Honorary Regard
The FAA Technical Center in southern New Jersey was renamed to the William J. Hughes Technical Center in his honor. The Bill & Nancy Hughes Performing Arts Center in the Ocean City High School, is named in honor of the community service and local contributions of Congressman Hughes and his wife, Nancy. In Cape May, the beach known as Trenton Beach was renamed in perpetuity as The Congressman William J. Hughes Beach. Additionally, in 1995, the Borough of Penns Grove in Salem County renamed Church Street—the street where Hughes grew up—in his honor.
Hughes was named Congressman of the Year by the National Association of Police Organizations (1986). He is a past recipient of the Book of Golden Deeds Award from the Exchange Club of Ocean City (1975), the Leo Fraser Super Achiever Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (1987), and the Arthur E. Armitage, Sr. Distinguished Alumni Award from Rutgers University (1988). In addition, he has received the following awards:
Brotherhood Award, National Conference of Christians and Jews (1982), President's Award, National District Attorneys Association (1982), Friend of Law Enforcement, National Association of Police Organizations (1984), Freedom Award, Atlantic Coast Independent Distributors Association (1989), American Rivers Award, American Rivers Association (1992), Friend of Music Award, American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (1992), Public Service Commendation, U.S. Coast Guard (1994), Charles Dickens Society Award for Literacy in the Law, National Association of Court Reporters (1994), Legislative Leadership Award, National Association of Chain Drug Stores (1994), Lifetime Achievement Award, Older Women's League (1994), Distinguished Service Award, National Association of Counties (1994), Eagle Award, New Jersey Alliance for Action (1994), Golden Osprey Award, Atlantic Audubon Society (1994), Career Achievement Award, Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity (1994), Commandant's Award for Public Service, U.S. Coast Guard (1998), Judge John F. Gerry Award for Service to the Federal Judiciary (2000), South Jerseyan of the Year, Rutgers-Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs, and Citizen of the Year, American Conference for Diversity (2007).
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