Previous Rutherford Medallists

The Gold Medal was renamed the Rutherford Medal in 2000 and all the previous medals are referred to as the Rutherford Medal as well.

• 1991 Professor Vaughan Jones DCNZM Hon FRSNZ
• 1992 DSIR Group Award
• 1993 Professor Roy Kerr FRSNZ
• 1994 Dr Ian Axford Hon FRSNZ
• 1995 Professor William Denny ONZM FRSNZ and Auckland Cancer Research Laboratory
• 1996 No award
• 1997 Emeritus Professor Thomas (John) Walker
• 1998 Dr William Robinson FRSNZ
• 1999 Professor David Vere-Jones FRSNZ
• 2000 Professor Alan MacDiarmid ONZ FRS Hon FRSNZ
• 2001 Professor Peter Gluckman CNZM FRS FRSNZ
• 2002 Professor Jeff Tallon FRSNZ
• 2003 Professor George Petersen ONZM FRSNZ
• 2004 Professor David Penny CNZM FRSNZ
• 2005 Professor Paul Callaghan PCNZM FRS FRSNZ
• 2006 Professor Ted Baker FRSNZ
  
• 2007 Professor Richard Faull ONZM FRSNZ