The Distinguished Service Award (DSA) was established by the American Home Economics Association (AHEA) Foundation in 1979 as a living tribute to members of AHEA (now AAFCS) to recognize superior achievements in family and consumer sciences, outstanding contributions to the family and consumer sciences profession, and sustained association leadership at both state and national levels. A list of prior recipients may be found
here.Nominations for the 2021 Distinguished Service Award closed September 25th, 2020. Information about future Nominations will be posted on this page when available.
Please email
awards@aafcs.org with any questions prior to submitting a nomination, or call staff at 703-706-4606. Incomplete or late nominations will not be considered for review.
2020 DSA recipients were honored at the 2020 Virtual Conference which took place June 25th, 2020.
Support the DSA Honorary Fund with a gift in honor of your fellow member(s)!