 McCollum received the Mahatma Gandhi Award at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. in 2010 for the advancement of religious pluralism, and the Ralph Bunche International Peace Award in March 2016 during the UN Conference on the Status of Women.On February 1, 2020, Dr. Jane Goodall, nominated Patrick McCollum for the position of Messenger of Peace for the United Nations.2020 marks the 50th year of McCollum’s public commitment to working for world peace and planetary sustainability.