On November 6, 2015, Gorin-Smith received the annual "Award of Distinction" from the Kentucky Historical Society to commend her efforts toward the preservation of state history. Earlier on October 10, she was named the winner of the "Edith S. Bingham Excellence in Preservation Education Award."<ref name=histawards>{{cite web|url=http://www.cknj.com/content/gorin-smith-receives-history-award|title=Gorin-Smith receives history award: Also presented Excellence in Preservation Education Award|publisher=''Central Kentucky News-Journal''|date=November 16, 2015|accessdate=February 14, 2020}}</ref> | On November 6, 2015, Gorin-Smith received the annual "Award of Distinction" from the Kentucky Historical Society to commend her efforts toward the preservation of state history. Earlier on October 10, she was named the winner of the "Edith S. Bingham Excellence in Preservation Education Award."<ref name=histawards>{{cite web|url=http://www.cknj.com/content/gorin-smith-receives-history-award|title=Gorin-Smith receives history award: Also presented Excellence in Preservation Education Award|publisher=''Central Kentucky News-Journal''|date=November 16, 2015|accessdate=February 14, 2020}}</ref> |