Living Recipients of the Meritorious Service Award
| Jay M. Hawkinson, 33° | 1982 | Lawrence L E Smith | 2009 | |
| Albert H. Fitch, 33° | 1984 | Marvin Whittaker | 2011 | |
| James E. Dellitt | 1985 | Gregory S. Washabaugh | 2013 | |
| William B. Endres, 33° | 1990 | Thomas W. Podrovitz | 2014 | |
| Gregory G. Lindsay, 33° | 1991 | David Zeigler | 2015 | |
| Robert L. Millikan, 33° | 1997 | Elmer Elliott | 2016 | |
| Samuel L. Brooks | 1999 | Dean Sheese | 2017 | |
| Arthur J. Hemm, 33° | 2001 | James E. Foiles | 2018 | |
| David L. Newton, 33° | 2002 | Avon Eugene Posey | 2019 | |
| Donald R. Wood, Sr., 33° | 2003 | Jamie Allen Emery | 2020 | |
| Randy D. Fitch | 2004 | Thomas Newton Nipper | 2020 | |
| Lauren L. Crawford, 33° | 2005 | Michael Lee McDorman # | 2021 | |
| Arlo R. Sloan, 33° | 2006 | Dale Franklin Thayer # | 2021 | |
| Richard D. Hacker, 33° | 2007 | |||
| Timothy J. Vice, 33° | 2008 |
# – Designated to be awarded at ICOD in 2021
