The Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is presented to those Arrowmen who have rendered distinguished and outstanding service to the Order on a sectional, regional, or national basis. The following were presented the DSA at the 1983 National Order of the Arrow Conference - Richard M. Aberle, Kenneth G. Ackermann, Robert S. Akes, Mark S. Anderson, Dale J. Apley Jr., Frank R. Berger, Kurt E. Christiansen, Alan B. Cooper, Phillip Shaw "Ted" Costin, M. Gene Cruse, Steven C. Davidek, Thomas R. Deimler, Dennis G. Downing, Richard O. Eberly, Donald L. Fifield, Kenneth J. Grimes, Clifford J. Hanson, J. Derek Harbin, William F. Hartman, Arnold Heck, Dan T. Hemingson, Frank T. Hilton, Mark Hobgood, Craig H. Kliger, Raymond L. Lee Jr., James Martin, Kevin Moll, Reo E. Nicar, Karl S. Palvisak, Carleton D. Ranney, Gordon P. Rubard, Kenneth S. Seavers, Robert M. Shoemaker, Byron Smalley, Charles R. Snyder, Bradley D. Starr, Thomas C. Steffens, Thomas H. Tabb, Thomas N. Taylor, Billy W. Walley, R. Fleming Weaver, Arnold M. Young and William Ziegler.