 The government of Chile, which thanks to Harris-Wass have been free of fruit flies since 1975, honored him in 1996, and he was inducted into several prestigious organizations, including the Royal Entomological Society of London. The NAACP presented him a Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Service in 2012. He continued collaborating with agricultural organizations until his death in Hawaii in 2018. To learn more, visit encyclopediaofarkansas.net.