2023 - (No award)
2022 - (No award)
2021 - (No award)
2020 - (No award)
2019 - Andy Williams (Fonterra)
2018 - Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse (University of Auckland)
2017 - (No award)
2016 - Scott Gallacher (MPI)
2015 - Joy Thompson (BEO Bakels) - inaugural winner