 In 1989, McKercher received the Saskatoon Citizen of the Year award.McKercher has been awarded also the Rosalie Early Memorial Award, the Governor General’s Canada 125 Award, the Ernst and Young, Bank of Montreal Award for Socially Responsible Entrepreneur of the Year, Western Canada for 1994.On May 29, 2002, McKercher was presented an honorary Doctor of Laws by Peter MacKinnon, President of the U of S.