Exemplary Honors: DLSAA Distinguished Lasallian Awards

The DLSAA Distinguished Lasallian Award is the highest and most prestigious non-sports award given by the DLSAA. This award honors Lasallians Who have achieved multiple and earned distinction and unusual positive recognition for their vision, leadership, management, and integrity in their chosen fields, professions, or public service, who are reputed nationally or internationally, and Who may serve both as professional and personal role models for Lasallian students and other Filipinos. Any distinguished Lasallian awardee must possess the DLSAA Honors and Awards prequalifications at least twenty (20) years prior to selection and may receive the award only once.

From 1965 to 2004 (excluding one batch in 1950), the DLSAA has given approximately 122 DLSAA Distinguished Lasallian Awards - or their equivalents - for their exemplary professional achievements, with some alumni being multi-awarded for different fields.

During the 70th Anniversary of the DLSU Manila in 1981, the honor was formally designated as the DLSAA Distinguished Lasallian Award. The award was not given yearly and the longest hiatus was a period of 12 years, i.e., from 1984 to 1995, inclusive. It is unclear if the award was only not given or simply not recorded due to archiving failure.