[1] As early as 1951 Dr Gerhardus de Kock was engaged by the Reserve Bank to do specialised research on a part-time basis.
Dr De Kock played an important role in professional bodies through active participation and delivering lectures.
Honorary doctorates and awards received / bestowed on Dr de Kock included the following: Other distinctions included his election as an honorary Fellow of the Institute of Bankers in South Africa in 1984 and his election by Euromoney magazine as "Central Banker of the Year" in 1988.
After his death the University of Pretoria instituted the Gerhard de Kock Memorial Lecture, which was delivered annually by a prominent personality in the field of central banking.
A bronze bust of Dr de Kock by the sculptor Jo Roos remains to this day (recently removed due to mega renovations happening in the reserve bank), to the entrance of the Gerhard de Kock Auditorium in the Head Office Building of the Reserve Bank.