| Richard Chesher | Founder, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Sylvia Earle | Founder, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| George Bond | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Eugenie Clark | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Harold Edgerton | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Walter Feinberg | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Ed Link | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Joe McInnes | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Rhett McNair | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Giles W. Mead | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Wheeler J North | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Dave Owen | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Jack Randall | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Ken Read | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Ruth Turner | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |
| Bob Wicklund | Charter Member, International Association of Professional Diving Scientists | | IAPDS | D.Sci. |