The Section named Ken Stringer as the first recipient of the Distinguished Service in Auditing Award in 1981. This award has not been given annually, but is reserved for those times when widespread support emerges for according this special recognition. Other winners of the award have been:
| YEAR | RECIPIENT | SCHOOL/ORGANIZATION |
| 1980-81 | Kenneth W. Stringer | Deloitte, Haskins & Sells |
| 1982-83 | Robert Mautz | University of Michigan |
| 1984-85 | Robert K. Elliott | Peat Marwick Main |
| 1987-88 | William W. Coopers | University of Texas |
| 1988-89 | James. K. Loebbecke | University of Utah |
| 1989-90 | Donald A. Leslie | Clarkson Gordon |
| 1990-91 | John J. Williangham | Peat Marwich Main |
| 1991-92 | Jay M. Smith, Jr. | Brigham Young University |
| 1992-93 | William R. Kinney Jr. | University of Texas |
| 1993-94 | Frederick L. Neumann | Univeity of Illinois |
| 1994-95 | Robert J. Sack | University of Virginia (Darden) |
The Section began awarding the Outstanding Auditing Educator Award in 1988. Al Arens was the first recipient of the award. The following is a list of past winners of the Outstanding Auditing Educator Award:
| YEAR | RECIPIENT | SCHOOL |
| 1987-88 | Alvin A. Arens | Michigan State University |
| 1988-89 | William L. Felix | University of Arizona |
| 1989-90 | Howard F. Stettler | University of Kansas |
| 1990-91 | Frederick L. Neumann | University of Illinois |
| 1991-92 | R. Glen Berryman | University of Minnesota |
| 1993-94 | Jack L. Krogstad | Creighton University |
| 1994-95 | James Loebbecke | University of Utah |
The Outstanding Dissertation Award was first presented in 1988 to Mary T. Washington from the University of Southern California for her dissertation, "Audit Evidence Evaluation as a Cascaded Inference Task." The following is a list of past winners of the Outstanding Dissertation Award:
| YEAR | RECIPIENT | SCHOOL |
| 1987-88 | Mary T. Washington | University of Southern California |
| 1988-89 | Vicky Heiman | University of Michigan |
| 1989-90 | Frank Buckless | Michigan State University |
| 1990-91 | Martha K. Nelson | University of Pittsburgh |
| 1991-92 | Charles E. Davis | University of North Carolina |
| 1992-93 | Kathleen D. Mills | University of Arizona |
| 1993-94 | Timothy J. Louwers | Florida State University |
| 1994-95 | Robert L. Braun | Louisiana State University |
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