The RC Distinguished Service Award was established in 2003 and is determined by the Referees' Commission to recognize the service of those referees who have worked at the very highest levels and offered a life-time of service in so doing.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Gay Jacobsen MacLellan |
| 2004 | Ed Richards |
| 2005 | Bill Goering |
| 2006 | Russell Wilson |
| 2009 | George Kolombatovich |
| 2011 | Sam Cheris |
| 2014 | Gerrie Baumgart |
| 2015 | Omar Bhutta |
| 2016 | Jerry Benson |
| 2017 | Lisa Campi-Sapery |
| 2018 | Mary Frye |
| 2019 | Tasha Poissant and Michael Ross |
| 2023 | Bruce Gillman & Lisa Campi-Sapery |