Below is a list of past honorees of the American Feed Industry Association’s Member of the Year award.
| 2024 | AFIA's Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Modernization Working Group |
| 2023 | Wes Klett, XF Enterprises, Inc. |
| 2023 | Megan Fulmer, Darling Ingredients Inc. |
| 2022 | Eric Altom, Ph.D., Balchem Corporation |
| 2021 | All AFIA members |
| 2020 | Cassie Jones, Ph.D., Kansas State University |
| 2019 | T.J. Biggs, Global Animal Products |
| 2018 | Pete Calderon, Scott Equipment |
| 2017 | Angela Mills, Southern States Cooperative |
| 2017 | Mike Van Koevering, Ph.D., Elanco Animal Health |
| 2016 | Cathy Bandyk, Ph.D., Westway Feed Products LLC |
| 2016 | Ronny Moser, Ph.D., JBS United, Inc. |
| 2015 | Dr. Charles Starkey, Balchem Animal Nutrition and Health |
| 2014 | AFIA’s Food Safety Modernization Act working groups (83 individuals from 60 companies) |
| 2013 | Jarrod Kersey, Ph.D., The Nutro Company |
| 2013 | Jason Vickers, Procter & Gamble |
| 2012 | Chad Risley, Ph.D., Lucta, U.S.A. |
| 2011 | Dale Hill, Ph.D., ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc. |
| 2011 | Paul Phillips, Maxi-Life/Southwest Agri-Plastics, Inc. |
| 2010 | Dr. Alan Wessler, MFA Incorporated |
| 2009 | Patti Cardoso, Gladwin A. Read Company |
| 2009 | Jerry McCoy, American Feed Industry Insurance Co. |
| 2008 | Marlene Petersen, Milk Specialties Co |
| 2005 | Mike Horn, Pennfield Corporation |
| 2004 | Richard Frasch, Cargill Animal Nutrition |
| 2003 | Patrick Whidden, United States Sugar Corporation |
| 2002 | Susan Carlson, Cargill Inc. |
| 2001 | Dominic Cardone, Blue Seal Feeds |
| 2001 | Randall Sample, Consolidated Nutrition |
| 2000 | Lars Reimann, Woodson-Tenant Laboratories |
| 1999 | Heather Stilborn, Optimum Quality Grains |
| 1999 | Keith Epperson, Kent Feeds |
| 1998 | Jon Nelson, Southeastern Minerals |
| 1997 | James Tobey, George A. Jeffreys & Company |
| 1996 | Ted Frye, Hoffmann-LaRoche |
| 1995 | Kent Haden, MFA Inc. |
| 1995 | Paul Luther, Purina Mills |
| 1994 | Richard Rawlings, Agri Beef Company |
| 1993 | Bob Broyles, Purina Mills |
| 1992 | David Larson, Cargill/Nutrena |
| 1991 | Q. Dick Stephen-Hassard, Fred L. Waldron Co. |
| 1990 | Jon Baker, Sidney Manufacturing Co. |
| 1989 | William Tribble, Agrimerica |
| 1988 | Gene Morneau, Cargill, Inc. |
| 1987 | Larry Young, Carnation Company |
| 1986 | Terry Stonecipher, J. W. Safety Management |
| 1985 | G. Ray Wilson, Tennessee Farmers Cooperative |