In 2011, Smith was awarded the Special Award at Mundos Digitales in La Coruna, Spain, for lifetime achievement in computer graphics.[citation needed] In 2012, Smith was awarded the Digital Media Symposium Lifetime Achievement Award in Boulder, Colorado, and was awarded a plaque in the Circle of Honor at New Mexico State University.[citation needed] In 2013, Smith was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[citation needed] Smith has been the recipient of several grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts during his career.[citation needed]