Those Florida Educational Research Association (FERA) members that have demonstrated sustained leadership and service over the years are considered for Honorary Membership in the association. FERA honorary members are voted on by the leadership of the association. As can be gleaned below, only a select few members have been awarded this status in the association.
| Name | Year | Name | Year |
| H. H. Remers | 1966 | Jack McAfee | 1998 |
| June Hopper | 1974 | Jim Swanson | 2000 |
| Roger T. Lennon | 1975 | Bill Castine | 2001 |
| William H. Angoff | 1975 | Wes Davis | 2003 |
| George Loiselle | 1976 | Charles “Chuck” Dziuban | 2005 |
| Hazen Curtis | 1976 | Bruce Hall | 2007 |
| Vynce Hines | 1981 | John Hildebrand | 2012 |
| John Espey | 1981 | Lee Baldwin | 2013 |
| Walter Durost | 1981 | Brenda Bartholomew | 2014 |
| Howard Stoker | 1983 | Kathleen Dailey | 2017 |
| Annie Ward | 1984 | Ron Dailey | 2017 |
| Russell Kropp | 1985 | Sam Whitten | 2017 |
| Bill Myers | 1985 | John Morris | 2023 |
| Jake Beard | 1997 | Betsy Becker | 2024 |
| Rick Nations | 1997 | Albert Ritzhaupt | 2025 |