Nominees for Honorary Membership should be of national prominence in the field of ornithology or a closely related field and have been of service to the Society.
Any member of the Society may nominate any person they feel is qualified for Honorary Membership to the Council or Membership Committee.
Honorary members by year elected.
Mr. Fred Lesser - 1964
Dr. Richard H. Pough - 1964
Mr. Chandler S. Robbins - 1972
Mr. Crawford H. Greenewalt - 1973
Dr. John P. Hubbard - 1975
Dr. Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr. - 1979
Mr. William A. Brokaw - 1982
Mr. Seal T. Brooks - 1983
Mr. Roger Tory Peterson - 1983
Mr. Robert W. Thomen - 1984
Mr. R. Dudley Ross - 1986
Dr. Russell W. Peterson - 1987
Mr. Philip M. Walters - 1987
Mrs. Peggy Jahn - 1991
Dr. Maurice L. Ernsberger - 1992
Dr. Frank B. Gill - 1994
Mr. Charles E. Sample - 1999
Dr. Richard L. West - 2001
Mr. Howard Brokaw - 2008
Dr. Lloyd Falk - 2008
Mr. Gene K. Hess - 2008
Dr. Winston Wayne - 2008
Mr. Jeff Gordon - 2013