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. Below is a list of previous 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