GCIS
honoris causa).
Smith touched the hearts of millions of South Africans by teaching mathematics and science on the groundbreaking SABC 2 Learning Channel in the 1990s.
In 2019, Smith was awarded the Order of the Baobab (silver) by President Cyril Ramaphosa in recognition of his services to teaching and the demystification of mathematics and science .
Rhodes University is to honour renowned Maths and Science television teacher William Smith on its 72nd graduation ceremony on 28 April 2021.
Smith, who touched the hearts of millions of South Africans by teaching maths and science on the groundbreaking SABC 2 Learning Channel in the 1990s, will be conferred with a degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) (