The Ethnic Geography Specialty Group (EGSG) Distinguished Service Award recognizes the selfless commitment to the discipline. Generally, the recipients of the EGSG Service Award have a longstanding tradition of outstanding teaching, research, and service to Ethnic Geography.
| Year | Recipient |
| 2025 | Elizabeth Chacko |
| 2022 | Edris Montalvo |
| 2020 | Heike Alberts |
| 2019 | Madhuri Sharma |
| 2011 | Wei Li |
| 2009 | John Frazier |
| 2007 | Carlos Texeira |
| 2006 | Thomas Boswell |
| 2006 | Ira Sheskin |
| 2003 | Lawrence Estaville |
Ethnic Geography Specialty Group 