Recipients of the Distinguished Service Award (1957-Present)
The Distinguished Service Award was established by the Board of Regents in 1957. The award is given to one or more Fellows who have not been a Regent or an officer. In 1966, the criterion for the award was that the recipient be a distinguished contributor to the College. In 1971, the criterion was amended to include that the recipient have an outstanding service and be an active supporter of the American College of Surgeons. Former governors of the College are eligible to receive the award. There is no lecture associated with the award.
| 1957 | H. Winnett Orr, MD, FACS |
| 1958 | William R. Laird, MD, FACS E. Payne Palmer, Sr., MD, FACS |
| 1959 | Hilger Perry Jenkins, MD, FACS |
| 1960 | Edward W. Sprague, MD, FACS |
| 1961 | Howard H. Bradshaw, MD, FACS |
| 1962 | Allen O. Whipple, MD, FACS |
| 1963 | Robert Hayward Kennedy, MD, FACS |
| 1964 | Howard A. Patterson, MD, FACS |
| 1965 | John Christopher Burch, MD, FACS |
| 1966 | Edward George Sandrok |
| 1967 | Herbert E. Coe, MD, FACS |
| 1968 | Harris B. Shumacker, Jr., MD, FACS |
| 1969 | R. Lee Clark, MD, FACS |
| 1970 | (no recipient) |
| 1971 | George G. Finney, MD, FACS |
| 1972 | John W. Cline, MD, FACS |
| 1973 | George W. Stephenson, MD, FACS |
| 1974 | William D. Holden, MD, FACS |
| 1975 | William A. Altemeier, MD, FACS |
| 1976 | Oscar P. Hampton, Jr., MD, FACS |
| 1977 | Henry T. Randall, MD, FACS |
| 1978 | Truman G. Blocker, Jr., MD, FACS |
| 1979 | Charles Eckert, MD, FACS |
| 1980 | R. Gordon Holcombe, Jr., MD, FACS |
| 1981 | Joseph P. Evans, MD, FACS |
| 1982 | David W. Robinson, MD, FACS |
| 1983 | C. Thomas Thompson, MD, FACS |
| 1984 | C. Barber Mueller, MD, FACS |
| 1985 | George E. Block, MD, FACS |
| 1986 | Seymour I. Schwartz, MD, FACS |
| 1987 | Vallee L. Willman, MD, FACS |
| 1988 | Edwin W. Gerrish, MD, FACS |
| 1989 | Luis F. Sala, MD, FACS |
| 1990 | Robert Zeppa, MD, FACS |
| 1991 | John H. Davis, MD, FACS |
| 1992 | S. Stuart Mally, MD, FACS |
| 1993 | Barry M. Manuel, MD, FACS |
| 1994 | Robert E. Hermann, MD, FACS |
| 1995 | John O. Gage, MD, FACS |
| 1996 | James C. Thompson, MD, FACS |
| 1997 | Josef E. Fischer, MD, FACS |
| 1998 | LaMar S. McGinnis, Jr., MD, FACS |
| 1999 | Claude H. Organ, Jr., MD, FACS |
| 1998 | LaMar S. McGinnis, Jr., MD, FACS |
| 1999 | Claude H. Organ, Jr., MD, FACS |
| 2000 | Murray F. Brennan, MD, FACS |
| 2001 | David L. Nahrwold, MD, FACS |
| 2002 | F. William Blaisdell, MD, FACS |
| 2003 | J. Roland Folse, MD, FACS |
| 2004 | Richard B. Reiling, MD, FACS |
| 2005 | Donald D. Trunkey, MD, FACS |
| 2006 | Patricia J. Numann, MD, FACS |
| 2007 | David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS |
| 2008 | Paul E. Collicott, MD, FACS |
| 2009 | F. Dean Griffen, MD, FACS |
| 2010 | Amilu S. Stewart, MD, FACS |
Revised May 5, 2011