 The novel "Florence of Arabia" by Christopher Buckley includes an homage to Holland in its acknowledgments.In 2005, Holland was named Oklahoman of the Year.The Fern L. Holland Award, sponsored by the University of Oklahoma Student Affairs and Delta Gamma Fraternity (of which Fern was a member), is a $1,000 annual cash award recognizing a full-time undergraduate woman enrolled in the University of Oklahoma acting in the spirit of Fern Holland