The Robert A. Collins Service Award, named after the conference’s founder (who was also its first recipient in 1985), is a special award presented to an officer, board member, or division head for outstanding service to the organization.
| Len Hatfield | 2008 |
| Katy Hatfield | 2008 |
| Charles W. Nelson | 2006 |
| William A. Senior | 2002 |
| C. W. Sullivan, III | 2002 |
| Donald Palumbo | 1996 |
| Donald E. Morse | 1990 |
| Marshall B. Tymn | 1989 |
| Roger C. Schlobin | 1986 |
| Robert A. Collins | 1985 |
Robert A. Collins receiving the first Robert A. Collins Service Award, 1985, photo courtesy of FAU Special Collections, Robert A. Collins Collection
