Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award of the Florida Section of the MAA, first presented in 1983, is awarded each year to a Florida educator who has served the Section with distinction in various capacities including contributions to organizing annual section meetings and engaging students, colleagues, and the community in participating in the Florida Section of the MAA.| Year | Recipient | Institution |
| 1983 | Herman Meyer | University of Miami |
| 1984 | William Rice | St. Petersburg Junior College |
| 1985 | Dwight Goodner | Florida State University |
| 1986 | Frank Cleaver | University of South Florida |
| 1987 | Charles McArthur | Florida State University |
| 1988 | Robert Meacham | Eckerd College |
| 1989 | Don Hill | Florida A&M University |
| 1990 | Ralph McWilliams | Florida State University |
| 1991 | Robert Kalin | Florida State University |
| 1992 | Beverly Breckner | University of Florida |
| 1993 | Frederick Hoffman | Florida Atlantic University |
| 1994 | Fredric Zerla | University of South Florida |
| 1995 | Bruce Edwards | University of Florida |
| 1996 | David Sherry | University of West Florida |
| 1997 | Chuck Lindsey | Florida Gulf Coast University |
| 1998 | Marilyn Repsher | Jacksonville University |
| 1999 | Lee Armstrong | University of Central Florida |
| 2000 | James Weaver | University of West Florida |
| 2001 | Mark Anderson | Rollins College |
| 2002 | Leonard Lipkin | University of North Florida |
| 2003 | Bill Rush | St. Petersburg College |
| 2004 | Kenneth Pothoven | University of South Florida |
| 2005 | William Caldwell | University of North Florida |
| 2006 | Mike Mears | Manatee Community College |
| 2007 | Joseph Hargray | St. Petersburg College |
| 2008 | June White | St. Petersburg College |
| 2009 | David Kerr | Eckerd College |
| 2010 | Ben Fusaro | Florida State University |
| 2011 | Scott Hochwald | University of North Florida |
| 2012 | John Waters | State College of Florida, M-S |
| 2013 | Daniel Jelsovsky | Florida Southern College |
| 2014 | Daniela Genova | University of North Florida |
| 2015 | Jacci White | Saint Leo University |
| 2016 | C. Altay Özgener | State College of Florida, M-S |
| 2017 | Monika Vo | Saint Leo University |
| 2018 | Pam Crawford | Jacksonville University |
| 2019 | Donald Ransford | Florida SouthWestern State College |
| 2020 | Joni Pirnot | State College of Florida, M-S |
| 2021 | Lubomir Markov | Barry University |
| 2022 | Penny Morris | Polk State College |
| 2023 | Sidra Van De Car | Valencia College |