| Date | Recipient Name | Recipient Agency |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dan Borchert, MMC/RMC | City of Batavia |
| 2023 | Peter Baynes | NYCOM |
| Lisa Earing | NYCOM | |
| 2022 | Civic Plus | |
| 2021 | Kathie Montigelli | Village of Black River |
| 2020 | None Given | |
| 2019 | Tom Augostini | Benefit Consultant at Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc. |
| 2018 | Shawn Cullinane | Association Counsel for the New York State Association of City and Village Clerks |
| 2017 | None Given | |
| 2016 | Richard Sinnott | Counsel, NYS Conference of Mayors |
| 2015 | John Mancini | Counsel, NYS Conference of Mayors |
| 2014 | Andrew A. SanFilippo | Executive Deputy Comptroller, Office of State & Local Government Accountability, NYS Office of the State Comptroller |
| 2013 | Jennifer Purcell | Publications and Advertising Editor, NYCOM |
| 2012 | Patricia McCoy | Town of Poultney |
| 2011 | Geoffrey A. Huth | New York State Archives |
| 2010 | Barbara VanEpps | NYS Conference of Mayors |
| 2009 | Tom Plowinske | NYS Comptroller’s Office |
| 2008 | Rod Howe Ann Prince | Cornell Municipal Clerks Institute |
| 2007 | Wade Beltramo | NYS Conference of Mayors |
| 2006 | Riele J. Morgiewicz | NYCOM-Counsel |
| 2005 | James O' Connor | NYS Department of Health |
| 2004 | Laura Rodalakis | Office of the State Comptroller |
| 2003 | Dr. Michael Hattery | Cornell Municipal Clerks Institute |
| 2002 | Deanna M. Walker | NYCOM Administrative Assistant |
| 2001 | Mary Carmel | NYS Conference of Mayors |
| 2000 | June O'Neil | NYS Comptroller's Office |
| 1999 | Peter Baynes | NYS Conference of Mayors |
| 1998 | H. Carl McCall | NYS Comptroller |
| 1997 | Donna Giliberto | NYS Conference of Mayors |
| 1996 | Bruce Cadman | General Code Publishers |
| 1995 | John Galligan | NYS Conference of Mayors |
| 1994 | Jeff Smith | NYS Comptroller's Office |
| 1993 | Robert J. Freeman | Committee on Open Government |
| 1992 | Michael Clenahan | NYS Comptroller's Office |
| 1991 | Edward Farrell | NYS Conference of Mayors |
| 1990 | Robert C. Farquarson | NYS Comptroller's Office |
| 1989 | Dean Lee Smith | Syracuse University |
| 1988 | Neal Healy | NYS Comptroller's Office |
| An Outstanding Service Awards was given to the following prior to the establishment of the Distinguished Service Award Program in June of 1985. | ||
| 1984 | William Kerwin, Sr. | NYS Comptroller's Office |