The American Daffodil Society Gold Medal for Meritorious Service may be awarded once each year in recognition of accomplishment of a preeminent nature in the advancement of daffodils. Nominees need not be citizens nor residents of the United States.

Recipients listed by year:

1959 Dr. E. van Slogteren, Holland
1960 B.Y. Morrison
1961 Dr. John Wister
1962 Judge Carey Quinn
1963 Dr. Abilio Fernandes, Portugal
1964
1965 Grant E. Mitsch
1966 Alec Gray, England
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972 Matthew Fowlds
1973
1974
1975 Murray Evans
1976 Matthew Zandbergen, Holland
1977 Helen Richardson, Ireland
1978
1979
1980 Tom D. Throckmorton
1981 Barbara Fry, England
1982
1983 Phil Phillips, New Zealand

1984 William G. Pannill
1985
1986 Brian Duncan, Northern Ireland
1987 Roberta Watrous
1988 Tom Bloomer, Northern Ireland
1989 John W. Blanchard, England
1990
1991 Barbara Abel Smith, England
1992 Kate Reade, Northern Ireland
1993 Frank Harrison, Northern Ireland
1994 David Jackson, Australia
1995 Helen Link
1996 William Bender
1997 Elise Havens
1998 Clive Postles, England
1999 Mary Lou Gripshover
2000 Sidney Dubose
2001 George Tarry, England
2002 Sally Kington, England
2003 Brent Heath
2004 Frank Galyon
2005 Rod Barwick, Australia
2006 Ron Scamp, England
2007 Nancy Tackett and Ben Blake
2008 Peter Ramsay, New Zealand
2009 John Pearson, England