The Ed Wilson Memorial Quartet Service Award is named for a long time Barbershopper and Director of the Arlington Heights Chapter. Ed suffered a heart attack as he was leaving the stage and passed away shortly after directing the Arlingtones at the International Contest in 1969.
The award is given to a District Quartet who has given significant, sustained achievement in quartetting. This quartet stands alone by their actions and support to the local community, to the Illinois District and to quartetting. The Quartet must be a currently registered quartet for at least one year. The award is presented each fall prior to the start of the Quartet Preliminary Contest.
| Year | Quartet |
| 2013 | No award given |
| 2012 | Harmony Guaranteed |
| 2011 | Seasoned Sound |
| 2010 | Gadzooks |
| 2009 | Grandfather’s Clock |
| 2008 | No Award Given |
| 2007 | Celebrate! |
| 2006 | Ol’ Styles |
| 2005 | Alchemy |
| 2004 | North Shore Four |
| 2003 | Homemade Harmony |
| 2002 | Grandfather’s Clock |
| 2001 | 4 Crying Out Loud |
| 2000 | Tri-County Reclamation Project |
| 1999 | Pitch Pipe Papas |
| 1998 | Last Hurrah |
| 1997 | Chicago Natural Gas |
| 1996 | Blending Institution |
| 1995 | Barber Chords |
| 1994 | Traditionaires |
| 1993 | Lake Shore Harmony |
| 1992 | Laundromat Four |
| 1991 | Night Theme |
| 1990 | Chiefs of Staff |
| 1989 | Chiefs of Staff |
| 1988 | Backstage Applause |
| 1987 | Four Ragtimers |
| 1986 | Chord Couriers |
| 1985 | Flipside |
| 1984 | Dek-A-Kords |
| 1983 | Sounds of Senility |
| 1982 | Chord Chums |
| 1981 | Male Delivery |
| 1980 | Scholastics |
| 1979 | Schizo Phonics |
| 1978 | Antiques |
| 1977 | Knight Kaps |
| 1976 | Accutones |
| 1975 | Allied Four |
| 1974 | Chords Unlimited |
| 1973 | Valley Four-gers |
| 1972 | Some Day Funnies |
| 1971 | Fox Valley Four |
| 1970 | Four Renegades |
