• Get to Know the C-Suite Award Nominees (Profile: John Graf) (2024)
• 2023 Pittsburgh Smart 50 Awards Recognizes Region’s Top Leadership: John Graf (2023)
• Personalities of Pittsburgh: The Priory’s John Graf – Pittsburgh Business Times (2018)
• Hospitality and Historic Landmarks are John Graf’s Specialty – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (2017)
• Newsmaker: John Graf – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (2016)
• Hoya Highlight: John Graf (’86) – Georgetown Today (2015)
• Ten Couples Who Make a Difference: John and Suzanne Graf – Whirl Magazine (2015)
• Personality Test: Priory Owner John Graf – Pittsburgh Tribune Review (2010)

John has been honored to win a number of awards for his business acumen over the years, including:

• 2024: Pittsburgh Business Times C-Suite Executives of the Year
• 2023: Smart Business Magazine Pittsburgh Smart 50
• 2019: North Side/ North Shore Chamber of Commerce Visionary Award
• 2018: Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2018: Irish Echo Top Irish Hospitality Executive
• 2012: Finalist, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Hospitality)
• 2011: United States Small Business Administration Jeffrey S. Butland Award
• 2008: American Marketing Association Greater Pittsburgh Chapter Grand Marketer of the Year