The medal winners since 1980 are:
| 2012 | Valmai Hankel |
| 2001 | Hans Mincham |
| 2000 | Professor Faye Gayle |
| 1998 | Dr Les Heathcote |
| 1993 | Professor Ian Thornton |
| 1992 | Dr Joseph Gentilli |
| 1984 | C. Warren Bonython |
| 1981 | Ann Marshall |
| 1980 | Dr Norman B Tindale |
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Flinders University Level I – Michael Hillman
Flinders University Level II – Aiden Lucas
Flinders University Level I – Kye Williams
University of Adelaide Level I – Katerina Grympa
University of Adelaide Level II – Georgina Leske
University of Adelaide Level III – Myles Fauser
The recent medal winners are:
| 2017 | Rhiannon Niven |
| 2015 | Xuchun Liu Paul Johnson |
| 2014 | Girmachew Zewdu |
| 2013 | Irene Herodia Charlotte Bedford |
| 2012 | Kris James Kristine Peters |
| 2011 | Edoardo Rosso Ghim Tan |
| 2010 | Susan May Lee Cameron Barr |
| 2009 | Noel Richards |
| 2008 | David Bunce Vigya Sharma |
| 2007 | Julia Hinsliff Shah Nawaz |
| 2006 | Lareen Ann Newman Peter Smailes |
| 2005 | Janet Candy Trudy O’Connor |
| 2004 | N Crossman Bridget Kearins Paul Lukong |
| 2003 | Michigo Yoshida Yan Tan |