Dr. Spacagna was also very active in the Francophone community in Florida and abroad. He served as the faculty adviser for the FSU Haitian Cultural Club and for the Multicultural Arts Society. For his many years of service, the French government promoted him to the rank of Commandeur de l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques , the highest rank in the Ordre des Palmes Academiques (created in 1808 by Napolean's Imperial Decree as the Legion of Honor for Professors and Teachers), by French Minister of Education Francois Bayrou. The ordre's medallion was presented by Francois Bujon de l'Estang, the French Ambassador to the United States, at the French Consulate General, Miami, November, 1996 and it was given for his many efforts to promote French culture locally, regionally and internationally. A second award, L'Ordre du Merite National, was presented to Dr. Spacagna for his service in the French Military.
In addition, he was an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors of the Association Française de Tallahassee (AFTally) after the Alliance Francophone, which he founded, merged with AFTally.