...an educational and scientific organization established to foster the study, understanding, and application of rural sociology in the South.

| Year | Extension | Public Service | Research | Teaching |
| 2013 | Cheryl L. Hudec | Douglas Constance | Gene Theodori | |
| 2012 | Rachel Carter | |||
| 2011 | Lionel J. (Bo) Beaulieu | John Zippert | Gene Theodori | Glenn Israel |
| 2010 | James O. Bukenya | |||
| 2009 | Duncan Chembezi | |||
| Extension & Public Service | ||||
| 2008 | Douglas Constance | |||
| 2007 | Gene Theodori | |||
| 2006 | Ron Hustedde | Glenn Israel | Doug Constance | |
| 2005 | Deborah Tootle | Conner Bailey | D. Clayton Smith | |
| 2004 | Lori Garkovich | Fisseha Tegegne | Ronald Wimberley | |
| 2003 | Libby Morris | Robert Moxley | Rosalind Harris | |
| 2002 | Jack Thigpen | Patricia Dyk | Andrew Zekeri | |
| 2001 | George Floro | Don Albrecht | Nnamdi Anosike | |
| 2000 | Ntam Baharanyi | Frank Howell | Dreamal Worthen | |
| 1999 | Don Voth | Robert Zabawa | John Thomas | |
| 1998 | Bonnie Teater | Ron Wimberley | ||
| 1997 | Richard Maurer | Lionel “Bo” Beaulieu | Nathaniel Brown | |
| 1996 | Glenn Israel | Douglas Bachtel | Christopher Hunte | |
| 1995 | John Ballweg | Cornelia Flora | ||
| 1994 | Frank Farmer | John Thomas | ||
| 1993 | Alton Thompson | Robert Moxley | ||
| 1992 | Howard Ladewig | Paul Lasley | John Dunkelberger | |
| 1991 | Doug Bachtel | Milt Coughnehour | Jim Copp | |
| 1990 | Gerald Wheelock | |||
Occasionally, the SRSA has presented certificates to colleagues and organizations for special service rendered unto the organization. In addition, the SRSA now presents an award for the best student paper. The table below presents the actors who we know have been presented these other awards.
| Year | Service to SRSA Certificate | Student Paper | Professional Paper |
Other Awards |
| 2012 | Jessica Gouldthorpe and Joy Goodwin | James O. Bukenya | ||
| 2011 | Katy Williams | Babaunde A. Obembe and Swagata "Ban" Banerjee | ||
| 2010 | LaTravis Brazil and Brandi Broughton | |||
| 2009 | D. Clayton Smith | Mona Avolos | ||
| 2008 | Marcus Bernard | |||
| 2007 | Brooklynn Anderson | |||
| 2006 | Deborah Harris and J. Michelle Estis-Sumerel | |||
| 2005 | Yong-Ju Choi and Kiyohiko Sakamoto | |||
| 2004 | Dorothy Jenkins | Chyrel Mayfield | ||
| 2003 | Marilyn Brewington, Conner Bailey |
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| 2002 | Laura Robinson | |||
| 2001 | Donald Woolley | |||
| 1996 | Bonnie Teater, Ellen Weichart, Jacque Tisdale |
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| 1995 | Charles Cleland Distinguished Service Award |
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| 1992 | Southern Farm Bureau Special Service Award |
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| 1991 | Doss Broadnax, Ellen Voland |
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| 1990 | Dawood Sulton | Southern Farm Bureau Special Recognition Award |
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