Governance
- 2015Financial Executives International Hall of Fame
- 2014Directorship 100 Hall of Fame, Most Influential People & Organizations in GovernanceDirectorship magazine
- 2009Top 25 Female Corporate DirectorsBusinessWeek.com
- 2009Directorship 100, Most Influential People & Organizations in GovernanceDirectorship magazine
- 2007Directorship 100, Most Influential People & Organizations in GovernanceDirectorship magazine
- 2003Outstanding Director, Class of 2003Outstanding Directors’ Exchange
- 2000Director of the YearNational Association of Corporate Directors
- 1992John J. McCloy Award for Contributions to Excellence in AuditingPublic Oversight Board, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- 199050 Most Influential Corporate DirectorsAmerican Management Association
- 1987Directors’ Choice AwardNational Women’s Economic Alliance
- 1981Award for Corporate LeadershipCatalyst
Financial Executives International Hall of Fame, 2015
Directorship 100 Hall of Fame, 2014
Leadership
- 2023Government Hall of FameGovernment Executive
- 202350th Anniversary Celebration PlaqueExecutive Women in Government
- 2022First PitchCongressional Women’s Softball Charity Game for the Young Survival Coalition
- 2020Human Relations AwardNational Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) of Greater Hartford
- 201750 Women Who Made American Political HistoryTIME Magazine
- 2016Lifetime Achievement AwardUS-China Policy Foundation
- 2013Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame
- 2013World of Difference 100 AwardThe International Alliance for Women
- 2009Distinguished Alumni AwardHempfield High School
- 2006The Woodrow Wilson Award for Public ServiceThe Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- 2005LaureateJunior Achievement of Southwest New England Business Hall of Fame
- 2004Alumni Achievement AwardThe Harvard Business School
- 2004Alumni Achievement AwardMortar Board
- 2002Prescott Bush AwardConnecticut Republicans
- 1996Women Who Make A DifferenceInternational Women’s Forum
- 1992CitationExecutive Women in Government
- 1988Corporate Social Responsibility AwardCity University of New York
- 1980Award for Excellence in ManagementSimmons College (MA)
- 19796th Annual Recognition AwardAmerican Association of Poison Control Centers
- 1978Certificate of AppreciationAmerican Academy of Pediatrics
- 1977Alumni FellowThe Pennsylvania State University
- 1972Distinguished Alumni AwardThe Pennsylvania State University
- 1972Mother Gerard Phelan MedalMarymount University (VA)
- 1971Distinguished Woman AwardNorthwood Institute
Receiving the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service, 2006
Government Executive Hall of Fame, 2023
Executive Women in Government 50th Anniversary Celebration, 2023
Penn State Distinguished Alumni Award, 1972
Honorary Degrees
- 2001University of New HavenWest Haven, CT
- 1996Briarwood CollegeSouthington, CT
- 1994University of HartfordHartford, CT
- 1990Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
- 1973Bryant CollegeProvidence, RI
Who's Who
- The Honorable Barbara Hackman Franklin is included in numerous “Who’s Who” publications.
