Personal Awards

Loudoun County Little League ‘Man of the Year’ - 1984

Loudoun County 4-H ‘Meritorious Service’Award - 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990

Loudoun County YMCA ‘Meritorious Service’Award – 1985, 2008

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Foodservice Management Professional (FMP) 1993 - Present

Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce – ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ - 1993

Loudoun County ‘4-H County Fair Dedicated to “James M. Wordsworth” - 1993

The Crystal Award, Northern Virginia Community Foundation - 1993

Citation for Community Service, Secretary of State, North Carolina - 1993

‘Restaurateur of the Year’ - State of Virginia, Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association
(VH&TA) - 1994

‘Restaurateur of the Year’ - Washington Metropolitan Area, Restaurant Association of
Metropolitan Area/Washington Times Newspaper – 1996

‘Citizen of the Year’ – Leesburg Rotary Club – 1999

‘Humanitarian & Citizenship’ Proclamation – Gov. Warner, Commonwealth of Virginia, 2002

United Cerebral Palsy “Lifetime Achievement” Award, 2001

National Restaurant Association/American Express/America’s Promise National Finalist – Humanitarian
Award -, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010

Commendation to James and Karen Wordsworth for “30 Years of Corporate Citizenship” to the Commonwealth,
Virginia General Assembly – 2005

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McLean Chamber of Commerce – ‘Outstanding Business Person of the Year’ – 2008

Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce – Blue Diamond Award for Corporate Citizenship – 2008

Lifetime Member Honor – National Capital Area Environmental Health Association , local Health Departments
2013, Jim & Karen Wordsworth Annual Education Scholarship provided annually to the NCAEHA members to
further their education in the Environmental Health field.

McLean Chamber of Commerce – Community Impact Award – 2014
VHTA/VRLTA – Permanently named their Annual Restaurateur of the Year award the “James M. Wordsworth
Restaurateur of the Year” Award and committed funding of an annual $1000 Educational Scholarship to the annual
winner’s employees. Mr. Wordsworth annually matches the $1000 Scholarship Fund.

Community Foundation of Northern Virginia – Selected the 2015 Founders Award Honoree for Lifetime of
Community Service.

McLean Chamber of Commerce – Outstanding Business Citizen Award - 2019

Eagle Scout God and Country Order of the Arrow