Partial List of C. W. Woodworth Award Winners | Year | Winner | Affiliation | # |
| 2005 | Dr. John D. Stark | Washington State University | 37th |
| 2004 | Dr. Victoria Y. Yokoyama | USDA Agricultural Research Service | 36th |
| 2003 | Dr. Keith S. Pike | Washington State University | 35th |
| 2002 | Dr. James Hagler | USDA Western Cotton Research Laboratory | 34th |
| 2001 | Dr. Robert S. Lane | University of California, Berkeley | 33rd |
| 2000 | Dr. Jay F. Brunner | Washington State University | 32nd |
| 1999 | Dr. Wyatt W. Cone | Washington State University | 31st |
| 1998 | Dr. Harry Kaya | University of California, Davis | 30th |
| 1997 | Dr. Jacqueline L. Robertson | USDA Pacific Southwest Research Station | 29th |
| 1996 | Dr. Marshall W. Johnson | University of California, Riverside | 28th |
| 1995 | Dr. Nabil N. Youssef | Utah State University | 27th |
| 1994 | Dr. Michael K. Rust | University of California, Riverside | 26th |
| 1991 | Dr. Thomas F. Leigh | University of California, Davis | 23rd |
| 1990 | Dr. Philip F. Torchio | Utah State University | 22nd |
| 1989 | Dr. Stanley C. Hoyt | Washington State University | 21st |
| 1988 | Dr. John R. Anderson | North Carolina State University | 20th |
| 1987 | Dr. Robert Washino | University of California, Davis | 19th |
| 1985 | Dr. Carl A. Johansen | Washington State University | 17th |
| 1981 | Dr. Harry Laidlaw | University of California, Davis | 13th |
| 1980 | Dr. George P. Georghiou | University of California, Riverside | 12th |
| 1979 | Dr. William G. Wellington | University of British Columbia | 11th |
| 19xx | Dr. Carl Barton Huffaker | University of California, Berkeley | - |
| 19xx | Dr. Ray F. Smith | University of California, Berkeley | - |
| 19xx | Dr. William Harry Lange Jr. | University of California, Davis | - |
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