The McMeekan Memorial Award recognises a outstanding recent individual or joint contribution to animal production in New Zealand or the Society. The term ‘recent’ means within the last five years. Nominations must be submitted to the Executive Secretary by the end of September each year.
The McMeekan Memorial Award is in honour of a NZSAP foundation member, past president and distinguished leader in animal production research and administration, in New Zealand and throughout the world. "Mac" had a tremendous influence on New Zealand agricultural research and was instrumental in the development of Ruakura as a world renowned agricultural research centre.
Recent McMeekan Recipients
| Year | Name / Oration |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Paul Kenyon |
| 2022 | Sue McCoard |
| 2020 | Harry Clark |
| 2019 | NM Lopez-Villalobos |
| 2018 | SR Davis |
| 2017 | Roger W Purchas |
| 2015 | Velmurugu (Ravi) Ravindran |
| 2013 | Neville Jopson |
| 2011 | Christopher A. Morris |
| 2010 | David M. Leathwick |
| 2008 | Bevin L. Harris |
| 2007 | Ken G. Dodds |
| 2006 | Murray Woolford |
| 2005 | Tom N Barry |
| 2004 | Colin W Holmes |
| 2003 | John C McEwan |
| 2002 | David N Wells |
| 2001 | Tom E Broad |
| 2001 | Allan M Crawford |
| 2000 | Geoff W Asher |
| 1999 | Geoff B Nicoll |
| 1998 | Brian W Wickham |
| 1997 | Neville D Grace |
| 1995 | John F Smith |
| 1994 | George H Davis |
| 1992 | Ken P McNatty |
| 1991 | Andrew R Sykes |
| 1990 | Peter F Fennessy |
| 1988 | Ken E Jury |
| 1986 | J Neil Clarke |
| 1984 | Arnold M Bryant |
| 1983 | K L (Jock) Macmillan |
| 1981 | Ken R Drew |
| 1980 | Graeme K Hight |
| 1979 | A Eric Gibson |
| 1978 | Peter H Elworthy |
| 1977 | A (Al) L Rae |
| 1976 | John B Hutton |
| 1975 | Pat Shannon |