Pioneers in NeuroVirology have been recognized by the Society since 1999. Distinguished recipients of the Pioneer in NeuroVirology Award include:
 | Richard T. Johnson, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | 1999 |
 | Volker ter Meulen, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Wurzburg | 2000 |
 | Neal Nathanson, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania | 2002 |
 | Michael B. A. Oldstone, M.D.
Scripps Research Institute | 2003 |
 | Hilary Koprowski, M.D.
Thomas Jefferson University | 2004 |
 | Opendra Narayan, D.V.M., Ph.D.
University of Kansas Medical Center | 2006 |
 | Donald H. Gilden, M.D.
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center | 2007 |
 | Diane Griffin, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene & Public Health | 2009 |
 | Kamel Khalili, Ph.D.
Temple University School of Medicine | 2010 |
 | Avindra Nath, M.D.
National Institute of Health | 2012 |
 | Brian Wigdahl, Ph.D.
Drexel University College of Medicine | 2013 |
 | Joseph Berger, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania | 2015 |
 | Howard Gendelman, M.D.
University of Nebraska Medical Center | 2016 |
 | Peter Kennedy M.D., Ph.D.
University of Glasgow | 2018 |
 | Lynn Pulliam, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco | 2019 |
 | Kenneth L. Tyler, M.D.
University of Colorado School of Medicine | 2023 |
The next recipient of the Pioneer in NeuroVirology Award will join a growing list of distinguished recipients.
