 He received honorary degrees from Chulalongkorn , Indiana , Silpakorn , Srinakharinwirot , Chiang Mai and Ramkhamhaeng Universities . He also served as Fellow and Honorary Fellow in Literature of the Royal Institute of Thailand and Honorary Member of the Education Society of Thailand . He was awarded the Elder Teacher 's Pin and named Exceptional Contributor to National Education by the Teacher 's Council of Thailand , and received the Golden Phra Kiao for outstanding contributions to the Thai language from Chulalongkorn University . 
