The Distinguished Service to the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Award was initiated in 1985. The award is granted to a member of the Society in recognition of outstanding service to the organization.

Award Recipients
1985 - Leah Cahan Schaefer, Ed.D.
1987 - Clive M. Davis, Ph.D.
1988 - Deborah Weinstein, M.S.W.
1990 - Andrew E. Behrendt, Ph.D.
1991 - Elizabeth Rice Allgeier, Ph.D.
1992 - Barbara Wiedeman Ruppel, M.S.W.
1995 - Sandra L. Davis
1996 - Marilyn Fithian, Ph.D.
1997 - Rebecca Black, M.A.
1998 - Robert Friar, Ph.D.
1999 - Vern Bullough, Ph.D.
2002 - Sharon McNeely, Ph.D.
2008 - William Yarber, HSD