In 2008, Smith posthumously received the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award for "helping to bring about better understanding between the peoples of the , and as a result, reduce the tension between the superpowers that were poised to engage in nuclear war".
I 2008 blev Samantha posthumt tildelt “The peace abbey courage of conscience award” for at “hjælpe med at få en bedre forståelse mellem folk fra USA og USSR, som resulterede i et formindsket spænding mellem de to superkræfter der kunne have kommet i en atomkrig.”