Frank H. Wadsworth

Legacy and honors Bust of Dr. Wadsworth located at the Guajataka Scout Reservation, pictured with a black ribbon bow after his passing.

Byrsonima wadsworthii (Almendrillo in Spanish), a rare and endemic plant found in northeastern Puerto Rico, was named after Wadsworth by botanist Elbert Luther Little. In 1998, the International Institute of Tropical Forestry Library in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico was named after Wadsworth. In 2009, the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation recognized Wadsworth with their Sustained Achievement Award. In celebration of Wadsworth's 100th birthday, the Puerto Rico Council issued a commemorative patch in 2015 and a posthumous set of patches, neckerchief and belt buckle in 2022. For his many contributions to the Scouting movement in Puerto Rico, Wadsworth was bestowed the nickname Agüeybaná, after the Taíno chief of the same name. He was also honored with a bust at the Guajataka Scout Reservation which was unveiled in 2014 with Dr. Wadsworth in attendance. Wadsworth's life's work was featured in an episode of Sistema TV's program Geoambiente, aired in 2016. In 2016, the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources named a hiking trail after Wadsworth in the Río Abajo State Forest. Wadsworth was featured in the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture's Crónicas 90 series of short documentaries highlighting the lives of people over the age of 90, who have made significant contributions to Puerto Rico's culture and arts.