The 75th Jubilee Technician Award was established in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production in 2015. The purpose of the Award is to recognise an outstanding contribution by an individual technician to the facilitation of quality research in New Zealand animal production and/or the Society.

The successful awardee in 2023 was Malcom Smith from Lincoln University who was nominated by Dr. Racheal Bryant, Dr. Alastair Nicol and Prof. Derrick Moot who concluded that Malcolm has made an enduring and exceptional contribution to the New Zealand livestock industry. He has contributed directly to NZSAP as an author, and long term member and to the wider industry through his support of the research teams he has worked in.

A copy of the citation for Malcolm can be found here