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. Germain
  • 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 – Kenneth L. Bennight, Jr.
  • 2001 – Keith Arnold
  • 2002 – Hal Collins & Kathy Sterns
  • 2003 – Terri Wilkinson
  • 2007 – Marvin England
  • 2008 – Dave Schumacher
  • 2009 – Walden “Wally” Nida
  • 2010 – Charles Jones
  • 2011 – Robert Coffee
  • ???? – Caroline Estes
  • ???? – Irene Bozak
  • ???? – Ralph DeBoard
  • 2022 – Gerald Griffin
  • 2023 – Robert Teague