At the memorial, the chair of the Health Research Council of New Zealand announced that the Emeritus Professor Sir Donald Ward Beaven Medal for Diabetes Research would be presented to the New Zealand researcher who makes the greatest contribution to diabetes research each year.
Zu dieser Gelegenheit kündigte der Vorsitzende des Health Research Council of New Zealand an, dass die Emeritus Professor Sir Donald Ward Beaven Medal for Diabetes Research künftig jährlich an den neuseeländischen Forscher vergeben wird, der den größten Beitrag zur Diabetesforschung gelistet hat.