The Haigh Trophy was gifted to the National Association of Seed Potato Merchants by C M Haigh who was President of NASPM 1947-48 with the intention that it be presented annually to that person who shall be adjudged to have rendered outstanding meritorious service to the seed potato trade in general and to the Association in particular.
Previous winners of the Haigh Trophy:
1949 C W Higgs
1950 Martin A F Sutton
1952 Mrs N McDermott MBE, MSc
1953 A Manton Baxter
1954 John Clarke MBE, MAgr
1955 Redcliffe N Salaman MD, FRS
1957 John Bankhead
1958 Thomas P McIntosh OBE, BSc (Agr)
1959 John Marshall CBE
1961 E F Sherriff
1962 R W Wallace OBE
1965 C M Haigh
1968 A J Haggart
1969 M F Strickland
1972 J C Cullen MSc
1973 Sir James Denby Roberts Bt
1974 D H Smith OBE
1975 Dr H W Howard OBE, BA, PhD, ScD
1976 Dr T L Hardie BSc, (Agr) PhD, FRAgS
1977 Prof J M Hirst DSC, PhD, FRS
1980 G B Darby
1985 H N Aves OBE
1986 F T Trahair MBE
1988 R J Beeson
1989 F W Seymour
1990 C J Baker
1992 K F Burke
1993 T D Hall BSc (Agric) Hons
1994 Dr G A Hide BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc
1996 Jack Dunnett PhD, FRAcS
1999 T J Dixon
2001 P E Smith
2003 I Stirling
2004 Eric Allen
2005 Stuart Wale
2007 Hugh B Edmond MBE
2012 Archie Pullar
2014 Bob Doig
2016 John Marshall
2017 Mike Cosford
