AACS members who have been awarded life membership in recognition of their contribution to the scientific community and scientific knowledge of cotton in Australia.

Our new life members for 2025 are indicated in bold.

• Stephen Allen
• Geoff Baker
• Michael Braunack
• Greg Constable
• Liz Dennis
• Gary Fitt
• Neil Forrester
• Peter Gregg
• Brian Hearn
• Nilantha Hulugalle
• Joe Kochman
• Dave Larsen
• Danny Llewellyn
• Des McGarry
• Geoff McIntyre
• Robert Mensah
• David Murray
• Geoff Naylor
• Jim Peacock
• Lily Pereg (posthumously)
• Bruce Pyke
• Peter Reid
• Ian Rochester (posthumously)
• Ralph Schulze
• Colin Tann
• Norm Thomson
• Mary Whitehouse
• Lewis Wilson
• Stephen Yeates

Life members Ralph Schulze and Bruce Pyke were part of the original CRDC team.