IASA Award of Recognition
A Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Service to IASA is awarded to IASA members during the Annual Conference:
| YEAR | RECIPIENT | CONTRIBUTION |
| 2012 | Shubha Chaudhuri | For leadership in the development of small-scale sound and audiovisual archives, for contributions to international debate and agreements in archival understandings and approaches, and continuing advocacy for Rajasthani folk musics |
| 2011 | George Boston | For valuable contributions in promoting and furthering IASA business over a period of nearly 3 decades. Tribute |
| 2010 | Anthony Seeger | Advocacy for the cause of audiovisual archives, communities and music |
| 2009 | Kurt Deggeller | Significant contributions in coordinating and creating an international presence for sound and audiovisual archives |
| 2008 | Grace Koch | Significant contributions to the development and dissemination of professional standards |
| 2007 | Crispin Jewitt | For significant contributions in promoting a broader vision for IASA and as ambassador to external associations culminating in his success as Convenor of the CCAAA since 2002. |
| 2006 | Chris Clark | Cataloguing and documentation standards |
| 2005 | Dietrich Schüller & Albrecht Häfner | Training |
| 2004 | Technical Committee | The publication “Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects” (IASA-TC 04) |
