 A new genus of smut fungi, "Vankya", was named in his honour and several new species "Orphanomyces vankyi" Savile (1974), "Anthracoidea vankyi" Nannfeldt (1977), "Uromyces vankyorum" R. Berndt (2002) and "Tilletia vankyi" Carris & Castlebury (2007) were named for him.He became honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in the Biological Sciences section in 2001.Jonathan Shurberg

Jonathan Seth Shurberg (March 27, 1963 – July 20, 2017) was a Maryland-based American attorney, community advocate, and 2014 Democratic Party candidate for state delegate.