Awards
A Passion for Excellence
At Eley Guild Hardy Architects, we have passion for excellence in architecture and it often translates into award-winning design work. Over the past 40 years, EGH has received more than 70 awards across the state of Mississippi.
2024
Honor Citation
AIA Mississippi
Coast Transit Authority Tram, Pedestrian & Bike Bridge — Gulfport, Mississippi
2024 Heritage Award
Mississippi Heritage Trust
Coast Transit Authority Transit Center/Gulfport Library Renovation — Gulfport, Mississippi
2023
Emerging Professional Friendly Firm Award
AIA Mississippi
Eley Guild Hardy Architects — Biloxi/Jackson, Mississippi
Merit Award
AIA Mississippi
Coast Transit Authority Gulfport Transit Center — Gulfport, Mississippi
Design Excellence Award- Silver
ASID
Central Elementary School — Oxford, Mississippi
Design Excellence Award- Silver
ASID
Coast Transit Authority — Gulfport, Mississippi
Design Excellence Award- Silver
ASID
AnderCorp — Gulfport, Mississippi
Design Excellence Award- Silver
ASID
St. Martin Library, Jelly Nooks — St. Martin, Mississippi
Design Excellence Award- Bronze
ASID
Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise, 1st Floor Lobby — Gulfport, Mississippi
2022
Honor Citation
AIA Mississippi
Central Elementary School — Oxford, Mississippi
Merit Award
AIA Mississippi
Chapel of the Cross — Madison, Mississippi
Samuel Mockbee Award
AIA Mississippi
Chapel of the Cross — Madison, Mississippi
2019
Sambo Mockbee Award
AIA Mississippi
Two Mississippi Museums — Jackson, Mississippi
People’s Choice Award
AIA Mississippi
Two Mississippi Museums — Jackson, Mississippi
2018
Merit Design Award
AIA Mississippi
School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center — Jackson, Mississippi
Membership Award
AIA Mississippi
Hospitality Resort Management Center Building, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College — Gulfport, Mississippi
2014
Membership Award
AIA
Replacement and Relocation of The Gulfport Library — Gulfport, Mississippi
2012
Merit Award
AIA Mississippi
Harned Hall Renovations, Mississippi State University — Starkville, Mississippi
Outstanding In-Fill Project in a Historic District
City of Biloxi
Coast Transit Authority Rue Magnolia Bus Stop — Biloxi, Mississippi
Special Award: All-Precast Concrete Solution
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
Coast Transit Authority Comfort Stations
Merit Award
AIA Mississippi
Chapel at St. Dominic’s — Jackson, Mississippi
2011
Excellence in Construction
AIA Mississippi
Coast Transit Authority Comfort Stations
All-Precast Concrete Solution Honorable Mention
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
Coast Transit Authority Comfort Stations
2010
Merit Award
AIA Mississippi
Grand Bay Coastal Resources Center — Grand Bay, Alabama
Excellence in Construction
AIA Mississippi
Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art and Welcome Center — Biloxi, Mississippi
2009
Excellence in Construction
AIA Mississippi
Long Beach Boys Locker Room Expansion, Long Beach School District — Long Beach, Mississippi
Excellence in Construction
AIA Mississippi
Harrison County High Schools — Harrison County, Mississippi
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church — Gulfport, Mississippi
2008
Silver Award
American Society of Interior Designers – South Central
Stojcich Residence — Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Bronze Award
American Society of Interior Designers – South Central
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church — Gulfport, Mississippi
Excellence in Construction
AIA Mississippi
Gulfport Yacht Club — Gulfport, Mississippi
2007
Sambo Mockbee Membership Award
AIA Mississippi
New Eley Guild Hardy Architects Offices — Biloxi, Mississippi
Engineering Command Honor Award
Design Awards Program of Naval Facilities
P-344 Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, Naval Air Station — Atlanta, Georgia
Excellence in Construction
AIA Mississippi
St. Patrick High School, Catholic Diocese of Biloxi — Biloxi, Mississippi
Honor Citation
AIA Mississippi
Tullos Residence
Honor Award
AIA Mississippi
Stuart C. Irby, Jr. Studios, The School of Architecture, Mississippi State University — Jackson, Mississippi
2006
Honor Award
AIA Gulf States Region
Stuart C. Irby, Jr. Studios, The School of Architecture, Mississippi State University — Jackson, Mississippi
Gold Award
American Society of Interior Designers – South Central
New Guild Hardy Architects Offices — Biloxi, Mississippi
Silver Award
American Society of Interior Designers – South Central
Gorenflo Elementary School — Biloxi, Mississippi
Bronze Award
American Society of Interior Designers – South Central
Nichols Elementary School — Biloxi, Mississippi
Bronze Award
American Society of Interior Designers – South Central
Covey Conference and Retreat Center — Gulfport, Mississippi
2004
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
Mississippi Archives & History Administration Building — Jackson, Mississippi
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
The Renovation of Montgomery Hall, Mississippi State University — Starkville, Mississippi
Merit Award
AIA Mississippi
The Renovation of Montgomery Hall, Mississippi State University — Starkville, Mississippi
Excellence in Construction
AIA Mississippi
Covey Conference and Retreat Center — Gulfport, Mississippi
2003
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
The School of Business and Accountancy, The University of Mississippi — Oxford, Mississippi
Merit Award
AIA Mississippi
Mississippi Archives & History Administration Building — Jackson, Mississippi
Merit Award
AIA Mississippi
Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, The University of Mississippi — Oxford, Mississippi
Design Award
American Society of Interior Designers – South Central
Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, The University of Mississippi — Oxford, Mississippi
Design Award
American Society of Interior Designers – South Central
The Restoration of The Lyceum, The University of Mississippi — Oxford, Mississippi
2002
Honor Award
AIA Mississippi
The Restoration of The Lyceum, The University of Mississippi — Oxford, Mississippi
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
School of Liberal Arts, Jackson State University — Jackson, Mississippi
Award of Excellence
Mississippi Heritage Trust
The Restoration of The Lyceum, The University of Mississippi — Oxford, Mississippi
2001
Honor Award
AIA Mississippi
Raymond High School — Raymond, Mississippi
Honor Award for Design Excellence
AIA Mississippi
Fine Arts Theater, Jefferson Davis Campus, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College — Gulfport, Mississippi
Excellence in Construction
AIA Mississippi
North Bay Elementary, Biloxi School District — Biloxi, Mississippi
1998
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
Diagnostic Instrumentation and Analysis Laboratory, Mississippi State University — Starkville, Mississippi
1997
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
Bologna Performing Arts Theater, Delta State University — Cleveland, Mississippi
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
Fine Arts Building, Delta State University — Cleveland, Mississippi
1994
Mississippi Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts
Hinds County Public Building Interior Design — Jackson, Mississippi
1993
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
School of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University — Starkville, Mississippi
Membership Award for Outstanding Design
AIA Mississippi
School of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University — Starkville, Mississippi
1992
Membership Award for Outstanding Design
AIA Mississippi
Walter Anderson Museum of Art — Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
Walter Anderson Museum of Art — Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Honor Citation Award
AIA Gulf States Region
Walter Anderson Museum of Art — Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Honorable Mention
AIA Mississippi
Food Service Facility, Oakley Training School — Raymond, Mississippi
1990
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
Hinds County Courthouse — Jackson, Mississippi
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
The Emporium Building — Jackson, Mississippi
1989
Design Award
Mississippi Downtown Development Association
The Emporium Building — Jackson, Mississippi
Award of Merit
Mississippi Historical Society
The Emporium Building — Jackson, Mississippi
Award of Merit
ABC Mississippi
The Emporium Building — Jackson, Mississippi
Honorable Mention Award
AIA Gulf States Region
McLure Hall, St. Andrew’s Cathedral — Jackson, Mississippi
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
McLure Hall, St. Andrew’s Cathedral — Jackson, Mississippi
Membership Award for Outstanding Design
AIA Mississippi
McLure Hall, St. Andrew’s Cathedral — Jackson, Mississippi
Design Award
Mississippi Downtown Development Association
McLure Hall, St. Andrew’s Cathedral — Jackson, Mississippi
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
Brandon High School Classroom Addition — Brandon, Mississippi
Award of Merit
Mississippi Historical Society
Hinds County Courthouse — Jackson, Mississippi
1988
Merit Award
ABC Mississippi
Addition to Northminster Baptist Church — Jackson, Mississippi
1985
Outstanding Contribution to Architecture Award
ABC Mississippi
Eley Associates/Architects
Honor Award
AIA Gulf States Region
Bath House at Roosevelt State Park — Morton, Mississippi
Honor Award
AIA Gulf States Region
Addition to the School of Architecture, Mississippi State University — Starkville, Mississippi
Honor Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
Nelson Lake House — Madison, Mississippi
1983
Honor Award
AIA Mississippi
Addition to the School of Architecture at Mississippi State University
1982
Honor Award
AIA Gulf States Region
Eley Associates/Architects Offices — Jackson, Mississippi
1981
Honor Award for Design
Department of Air Force
Reserve Forces Operational Training Facility
Nominee for the Presidential Design Award
Department of Air Force
Reserve Forces Operational Training Facility
Award for Buildings Under 25,000 Square Feet
ASHRAE – Region VII
Reserve Forces Operational Training Facility
Honor Award
AIA Mississippi
Eley Associates/Architects Offices — Jackson, Mississippi
Design Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
Alfreda Lodge at Roosevelt State Park — Morton, Mississippi
Membership Award for Outstanding Design
AIA Mississippi
Family Life Center, First Baptist Church — Canton, Mississippi
Citation Award
AIA Mississippi
Waterwood Subdivision — Rankin County, Mississippi
1979
Honor Award
AIA Gulf States Region
School of Architecture, Mississippi State University — Starkville, Mississippi
1977
Honor Award
AIA Mississippi
School of Architecture, Mississippi State University — Starkville, Mississippi
1966
Honor Award
AIA Gulf States Region
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jefferson Davis Campus — Gulfport, Mississippi
Jones Woodward Award for Outstanding Architectural Use of Precast Concrete
AIA Mississippi
The Walter Sillers State Office Building — Jackson, Mississippi
Merit Citation for Design
AIA Mississippi
Highland Village — Jackson, Mississippi
Excellence in Design Award
Mississippi Army National Guard
Armed Forces Museum — Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Award for Buildings Over 25,000 Square Feet
ASHRAE – Region VII
Dr. A. H. McCoy Federal Building — Jackson, Mississippi
Honor Award
AIA Mississippi
Unifirst Bank, Deville Plaza — Jackson, Mississippi
Merit Citation for Design
AIA Mississippi
1900 Place — Jackson, Mississippi