Herring created an artist center in Clint, called the Jan Herring Design Center in 1965. and In 1971, she published a book, The Painter's Composition Handbook, which discussed her painting techniques. According to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, her book "gives an organized step-by-step teaching plan that can be applied to any age group or any level of development." Herring was inducted into the El Paso Women's Hall of Fame in 1990.
