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 | Ernst & Hannah Biberstein |
| 1997 | [] |
| 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 | [] |
| 2009 | [] |
