To honor ISF's founder, Hans P. Kaufmann, the "Kaufmann Memorial Lecture" award was developed and made part of each congress. Through the years, the lecturers have been among the best-known names in international fats and oils science; the topics have reflected the ever-widening scope of international fats and oils science.

	Kaufmann Memorial Lecture Award Winners
	1974	Prof. Dr. A. Seher, Münster
	1976	Prof. Dr. F. D. Gunstone, St. Andrews
	1978	Dr. J. C. Metcalfe, Cambridge
	1980	Prof. Dr. R. G. Ackman, Halifax
	1983	Prof. Dr. K.F. Gander, Hamburg
	1984	Prof. Dr. T. Kaneda, Tokyo
	1986	Prof. Dr. H. C. R. Paoletti, Milano
	1988	Prof. Dr. A. S. H. Ong, Kuala Lumpur
	1992	Prof. N. Zollner, Munich
	1995	Dr. E. Frankel, California, U.S.A.
	1997	Dr. John M. de Man, Ontario, Canada
	1999	Dr. Jean Graille, Montpellier, France
	2001	Prof. Dr. Marcel Lie Ken Jie, Hong Kong
	2003	Dr. Norio Murata, Japan
	2005	Dr. T. Foglia, Pennsylvania, USA
	2007	Dr. K. Sato, Hiroshima, Japan