Roger Ogden has received numerous professional, business, and civic awards including: --honored as one of the 30 Driving Forces by New Orleans CityBusiness (2010) --named New Orleans Philanthropist of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (2009) --inducted into the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame (2004) --awarded the Anti-Defamation League A. I. Botnick Torch of Liberty (2003) --received the Preservation Award by the Foundation for Historical Louisiana (2002) --presented with the John G. Tower award by Kappa Sigma Fraternity (2002) --received the Ten Outstanding Persons Award from the Family Service Center of Greater New Orleans (2001) --awarded the Humanitarian Award by the National Jewish Medical and Research Center (2001) --elected to the LSU Alumni Hall of Distinction (1998) --named a Community Hero Torchbearer in the Olympic Torch Relay (1996) --received the Mayor's Arts Award from the Arts Council of New Orleans (1995) --named New Orleanian of the Year by Gambit Magazine (1994) --received the Metropolitan Area Committee's Special Achievement Award for Metro New Orleans (1990)