Founders Award & AGSA Life Membership Award
The award commemorates the 36 founders who participated in the first RACI Cereal Chemistry Group conference in 1951 and resolved to form an Australian learned society for Cereal Chemistry.
Founders Award & AGSA Life Membership Award
Founders Award
The Founders Award was first presented in 1986 and is awarded for service to the Cereals Industry. The award commemorates the 36 founders who participated in the first RACI Cereal Chemistry Group conference in 1951 and resolved to form an Australian learned society for Cereal Chemistry.
The 36 founders were: Prof A E Alexander, Messrs. C Axelsen, W B S Bishop, R Bitmead, A C Blaskett and E E Bond, Dr R A Bottomley, Messrs. A J Crawford, C H Christie, I Deshurst, K T H Farrer, J R Fisher, L D Foster, W Gledhill, F W J Clendinnen, H C Gluskie, S C Graham, D W Grover, J V Harvey, L A Jones, W Lewis Jones, J G Krigsman, J W Lee, J L Marshall, S F Marshall and A J Meers, Miss A Morehouse, Dr W Muller, Dr R K Murphy, Messrs. I M Norris, E J O’Brien, K V Paul, V Rawson, Dr F H Reuter, Dr Montgomery White and Mr W H Wilson.
The Award in the form of a certificate is presented during the Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference.
Australasian Grain Science Association Life Membership Award
Recognises a significant contribution to the grains industry through research, teaching and training, technological developments, leadership and promotion and development of the grains industry through the activities of the Association and in the broader community in Australia, New Zealand and globally.
- Download AGSA Life Membership Award guidelines
AGSA Life Membership Award applications to:
By email: awards@ausgrainscience.org.au
Founders Award Recipients
1986 R A (Bob) Bottomley
1986 E H (Ted) Jacob
1986 R H (Ron) Martin
1986 A J (John) Meers
1986 E J (Jack) O’Brien
1986 D H (David) Simmonds
1987 K C (Keith) Mander
1987 P E (Peter) Marston
1988 E L (Earle) Mason
1988 W H (Bill) Wilson
1988 H (Harry) Zentner
1989 D J (David) Tucker
1990 T P (Tom) Molan
1990 A J (Allan) Smith
1990 F R (Frank) Townsend
1991 J (Joan) Blackman
1991 B (Bert) Boden
1993 G K (Gordon) Adkins
1993 L S (Len) Cayzer
1993 G (Pat) Halliburton
1993 P (Norman) Matheson
1994 J C (John) Tillott
1995 F E (Duke) Acton
1995 R N (Roy) Lewis
1995 D H B (David) Sparrow
1996 C (Cedric) Axelsen
1996 S F (Sam) Marshall
1997 D M (Matt) Padbury
1997 J (John) Parish
1997 W J (Jack) Toms
1998 D P (Don) Law
1998 R (Ray) Moss
1998 J A (John) Ronalds
1999 G A (Graeme) Lukey
2001 W (Bill) Barnes
2001 I L (Ian) Batey
2001 T (Tal) Ghaly
2001 M (Malcolm) Glennie-Holmes
2001 P W (Peter) Gras
2001 G (Geof) Palmer
2001 P (Peter) Whalley
2002 J (John) Gould
2002 P (Peter) Meredith
2003 R L (Bob) Cracknell
2004 G B (Graham) Crosbie
2005 K (Ken) McNaught
2005 D C (David) Mugford
2005 C T (Tas) Westcott
2006 J (John) Dines
2008 H (Helen) Allen
2008 D (Dai) Suter
2009 L F (Linda) Derrett
2009 J R (John) Oliver
Life Membership Award Recipients
2006 S (Sidi) Huang
2015 B (Bronwyn) Elliott
2020 F Békés and D Hawke