 Hague received the 1982 Cincinnati Post-Corbett Award in Literary Arts, and his performance piece, "Where Drunk Men Go" won Critic's Choice in the 2009 Cincinnati Fringe Festival.Richard Hague was twice named Master Teacher by the Faculty at Purcell Marian High school and was the 2003 Teacher of the Year as voted by the Senior Class.He also received the school's Praestans Award in 2007.