Awards and Honors
- Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, College of Ganado, Ganado, Arizona (1978)
- R. C. Gorman Day, State of New Mexico (January 8, 1979)
- Doctorate of Humane Letters, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico (1980)
- R. C. Gorman Day, San Francisco, California (March 18, 1986)
- Humanitarian Award in Fine Art, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (May 1986)
- New Mexico’s Governor’s Award of Excellence (1988)
- Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona (1995)
- Alumnae of the Year Award, National Association of Colleges and Universities (November 1993)
- Honorary United Nations 50-year Chairman for New Mexico (1995)
- Camino Real Award, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Santa Fe, New Mexico (1995)
- Los Amigos del Turismo Cultural Award, Santa Fe, New Mexico (1996)
- After Gorman's death, New Mexico governor Bill Richardson ordered flags flown at half-staff in his honor (2005)
- A Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to him in 2002.
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