- 1976Member, Tau Sigma Delta (Honor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts) Clemson University
- 1976American Institute of Architects (National) School Award Clemson University
- 1980Honor Award, South Atlantic Region AIA, Lenoir County Courthouse (JP)
- 1984Honor Award, North Carolina AIA, Lenoir County Courthouse (JP)
- 1984Honor Award, South Atlantic Region AIA, One Coltsgate Place (JP)
- 1988Honor Award, AIA Charlotte, Engineering Graduate Research Center (OAI)
- 1989Honor Award, AIA Charlotte, Brooks Hall Rotunda Renovation (OAI)
- 1992Honor Award, AIA Charlotte, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Burns Institute (OAI)
- 1992Design Award, AIA / Modern Healthcare, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Burns Institute (OAI)
- 1993Citation, AIA Health Facilities Review 1992-1993, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Burns Institute (OAI)
- 1994Honorable Mention, Boston Society of Architects Healthcare Facilities Design Awards, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Burns Institute (OAI)
- 1994Merit Award, AIA South Carolina Greenville Section, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Burns Institute (OAI)
- 1998Honor Award, AIA North Carolina, Engineering Graduate Research Center (OAI)
- 1999Honor Award, AIA Charlotte, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Burns Institute (OAI)
- 1999Honor Award, AIA Charlotte, Rocky River Golf Club (OAI)
- 2000Honor Award, South Atlantic Region AIA, Engineering Graduate Research Center (OAI)
- 2001Honor Award, Boston Society of Architects and The Healthcare Assembly, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Burns Institute (OAI)
- 1984“Drawings by Architects” Juried Exhibit Hodges-Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC
- 1984“The Architect as Artist” Exhibit The Sawtooth Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
- 1986“New Charlotte Architecture” Exhibit Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC
- 1989Honorable Mention, National Design Competition, Clemson University Performing Arts Center (JWA)
- 1989First Place, Durham/Chapel Hill Section AIA Design Competition, “Housing for Humanity” (JWA)
- 2005Selected Participant, NEA Design Competition, Mill Center for the Arts, Hendersonville, NC (JWA)
- JWA John Walters, Architect PLLC
- OAI Odell Associates, Inc., Architect of Record