| 2019 | The sensitive scientist: How understanding and validating emotions around food can improve communications effectiveness Janet Riley, Maple Leaf Foods |
| 2018 | The Power of Information to Prevent Foodborne Illness Craig Hedberg, University of Minnesota School of Public Health |
| 2017 | Foodborne Salmonella in Poultry and Food Production — Research Perspectives Steve Ricke, University of Arkansas |
| 2016 | Unprecedented Challenges in Producing and Serving Safe Foods Michael P. Doyle, Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia |
| 2015 | Improving Public Health by Preventing Foodborne Diseases — Past, Present, and Future Robert V. Tauxe, CDC |
| 2014 | Food Allergy Research: Look What FRI Started Steve Taylor, University of Nebraska |
| 2013 | Food Safety: Creating a Comprehensive Regulatory Framework for Prevention Jenny Scott, FDA CFSAN |
| 2012 | Food Safety Eras: Past, Present, and What Is Next! Gale Prince, SAGE Food Safety Consultants |
| 2011 | Thirty Years of Foodborne Listeriosis Martin Wiedmann, Cornell University |
| 2010 | Stress, Survival, and Virulence of Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens Robert H. Deibel, Deibel Laboratories |
| 2009 | Interaction and Collaboration between Government, Industry and Academia to Address Food Safety Concerns Robert Brackett, Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| 2008 | no award |
| 2007 | no award |
| 2006 | Food Microbiology & the Food Industry: Stage Gate One in a Career Pipeline Rhona Applebaum, Coca-Cola Company |
| 2005 | International Developments in Managing Microbial Food Safety Martin Cole, National Center for Food Safety and Technology |
| 2004 | Chance and Common Sense William H. Sperber, Cargill Corporate Food Safety |
| 2003 | William C. Frazier, A Man for His Time Edwin M. (Mike) Foster, FRI, Director Emeritus |
| 2002 | Traditions in Food Microbiology: From Pasteur to Genomics Todd Klaenhammer, North Carolina State University |
| 2001 | Reflections Charles Duncan, Hershey Foods Corporation |
| 2000 | Food Safety Objectives: Concentrating on Disease Reduction Lester Crawford, Georgetown University |
| 1999 | Advances in Food Mycology Methodology Larry Beuchat, University of Georgia |
| 1998 | Impact of New Packaging and Preservation Technologies on Microorganisms in Foods Joseph Hotchkiss, Cornell University |
| 1997 | Food Safety in the 21st Century: To Test or Not to Test? That Is the Question Francis Busta, University of Minnesota |
| 1996 | Reform of FDA Food Regulations Peter Barton Hutt, Covington & Burling |
| 1995 | Dealing with Uncertainty: The Future of Food Microbiology? Robert Buchanan, USDA FSIS |
| 1994 | The Future of Foodborne Disease: Lessons from the Past Mitchell L. Cohen, CDC |
| 1993 | Microbiological Food Safety: A European Perspective Richard J. Gilbert, Public Health Laboratory Service |
| 1992 | Food Microbiology of the Future: From What We Have Learned in the Past Douglas Archer, FDA CFSAN |
| 2019 | The effect of pH and antimicrobials on the growth and survival of Listeria monocytogenes in a high moisture model cheese Kory Anderson; Mentor: Kathy Glass |
| 2018 | Control of Listeria monocytogenes in caramel apples with protective cultures Morgan Brown; Mentor: Kathy Glass |
| 2017 | Identification of Salmonella enterica genes that influence plant host association Tyler Engel; Mentor: Jeri Barak |
| 2016 | Salmonella enterica Suppresses Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Lettuce Root Exudates While Host Genotype Influences Bacterial Growth Amy Parr; Mentor: Jeri Barak |
| 2015 | The Effects of Nitrite on Clostridium perfringens Growth during Extended Cooling of Cured Ham Katie Osterbauer; Mentor: Kathy Glass, Jeff Sindelar |
| 2014 | Effect of Food Matrix on Thermal Inactivation Rate of Listeria monocytogenes Dana Billing; Mentor: Kathy Glass |
| 2013 | Oxidative Stress Observed in Salmonella enterica Grown in Hyperosmotic Conditions Trace Borchardt; Mentor: Amy Wong |
| 2012 | Filamentous Salmonella enterica Formed During Osmotic Stress Undergo Changes to Nucleoid Morphology and ATP Generation Over Time Brad Gietman; Mentor: Charles W. Kaspar |
| 2011 | Salmonella enterica Genes Required for Survival on Lettuce Jessica O. Lund; Mentor: Jeri Barak |
| 2010 | Tomato Plant Characteristics that deter Salmonella Contamination James N. Luo; Mentor: Jeri Barak |
| 2009 | Identification of "Function Unknown"" Genes with a Role in the Ability of Salmonella to Survive in Water" Steven Molinarolo; Mentor: Jeri Barak |
| 2008 | Remediation of a Nuclear Complex Important for Toxin Production Elizabeth Chadwick; Mentor: Nancy P. Keller |
| 2007 | no award |
| 2006 | A Novel Transcription Factor Family Regulating Sporulation and Mycotoxin Biosynthesis in Aspergillus Margaret Reuter; Mentor: Jae Hyuk Yu |
| 2005 | Function of Oxylipins in Fungal Secondary Metabolism and Morphological Development Meghan Walters; Mentor: Nancy P. Keller |
| 2004 | A Method to Prevent Egg Production Losses when Protecting Humans from Salmonella enteritis (SE) Transmitted by Eggs Meghan Schwartz; Mentor: Mark Cook |
| 2003 | The Effect of Fat Type and Level on Clostridium botulinum in Process Cheese Products Patrick Eimerman; Mentor: Kathy Glass, Eric Johnson |
| 2003 | Role of PPO Genes in Aspergillus nidulans Terri Kowieski; Mentor: Nancy P. Keller |
| 2002 | Survival of Salmonella on Shredded Cheese Patrick Eimerman; Mentor: Kathy Glass, Eric Johnson |
| 2001 | Antimicrobial Activity of Additives Against Foodborne Pathogens in Media Staci Eickert; Mentor: Kathy Glass, Eric Johnson |
| 2001 | Searching for Genetic Elements in Fungal Growth Signaling Pathway Sara Rierson; Mentor: Jae Hyuk Yu |
| 2000 | The Effect of Conjugated Linoleic Acid Isomers on Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Craig Pisarik; Mentor: Michael W. Pariza |
| 1999 | Enhancement of Acid Tolerance by Expression of a Small Basic Peptide Jeffrey L. Bose; Mentor: Charles W. Kaspar |
| 1999 | Subtyping of Vaginal Isolates of Group B Streptococci by Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis and Serotype Holley J. Willenberg; Mentor: John B. Luchansky |
| 1998 | Viability of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Full- and Reduced-fat Pepperoni After Manufacture of Sticks and Baking of Slices on Frozen Pizza Rachel K. Wierzba, Ann M. Roering, and Anne M. Ihnot; Mentor: John B. Luchansky |
| 2019 | Kory Anderson; Mentor: Kathy Glass |
| 2018 | Jie Yin Lim; Mentor: Kathy Glass |
| 2019 | Kory Anderson and Christie Cheng; Mentor: Kathy Glass |
| 2018 | Jonathan Sogin; Mentor: Barb Ingham |
| 2017 | Megan Wagner; Mentor: Kathy Glass |
| 2016 | Julia Martien and Amy Parr; Mentor: Jae-Hyuk Yu and Jeri Barak |
| 2015 | Emily Merry |
| 2014 | Joshua Lensmire |
| 2019 | Nandhitha Venkatesh; Mentor: Nancy Keller |
| 2018 | Will Olson; Mentor: Laura Knoll |
| 2017 | Ahmad Alshannaq; Mentor: Jae-Hyuk Yu |
| 2016 | Eliot Stanton; Mentor: Chuck Kaspar |
| 2015 | Kymberleigh Romano; Mentor: Federico Rey |
| 2014 | Kenneth Brandenburg |
| 2013 | Amanda M. King |
| 2012 | Jose Pablo Soto-Arias |
| 2011 | Keith Poulsen |
| 2010 | Heesoo Park |
| 2009 | Lori Neal |
| 2019 | Sarah Engstrom; Mentor: Kathy Glass |
| 2018 | Sarah Engstrom; Mentor: Kathy Glass |
| 2017 | Will Olson; Mentor: Laura Knoll |
| 2016 | Wan Mei Leong; Mentor: Barbara Ingham |
| 2015 | Joseph Spraker |
| 2019 | Antibiotic use on Wisconsin dairy farms Andrew Steinberger; Mentor: Garret Suen |
| 2018 | Characterization of a novel botulinum neurotoxin and its potential for pharmaceutical use Molly Moritz; Mentor: Eric Johnson; This year's award sponsored by Promega |
| 2017 | Effects of Eimeria spp. infection on intestinal interleukin-10 production in broilers Maria Arendt; Mentor: Mark Cook; This year's award sponsored by Promega |
| 2016 | Thermal Inactivation of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes in Beef Patties, Chicken Patties, Chicken Tenders, and High-Fat Frankfurters Russ McMinn; Mentor: Jeff Sindelar, Kathy Glass; This year's award sponsored by Promega |
| 2015 | Microbial metabolism modulates the nutritional value of food: From health benefit to host detriment Kymberleigh Romano; Mentor: Federico Rey; This year's award sponsored by Promega |
| 2019 | Sarah Engstrom; Mentor: Kathy Glass |
| 2018 | Dianiris Luciano-Rosario; Mentor: Nancy Keller |
| 2019 | Evan Hutchison; Mentor: Federico Rey |
| 2018 | Mustafa Özçam; Mentor: JP van Pijkeren |
