There is a plaque in Libbey Park in Ojai, dedicating a nearby tree to "Zelma Gussin Wilson, FAIA, 1918-1996, Pioneering Architect, City Planner, Conservationist, Teacher, Mentor, & Artist. Passionate Protector of Ojai's Beauty.".
Zelma Wilson's professional papers are held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg.
As Michael Wilson's widow, she was presented with his posthumous Academy Award in 1985.
She died in 1996, days before she was scheduled to be an honored guest of the Ojai Film Society.