Honours & Awards
The Institute Regulations provide for awards to be made to honour members who have served forestry and the Institute in a prominent way.
Jolly Medal
The N W Jolly Medal is the Institute’s highest honour. The Award citation reads:
“Awarded as the Institute’s highest and most prestigious honour for outstanding service to the profession of forestry in Australia.”
Nominations are called from the IFA membership and usually close on 30 June. The award medal winner is determined by the IFA Board of Directors and the medal is not necessarily awarded each year.
The list below of winners provides a history of great Australian Foresters:
| 1959 | V. A. | Grenning | 1985 | T. M. | Cunningham |
| 1962 | M. R. | Jacobs | 1986 | A. G. | Brown |
| 1963 | E. H. F. | Swain | 1987 | A. | Keeves |
| 1964 | D. A. N. | Cromer | 1988 | G. | Minko |
| 1965 | L. R. | Benjamin | 1989 | S. W. | Gentle |
| 1966 | K. P. | McGrath | 1990 | M. J. | Hall |
| 1967 | A. C. | Harris | 1991 | L. A. | Pederick |
| 1968 | L. S. | Hudson | 1993 | R. G. | Florence |
| 1969 | A. R. | Trist | 1994 | I. S. | Ferguson |
| 1970 | W. G. | Chandler | 1995 | F. H. | McKinnell |
| 1971 | L. D. | Pryor | 1996 | R. C. | Ellis |
| 1972 | A. H. | Crane | 1997 | D. | Doley |
| 1973 | J. M. | Gilbert | 1999 | B. J. | Beggs |
| 1974 | N. B. | Lewis | 2000 | G. J. | Bacon |
| 1977 | N. | Hall | 2002 | R. A. | Free |
| 1978 | A. G. | MacArthur | 2003 | N. P. (Phil) | Cheney |
| 1979 | W. D. | Muir | 2005 | E.R. | Rolley |
| 1980 | R. H. | Luke | 2006 | F.J. (Jack) | Bradshaw |
| 1981 | L. T. | Carron | 2007 | G.A. | Kile |
| 1982 | J. H. | Chinner | 2008 | R.J. | Underwood |
| 1983 | D. G. | Nikles | 2009 | D.I. | Bevege |
| 1984 | G. N. | Baur | 2010 | No winner | |
| 2011 | D.W. Flinn & R.L. Newman | ||||