Distinguished Service Awardees are nominated by the Distinguished Service Award committee. The awardees' service to the Society, or to the field of Neurological Surgery, has been exceptional.
| 1972 |
A. Earl Walker |
1998 |
Shelley N. Chou |
| 1973 |
Paul C. Bucy |
1999 |
W. Eugene Stern |
| 1974 |
Barnes Woodhall |
2000 |
Russel H. Patterson |
| 1975 |
Henry G. Schwartz |
2001 |
Robert G. Ojemann |
| 1976 |
R. Eustace Semmes |
2002 |
Robert G. Grossman |
| 1977 |
Bronson S. Ray |
2003 |
John A. Jane |
| 1978 |
Guy L. Odom |
2004 |
John C. Van Gilder |
| 1979 |
W. James Gardner |
2005 |
H. Richard Winn |
| 1980 |
Joseph P. Evans |
2006 |
William Shucart |
| 1981 |
Frank H. Mayfield |
2007 |
Julian T. Hoff |
| 1982 |
Edwin B. Boldrey |
2008 |
Howard M. Eisenberg |
| 1983 |
J. Lawrence Pool |
2009 |
David G. Piepgras |
| 1984 |
Lyle A. French |
2010 |
Philip R. Weinstein |
| 1985 |
Edgar A. Kahn |
2011 |
Martin H. Weiss |
| 1986 |
R. M. Peardon Donaghy |
2012 |
Charles J. Hodge, Jr. |
| 1987 |
Charles G. Drake |
2013 |
Volker K. H. Sonntag |
| 1988 |
Robert B. King |
2014 |
Robert J. Dempsey |
| 1989 |
Theodore Rasmussen |
2015 |
Allan H. Friedman |
| 1990 |
Eben Alexander, Jr. |
2016 |
Edward H. Oldfield |
| 1991 |
William H. Sweet |
2017 |
Ralph G Dacey, Jr. |
| 1992 |
Francis Murphey |
2018 |
Kim J. Burchiel |
| 1993 |
Sidney Goldring |
2019 |
Arthur L. Day |
| 1994 |
Byron C. Pevehouse |
2020 |
Donald O. Quest |
| 1995 |
William F. Collins, Jr. |
2021 |
Hunt J. Batjer |
| 1996 |
Sean Mullan |
2022 |
Griffith R. Harsh IV |
| 1997 |
Phanor L. Perot, Jr. |
2023 |
Nicholas M. Barbaro |
| 2024 |
Deborah L. Benzil |
2025 |
Daniel L. Barrow |