Hugh Mc Coll - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

McColl entered the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame in 1990, in 1997 he was voted Tarheel of the Year, in 2005 he entered the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame, and in 2007, entered the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame. McColl was named “Family Champion” by Working Mother Magazine (1993), he earned the Pioneer Award from the Organization for a New Equality (1996) and won the Applause Award from Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (2001). In 2005, McColl won the Echo Foundation Award Against Indifference, founded in 1997 to carry the message of Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel — a call to action for human dignity, justice and moral courage. In 2008, McColl was named South Texan of the Year, and in 2009, McColl received the North Carolina Award for public service.