Perhaps the most coveted title a cat can be awarded in CFA is that of Distinguished Merit or DM.
To be awarded the Distinguished Merit title in CFA, a male cat must sire a minimum of 15 cats who have earned at least one of three titles: Grand Champion, Grand Premier or Distinguished Merit.
A Female DM must have produced 5 or more offspring who earn at least one of these titles.
Regardless of how many titles it earns, an individual cat can count only once towards the DM title of each of its parents.
Often called the "Breeder's" title, the DM represents how well a cat has contributed to the next generation of its breed... and it is the recognition of this impact on future generations that makes this award such a special accomplishment.
In 1992, the first Distinguish Merit title earned by a Devon Rex was a copper-eyed white female, GC Ardee Kathryn S.W. Luoar, DM. The following year, the first male Devon Rex to earn the Distinguished Merit title was a gold-eyed white named CH Kotickee's Raoul, DM.
Devon Rex Distinguished Merit Cats in CFA
| Year | Name | Sex | Color | |
| 1991-92 | GC Ardee Kathryn S.W. Luoar, DM First Devon Rex DM |
F | Copper-Eyed White | |
| 1992-93 | CH Kotickee's Raoul , DM First Male Devon Rex DM |
M | Gold-Eyed White | |
| GC, NW Kotickee's Rassy Sassoul, DM | F | Gold-Eyed White | ||
| Kotickee's Sassy Sasson, DM | F | Blue-Cream | ||
| 1993-94 | CH Gadshill Betsy Trotwood of Kotickee | F | Tortoiseshell | |
| 1994-95 | GC Georgio Snowbunny of Elegance, DM | F | Gold-Eyed White | |
| 1996-97 | CH Ardee Snow Crystal of Elegance, DM | F | Gold-Eyed White | |
| GC Elegance's Spoonful O'Sugar, DM | F | Gold-Eyed White | ||
| Kotickee's Lilbita Purrfection, DM | F | Gold-Eyed White | ||
| 1997-98 | CH Elegance's "H'awedly Anna Rexic?!", DM | F | Odd-Eyed White | |
| GC Elegance's I M Irrexistible, DM | F | Gold-Eyed White | ||
| 1998-99 | CH Dreadlock's N'politan Confetti Royal, DM | F | Silver Patched Tabby & White | |
| CH Elegance's "Handsome Lil' Devil!", DM | M | Silver Tabby | ||
| CH Elegance Sugar's Devon, DM | M | Gold-Eyed White | ||
| 2001-02 | GC, RW Loganderry's Truffles of Dilettante, DM | F | Red McTabby | |
| GC, BW, NW Loganderry's Turtle of Dilettante, DM | F | Chocolate Tabby | ||
| CH Dreadlock Constellation Andromeda, DM | F | Silver McTabby | ||
| 2004-05 | Dilettante Crystal Singer, DM | F | Gold-Eyed White | |
| CH Dreadlock's Telephone Love "F2", DM | F | Dilute Calico | ||
| 2005-06 | GC Dilettante Beignet of Bacio, DM | M | Cameo Tabby | |
| 2006-07 | GC Karmacatz Sunflower of Northshore, DM | F | Cameo McTabby & White | |
| Shedere's Minnie Mouse of Shir-Shi, DM | F | Brown Patched Tabby | ||
| 2007-08 | CH Dilettante Napoleon of Karmacatz, DM | M | Red Tabby | |
| 2008-09 | GC Dilettante Minx On The Moon, DM | F | Chocolate Silver Patched McTabby | |
| 2010-11 | GC Castilleja's Dee Dee of Jobara, DM | F | Brown Patched McTabby | |
| GC, RW Devinedevons Blue Bit-A-Heaven, DM | F | Blue | ||
| GC Dilettante Scout of Jobara, DM | F | Brown McTabby | ||
| GC, BW, RW Karmacatz Razzle Dazzle Me!, DM | F | Camoe McTabby & White | ||
