Outstanding Urban and Community Forestry Program (2004)
- Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award (2005 - 2017)
- SC Fire Chief Association Richard S. Campbell Award for Excellence in Public Fire Safety Education (2008)
- Bicycle Friendly Community Silver Level Designation (June 2011)
- Audubon Green Community Award (2011)
- International Association of Fire Chiefs: Heart Safe Community Award (2012)
- South Carolina Fitting Station of the Year Award from SC DHEC for installation of child passenger seats (2013)
- Certified Connected Community (2014)
- American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline EMS Silver Award (2015)
- Bicycle Friendly Community Gold Level Designation (2015, 2019)
- Sustainable Planning Award from Audubon International (2015)
- Municipal Assoication of South Carolina Municipal Achievement Award: Economic Development Category - Shelter Cove Towne Center (2015)
- Certificate of Achievement: ICC Certified (2015)
- National Weather Service's StormReady Designation (2015, 2022)
- Google 2015 eCity of the State of South Carolina Award (2015)
- American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Award for the Mathews Drive – Marshland Road Roundabout Project (2015)
- American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Award (2016, 2017)
- Municipal Assoication of South Carolina Municipal Achievement Award: Communications Category – 2016 Beach Renourishment Project (2017)
- Audubon International's Sustainable Community Designation (December 2017)
- National Weather Service's TsunamiReady Designation (2018, 2022)
- Fire Safe South Carolina Community Award (2019)
- ESRI Special Achievement in GIS Award (July 2020)
- South Carolina chapter of the American Planning Association 2020 Outstanding Planning Project in the Large Urban category for Our Plan: 2020 to 2040 Comprehensive Plan (February 2021)
- Municipal Assoication of South Carolin Municipal Achievement Award: Public Works Category - Rehabilitation of Storm Water Pump Stations (August 2021)
- National Association of Government Web Professionals Pinnacle Awards for excellence in web design and innovation for City/County Small Population Group and Custom Website (September 2021)
- National Association of Government Web Professionals Pinnacle Awards for excellence in web design and innovation for City/County Small Population Group and Custom Website (September 2022)
- South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Award of Excellence for Lowcountry Celebration Park (November 2022)
with the MASC award for Jarvis Creek Park
