ARIDO instituted the Fellow and Honourary Awards to recognize the outstanding contributions of certain members and individuals in the design community. Members who wish to propose a nominee for consideration by the Board of Governors should contact the Executive Director at ed@arido.ca.
A Fellow is currently or was previously a Registered member who has been nominated by the Board of Governors and approved by the Board of Management as having contributed in a significant manner through distinguished service to the betterment of the Association, the interior design profession or the applied arts to an extent sufficient to warrant the honour of Fellow.
ARIDO has awarded this designation to the following:
| Anita Aiello | Clifford Atkinson |
| David Benitz | Eleanor Brown |
| Robert Chaban | Donna Cummings |
| Marilyn Donoghue | Irving Ellman |
| Alan Fairbrass | John Gerald |
| Peter Grimley | John Guild |
| Carole Howlett | Celeste Irvine-Jones |
| Lorna Kelly | John Kitamura |
| Trevor Kruse | Barbara B. MacLennan |
| Marian Marshall | Lynn McGregor |
| Robert Meiklejohn | Phillip Moody |
| Edgar Noffke | Joseph Pettipas |
| Glenn Pushelberg | Ludwig Schindler |
| Ray Staples | Bud Sugarman |
| Ken Thomson | Lorraine Tierney |
| Sandra Toogood | Andrew Vasilevich |
| Jack Winston | George Yabu |
An Honourary Member is an individual whose significant contribution and distinguished service has been offered towards the betterment of the Association, the interior design profession or the applied arts. Honourary members are nominated by the Board of Governors and approved by the Board of Management.
ARIDO has awarded this designation to the following:
| Irene Bell | Jean Benitz |
| Tom Bernard | Tracy Bowie |
| Stuart Brown | Barry Carroll |
| Els Coopman | Frank Delfino |
| David Feldberg | Saul Feldberg |
| Gilbert Goodman | Mary Egan Haines |
| Brian Hay | Reva Karstadt |
| Mike Keilhauer | Sue Madsen |
| Les Muniak | Klaus Nienkamper |
| Marek Pain | Scott Parry |
| Mary Prud’homme | Joanne Radford |
| Doug Scythes | Ralph A. Vine |
| Earl Wilson |