The Admissions Committee deems Honorary Fellows individuals who have satisfied the following criteria
- Eligible to be a Fellow
- Clear evidence of significant and sustained academic and/or other professional contributions to the field of epidemiology
Candidates can be also chosen by a committee consisting of the President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and two other members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President annually. Honorary Fellows are entitled to all the privileges of Fellows except voting and serving as officers or directors and are exempt from the payment of dues.
- Michael B. Bracken
- Leslie Bernstein
- Louise A. Brinton
- Jacob A. Brody
- Patricia A. Buffler
- Elizabeth Barrett-Connor
- Sir Iain Chalmers
- Philip Cole
- George W. Comstock
- Pelayo Correa
- Roger Detels
- Sir Richard Doll
- Manning Feinleib
- William H. Foege
- Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr.
- Saxon Graham
- Donald A. Henderson
- Charles H. Hennekens
- Robert N. Hoover
- Barbara S. Hulka
- Jennifer Kelsey
- Jess F. Kraus
- Lewis H. Kuller
- John M. Last
- Brian MacMahon
- Anthony B. Miller
- Kenneth J. Rothman
- Jonathan M. Samet
- David Satcher
- William Schaffner
- Victor J. Schoenbach
- David Schottenfeld
- Leonard M. Schuman
- Frank E. Speizer
- Zena A. Stein
- Mervyn W. Susser
- S. L. Syme
- Milton Terris
- Hugh Hanna Tilson
- Herman A. Tyroler
- Noel S. Weiss
- Warren Winkelstein, Jr.
