有关recognition用法的问题

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有关recognition用法的问题
[In recognition] to her extraordinary contribution to gospel music,in 1988 the National Endowment for the Arts presented Willie Mae Ford Smith with a National Heritage Award.
为什么句子当中的in recognition to错了?

In recognition是跟介词of一起使用的
所有词典给的关于recognition的例句都是in recognition of ..
但是in recognition to ... 也能在古歌上面找到几个million的search results
当然in recognition of是几百个million的results.
可能in recognition to是个经常错的语法吧