 In June 1996 an interview with Vánky entitled "" (A world travelling Székely botanist) was published in ' (The World of Nature).The Romanian journal ' "(Transylvanian Mycologist)" published two interviews and a laudation on the Székely-Hungarian scientist.In 2012 he was awarded the "Pázmány Dénes Award" of the 'Kálmán László Mycological Society', Transylvania (Romania).