Orrin Hudson received the highest award a community leader can get, The Distinguished Community Leader Award.

• Champions of Education Awards
• Toastmaster’s Community Leadership Award
•  Non-Profit Trinity Award
•  FBI Distinguished Community Leader Award
•  National Dr. Martin Luther King Award
•  Toastmasters International Communication and Leadership Award
•  Find Your Way Award for Outstanding Leadership
•  Urban Professional Outstanding Community Service Award
•  Twinkie award for postcard communication
•  Coached Project Destiny to win State Title in Chess
•  Hands on Atlanta: Social Entrepreneur Award
•  Ironstone Bank Community Leader Award
•  Hands on Atlanta Volunteer Service Award
•  Black Enterprise: Everyday Hero Award
•  NAACP Community Service Award
•  National Self-Esteem Award
•  Harvard Law Students Community Service Award
•  NBC 11Alive Good People Award
•  Coached Jordan Chappell to win DeKalb Salute Award
•  Proclamation from DeKalb County CEO, Vernon Jones
•  Proclamation from the Mayor of Lithonia
•  Atlanta Braves/ Piedmont Hospital Community Leader Award
•  TBS Superstation Pathfinder Award for Education
•  Beacon of Hope Award
•  Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award
•  National Leadership Award
•  Coached Benteen Elementary to 3 straight APS chess championships
•  Turknett Leadership Character Award
•  Goody’s Community Service Award
•  Resolution from Mayor of Birmingham
•  Lowest Seed City-Wide Chess Champion