The A. G. Brinley Special Merit Award for service to the Davis Community was established in 1969 by John W. Brinley in memory of his father, Aley (Al) Green Brinley (15 August 1885-23 June 1961). The plaque that honors recipients is housed in City Hall.
| Year Recipient |
| 1969 Joann Leach Larkey |
| 1970 Bill D. Batholomew |
| 1971 Max D. Rothe |
| 1972 Sam DeMasi |
| 1973 Kathleen M. Murphy |
| 1974 [No award given] |
| 1975 John H. Jones |
| 1976 Ronald E. Whitehead |
| 1977 Patricia Allen |
| 1978 Donald P. Kessler |
| 1979 Red Stefflre |
| 1980 Richard M. Brunelle |
| 1981 Joan Snodgrass Calloway |
| 1982 Sharon D. Rose |
| 1983 Marinka Phaff |
| 1984 Dorothy Laben |
| 1985 Wesley Wooden |
| 1986 Bob Dunning |
| 1987 Anne Hance & Evelyn Buddenhagen |
| 1988 David Burmester |
| 1989 Frederick Lange |
| 1990 Mimi Carino Sen |
| 1991 Steven Cavagnolo |
| 1992 Barbara Jackson |
| 1993 Paul E. Hart |
| 1994 Pat Williams |
| 1995 Mary Ellen Dolcini |
| 1996 Ruth Shumway |
| 1997 Ernst & Hannah Biberstein |
| 1998 Pat Hutchinson |
| 1999 Jane Pomeroy |
| 2000 Shirley Kreissman |
| 2001 Charlie Russell |
| 2002 Judy Gabor |
| 2003 Vicki Plutchok |
| 2004 Russell K. Kusama |
| 2005 Katherine F. Mawdsley |
| 2006 Martha Dickman |
| 2007 Nancy Crosby & Pat Miller |
| 2008 Janet Berry |
| 2009 Helen Cole |
| 2010 Dorothy Peterson |
| 2011 Joe DeUlloa |
| 2012 Janet Boulware |
| 2013 Jay & Carri Ziegler |
