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In 1975, Wallace received the Outstanding Teacher Award, which involved the establishment of the Ernest Wallace Scholarship in History, from the Texas Tech chapter of Phi Alpha Theta honor society. Though he suffered a heart attack in 1972, Wallace recovered to continue his academic duties and was still active professionally long after his official retirement,<ref name=handbook/> having maintained an office in Holden Hall, the home of the Tech history department.
In 1975, Wallace received the Outstanding Teacher Award, which involved the establishment of the Ernest Wallace Scholarship in History, from the Texas Tech chapter of Phi Alpha Theta honor society. Though he suffered a heart attack in 1972, Wallace recovered to continue his academic duties and was still active professionally long after his official retirement,<ref name=handbook/> having maintained an office in Holden Hall, the home of the Tech history department.
==Legacy==
Besides the Texas State and West Texas historical associations, Wallace was active in the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, the Southern Historical Association, the Western Historical Association, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Society, and the Texas Association of Classroom Teachers.<ref name=handbook/> The West Texas Historical Association offers the Ernest Wallace Grant for graduate student research at Texas Tech University.
Besides the Texas State and West Texas historical associations, Wallace was active in the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, the Southern Historical Association, the Western Historical Association, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Society, and the Texas Association of Classroom Teachers.<ref name=handbook/> The West Texas Historical Association offers the Ernest Wallace Grant for graduate student research at Texas Tech University.