NSS Excellence Awards for distinguished service to the Society have been presented to:
2019
- Frances Dellutri
- Buckner Hightower
- Mike Kobrin
- NSS Website Team: Dale Skran, Jim Plaxco, Fred Becker, David Brandt-Erichsen, Jerome Glasnovic, Ronnie Lajoie and Bob Lee
2018
- Hoyt Davidson
- Al Globus
- Rod Pyle
- Ken Ruffin
- Jeremy Wainscott
2017
2016
- Al Anzaldua
- Aggie Kobrin
- Paola Victoria Figueroa-Delgado
2015
- Lisa Kaspin-Powell, Ph.D.
- Seth Potter, Ph.D.
- Nicola Sarzi-Amade, Ph.D.
- Ioana Stocia, Ph.D.
2014
- David R. Dressler
- Dale L. Skran
- David Stuart
- Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin
2013
- Katherine Brick
- Don Flournoy
- Anita Gale
- Cliff McMurray
- Karen Mermel
- Bruce Pittman
2012
- David Brandt-Erichsen
- Tenisha Fortson
- Jeffrey G. Liss
- Yohan Lo
- Claire McMurray
2011
- Larry Ahearn
- Ion Bararu
- Fred Becker
- Bill Gardiner
2010
- Lee John Jones
- Edward Burns
- Richard A. Zucker
2009
- Jim Plaxco
- Marianne Dyson
- Karen Cramer Shea
2008
- Gary P. Barnhard
- Christopher A. Carberry
- Bart D. Leahy
- Josiah B. Redfield
- Veronica Ann Zabala-Aliberto
2007
2006
- Jennie Young (Special Award for Excellence)
- Ronnie M. Lajoie
- Joshua Powers
- Patricia Montoure
- Jeffrey G. Liss
2005
- Penny Glackman (Special Award for Excellence)
- Jeremy Pyle
- Arthur Smith
- Gary Barnhard
- Joshua Powers
- Josiah Redfield
- David Stuart