2020 Charlotte Museum of HIstory Preservation Award
2020 Historic Wilmington Award of Merit
2019 Architects Newspaper Best of Design Awards, Research, Honorable Mention
2016 AIA Institute Honors for Collaborative and Professional Achievement
2014 Historic Preservation Advocacy Award from the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill
2014 Survey Citation of Merit Award from DOCOMOMO-US
2013 AIA North Carolina Legacy Award for service to North Carolina architecture by a non-architect
2013 Blast from the Past Award from Historic Charlotte for documentation of Charlotte houses
2013 Isosceles Award from AIA Triangle for service to Triangle architecture by a non-architect
2011 Anthemion Award from Capital Area Preservation
George Smart was Tar Heel of the Week, June 2012, in the Raleigh News and Observer