To commemorate the contribution of the late Dr Koos van der Merwe to the feed industry in South Africa, AFMA annually awards a prize to the best final year graduate student in Animal Nutrition in a specific year to further his/her studies in the following year. Since very few of the recipients ended up in the feed or feed related industries, it has been decided to change the criteria for the prize. The prize will only be awarded to a student who has already registered for postgraduate studies in Animal Nutrition at a South African University.
Animal Feed Manufacturers Association (AFMA)
| YEAR | RECIPIENT | INSTITUTION |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Diederick Johannes van der Linde | University of Stellenbosch |
| 1991 | Theunis Gerhardus Nicolaas Visser | University of Pretoria |
| 1992 | Andries Jacobus Uys | University of Stellenbosch |
| 1993 | Ntabisheng Segoale | University of Fort Hare |
| 1994 | Heinrich Martin Bohme | University of Stellenbosch |
| 1995 | Liesl Burger | University of Stellenbosch |
| 1996 | Leigh Mcloughlin | University of Natal |
| 1997 | Gerna Haroldt | University of Stellenbosch |
| 1998 | Gert Daniel Jacobus Scholtz | University of the Free State |
| 1999 | John D Thornton | University of Stellenbosch |
| 2000 | Marc de Beer | University of Stellenbosch |
| 2001 | Dean Backhouse | University of Natal |
| 2002 | Steven George Payne | University of Stellenbosch |
| 2003 | Evelyn Rhoda Malleson | University of Pretoria |
| 2004 | Not awarded | - |
| 2005 | Natalie Mara le Roux | University of Pretoria |
| 2006 | Marcia Malan | University of Stellenbosch |
| 2007-2008 | Dieter Cecil Fleischman | University of Pretoria |
| 2009-2010 | Magdel Nel | University of Stellenbosch |
| 2010-2011 | Rainer Rauch | University of Pretoria |
| 2011-2012 | An Maria Jozefa Jacques | University of Pretoria |
| 2012-2013 | Elna Swart | University of Pretoria |
| 2013-2014 | Roné de Klerk | University of Pretoria |
| 2014-2015 | Simone Biggs | University of Stellenbosch |
| 2015-2016 | Keara O’Reilly | University of Pretoria |
| 2016-2017 | Not awarded | - |
| 2017-2018 | Micaela Sinclair-Black | University of Pretoria |
| 2018-2019 | Anna-Marie Verhoef | University of Pretoria |