| 1885 | S.W. Johnson, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1886 | Harvey W. Wiley, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| 1887 | E.H. Jenkins, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1888 | P.E. Chazal, State Chemist of South Carolina |
| 1889 | J.A. Myers, West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1890 | M.A. Scovell, Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1891 | G.C. Caldwell, New York Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1892 | N.T. Lupton, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1893 | S.M. Babcock, University of Wisconsin |
| 1894 | E.B. Voorhees, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1895 | H.A. Huston, State Chemist of Indiana |
| 1896 | B.B. Ross, State Chemist of Alabama |
| 1897 | W. Frear, Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1898 | A.L. Winton, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1899 | R.C. Kedzie, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1900 | B.W. Kilgore, State Chemist of North Carolina |
| 1901 | L.L. Van Slyke, New York Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1902 | H.J. Wheeler, Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1903 | R.J. Davidson, Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1904 | M.E. Jaffa, California Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1905 | C.L. Penny, Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1906 | C.G. Hopkins, Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1907 | J.P. Street, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1908 | H. Snyder, Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1909 | W.D. Bigelow, USDA |
| 1910 | W.A. Withers, North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1911 | F.W. Woll, Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1912 | H.J. Patterson, Maryland Agricultural College |
| 1913 | G.S. Fraps, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1914 | E.F. Ladd, North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1915 | C.H. Jones, Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1916 | R.N. Brackett, Clemson College |
| 1917-1918 | J.K. Haywood, USDA |
| 1919 | P.F. Trowbridge, North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1920 | H.C. Lythgoe, State of Massachusetts Department of Health |
| 1921 | W.F. Hand, Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College |
| 1922 | F.P. Veitch, USDA |
| 1923 | A.J. Patten, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1924 | R.E. Doolittle, Food and Drug Inspection Station |
| 1925 | C.A. Browne, USDA |
| 1926 | W.W. Randall, State of Maryland Department of Health |
| 1927 | W.H. MacIntire, University of Tennessee |
| 1928 | O. Schreiner, USDA |
| 1929 | H.B. McDonnell, Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1930 | E.M. Bailey, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1931 | H.D. Haskins, Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1932 | A.E. Paul, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
| 1933 | J.W. Kellogg, Department of Agriculture (Pennsylvania) |
| 1934 | R. Harcourt, Ontario Agricultural College |
| 1935 | F.C. Blanck, USDA |
| 1936 | H.H. Hanson, State Board of Agriculture (Delaware) |
| 1937 | C.C. McDonnell, FDA |
| 1938 | H.R. Kraybill, Purdue University |
| 1939 | W.S. Frisbie, FDA |
| 1940 | W.W. Skinner, USDA |
| 1941 | L.B. Broughton, University of Maryland |
| 1942-1943 | J.W. Sale, FDA |
| 1944 | G.G. Frary, State Chemical Laboratory (South Dakota) |
| 1945-1946 | W.H. Ross, USDA |
| 1947 | J.O. Clarke, FDA |
| 1948 | G.H. Marsh, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries |
| 1949 | L.S. Walker, Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1950 | W.A. Queen, FDA |
| 1951 | H.A. Halvorson, Department of Agriculture, Dairy, and Food |
| 1952 | H.A. Lepper, FDA |
| 1953 | H.J. Fisher, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1954 | E.L. Griffin, USDA |
| 1955 | W.F. Reindollar, State of Maryland Department of Health |
| 1956 | K.D. Jacob, USDA |
| 1957 | M.P. Etheredge, Mississippi State College |
| 1958 | F.A. Vorhes, FDA |
| 1959 | A.H. Robertson, State Food Laboratory (New York) |
| 1960 | J.B. Smith, University of Rhode Island |
| 1961 | C.O. Willits, USDA |
| 1962 | K.L. Milstead, USDA |
| 1963 | F.W. Quackenbush, Purdue University |
| 1964 | C.V. Marshall, Canada Department of Agriculture |
| 1965 | M.S. Oakley, State of Maryland Department of Health |
| 1966 | S.B. Randle, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1967 | A.P. Mathers, Internal Revenue Service |
| 1968 | B. Poundstone, Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 1969 | D. Banes, FDA |
| 1970 | L.S. Stuart, USDA |
| 1971 | H.A. Davis, University of New Hampshire |
| 1972 | L.L. Ramsey, FDA |
| 1973 | D.J. Mitchell, State Chemical Laboratory (South Dakota) |
| 1974 | F.M. Garfield, Drug Enforcement Administration |
| 1975 | I. Hoffman, National Research Council of Canada |
| 1976 | E.A. Epps, Jr., Louisiana State University |
| 1977 | W.W. Wright, FDA |
| 1978 | A.J. Malanoski, USDA |
| 1979 | E.D. Schall, Purdue University |
| 1980 | W.P. McKinley, Health and Welfare Canada |
| 1981 | H.L. Reynolds, FDA |
| 1982 | J.P. Minyard, Jr., State Chemical Laboratory (Mississippi) |
| 1983 | W.R. Bontoyan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| 1984 | C.W. Gehrke, University of Missouri |
| 1985 | Richard Ronk, FDA |
| 1986 | D. Earl Coffin, Health and Welfare Canada |
| 1987 | Frank J. Johnson, Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 1988 | Robert Rund, Office of the Indiana State Chemist |
| 1989 | Odette Shotwell, USDA |
| 1990 | Thomas Layloff, FDA |
| 1991 | Michael Wehr, Oregon State Department of Agriculture |
| 1992 | Edgar Elkins, National Food Processors Association |
| 1993 | Henry Conacher, Health and Welfare Canada |
| 1994 | Arvid Munsen, Phoenix Regulatory Associates |
| 1995 | Alan Hanks, Office of the Indiana State Chemist |
| 1996 | P. Frank Ross, USDA |
| 1997 | Raymond Matulis, Analytical Services Management Consultants, Inc. |
| 1998 | Paul Beljaars, Inspectorate for Health Protection, The Netherlands |
| 1999 | Albert Pohland, FDA |
| 2000 | George Boone, FDA |
| 2001 | Michael Brodsky, Ontario Ministry of Health |
| 2002 | Thomas Jensen, Nebraska Department of Agriculture |
| 2003 | James Ault, Ricerca Biosciences LLC |
| 2004 | Jonathan DeVries, Medallion Laboratories/General Mills |
| 2005 | Henry Chin, The Coca-Cola Co. |
| 2006 | Máire Walsh, State Chemist, Ireland |
| 2007 | Robert Koeritzer, 3M Microbiology |
| 2008 | Samuel Page, World Health Organization, FDA |
| 2009 | Darryl Sullivan, Covance Laboratories |
| 2010 | Russell Flowers, Silliker |
| 2011 | Stan Bacler, CFIA |
| 2012 | Mark Coleman, Elanco |
| 2013 | James Harnly |
| 2014 | Erik Konings, Nestle Research Center |
| 2015 | Norma Hill, (Retired) US Treasury, Tax and Trade Bureau |
| 2016 | Ronald Johnson, bioMerieux |
| 2017 | DeAnn Benesh, 3M Food Safety |
| 2018 | Brad Goskowicz, Microbiologics, Inc. |
| 2019 | Henry Chin |
| 2020 | Erin Crowley, Q Laboratories |
| 2021 | Anthony Lupo, Neogen |
