The Southeastern Estuarine Research Society has been pleased to confer Honorary Membership upon the following individuals for their contributions to the Society and/or their outstanding work in the fields of coastal and estuarine research, education, or management:
1978 F. John Vernberg, University of South Carolina
1978 Eugene Odum, University of Georgia
1980 Bill Burbank, Emory University
1987 Bill Brillhart, Emory University
1990 Vic Burrell, South Carolina Marine Resources Research Institute
1992 Anne McCrary, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
1994 Frank Maturo, Jr. University of Florida, Gainesville
2007 Don Hoss, NOAA Beaufort Laboratory
2013 Richard Dame, University of South Carolina
2016 Dennis Allen, Baruch Marine Field Lab, University of South Carolina
2018 Clay Montague, University of Florida