In 1990, Fagan was awarded the
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. In the
1999 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to shearing. He was promoted to
Officer of the same order in the
2007 Queen’s Birthday Honours, and further promoted to
Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to shearing, in the
2016 New Year Honours. ==References==