Plaques honoring members of this HOF hang on the wall of the University of Tennessee's College of Communication and Information Studies.
[3] Upon Harriss' death in 1989, the Tennessee House of Representatives honored him by passing a resolution acknowledging his contributions to the state and its flagship university.
In addition to his PR duties, Harriss co-authored a textbook on reporting with Stanley Johnson and Kelly Leiter.
[6] Harriss, a distant relative of author and journalist Joel Chandler Harris,[7] was married to his wife, Virginia, for over 50 years.
Julian devoted his life to the University of Tennessee and his efforts are marked by a public relations scholarship that is awarded annually in his name.