mckenzie has been the recipient of numerous professional awards, including the guggenheim fellowship in 1973, election to the united states national academy of sciences in 1978, the order of the rising sun in 1995 and honorary doctorates from keio university in 1998 and kyoto university in 2004. the latter three reflect the success of his many japanese students. mckenzie has been referred to as "the father of the mathematical economists in japan".