In 1980, the Federation of Texas Aquarium Societies (FOTAS) established the Raymond Head and Ernest May Altruism Award to honor a person or persons that have contributed in an exemplary fashion to one or more FOTAS clubs financially or otherwise. Below is a list of winners.

1980 – Hazel Hall

1981 – Hal Collins

1982 – Keith Arnold

1983 – Ed Makowski

1984 – Bob Christenson

1985 – Lou Harris

1986 – Silva St. Gerain

1987 – Buck Hall

1989 – Kenneth L. Bennight, Jr.

1990 – Dan Martin

1991 – Caroline Estes

1992 – Grape & Peggy Winkles

1993 – Mike Wortman

1995 – Barbara Buzek

1997 – Ken Bennight Jr.

2001 – Keith Arnold

2002 – Hal Collins & Kathy Sterns

2003 – Terri Wilkinson

2007 – Caroline Estes

???? – Dave Schumacher

???? – Marvin and Kathy England

2010 – Charles Jones

2011 – Robert Coffee

???? – Irene Bozak

???? – Ralph DeBoard