1981 – Honorary Citizenship of Atlanta, Mayor Maynard Jackson
1988 – Distinguished Service Award – City of Detroit
1988 – Spirit of Detroit Award – City Council of Detroit
1988 – Personal letter of recognition – Detroit Mayor Coleman Young
1990 – Distinguished Leadership Award – United Negro College Fund
1991 – Featured on the cover of Knight Ridder’s Annual Report with the theme, “Working Smarter in Tough Times”
1992 – City of St. Paul Proclamation recognition – St. Paul Mayor James Scheibel
1994 – Marketing Excellence Award – St. Paul Pioneer Press
1995 – Knight Ridder Excellence Award – Knight Ridder Newspapers Inc.
1995 – City of St. Paul Proclamation recognition – St.Paul Mayor Norm Coleman
1995 – Proclamation Recognition – Minnesota State Attorney General, Hubert H. Humphrey III
1996 – Knight Ridder Newspaper in Education Award – Knight Ridder Newspapers Inc.
1998 – Bravo Award Recipient – St. Paul Chamber of Commerce
1999 – Friend of Education Award – Mn. Assoc. for Supervision & Curriculum Developments
BOARD AFFILIATIONS
1994 – 2000 Board Chair of Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis Minnesota
1997 – 1999 Hallie Q. Brown Community Center Board Member, St. Paul Minnesota
2001 – 2003 Minnesota State College and University System Chancellor’s Advisory Board member
2007 – 2011 Ellison Center for Community Enrichment
2009 – 2011 San Antonio Dance Alliance
2011 – 2012 San Antonio Rotary
2018 – 2024 San Antonio Musicians Union
2017 – Present America Federation Of Musicians Local 23
Rene Ford Performance Artist 