The Distinguished Service Award is presented to those Arrowmen who have rendered outstanding service to the Order on a sectional, area, regional, or national basis. It is given primarily for dedicated service to the Order and Scouting over a period of time. Only a limited number of awards are presented each year, and Arrowmen whose service records are the most outstanding and extend the farthest beyond the local lodge level are selected.

Thirteen individuals from the Southern Region were recently presented the DSA at the 2006 National Order of the Arrow Conference at Michigan State University:

• Mark Bicket-Edmond, Ok.
• Bob Crume-Irving, Tex.
• Seth Dearmin-Pinnacle, N.C.
• David Dowty-Maxwell AFB, Ala.
• Jonathan Hardin-Columbia, S.C.
• Glenn Haynes-Richardson, Tex.
• Jeff Jonasen-Winter Garden, Fla.
• Scott Keenan-Fairhope, Ala.
• Bradley Long-Pulaski, Va.
• Seth Mollitt-Jacksonville, Fla.
• Thomas Richey-Irving, Tex.
• Dave Ross-Southlake, Tex.
• Michael Thompson-Mauldin, S.C.