In 1990 he was awarded the one-of-a-kind academic title of Professor of The Art of Computer Programming, which has since been revised to Professor Emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming.
Ako uznanie za jeho príspevky na poli informatiky mu bol v roku 1990 udelený jedinečný akademický titul Professor of the Art of Computer Programming (Profesor umenia programovania počítačov), ktorý bol od tej doby revidovaný na Professor Emeritus of the Art of Computer Programming (Čestný profesor umenia programovania počítačov).