This award – presented each year – recognises the year’s most outstanding student officer among those attending the three annual courses at the Defence Movements School.
Founded by the Worshipful Company of Carmen in 2001, it comprises the cup, a silver-gilt engraved medal to be retained and a framed citation.
The full listing of presentations:
| Year | Recipient |
| 2023 | Flt Lt Arron Stansbury |
| 2022 | Flt Lt Dan Russell |
| 2021 | Flt Lt Ben Convery |
| 2020 | Flt Lt Nicholas Brown |
| 2019 | Flt Lt Matilda Cope |
| 2018 | Sqn Ldr Gareth Elliott |
| 2017 | Flt Lt Nick Clark |
| 2016 | Flt Lt Gwen Durban |
| 2015 | Flt Lt Richard Ray |
| 2014 | Not Awarded |
| 2013 |
Flt Lt Jim Davies |
| 2012 |
Sqn Ldr Victoria Green |
| 2011 |
Flt Lt Aaron Fulton |
| 2010 |
Flt Lt Jonathan Smith |
| 2009 |
Flt Lt Tom Rogers |
| 2008 |
Flt Lt Will Andrew |
| 2007 |
Flt Lt Richard Matthews |
| 2006 |
Flt Lt Matthew Whitnall |
| 2005 |
Pilot Officer Rob Croft |
| 2004 |
Flying Officer Victoria Ross |
| 2003 |
Flying Officer Chris Houghton |