Di Davidson
Dianne Davidson, commonly known as Di Davidson, is an Australian agricultural scientist and author. Di is the current Chair of the South Australian Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board.[1]
Career
[edit]The primary focus of Di's career has been viticulture, culminating in her authorship of two books: A Guide to Growing Winegrapes in Australia (1992)[2] and The Business of Vineyards (2001).[3] She owns properties at Langhorne Creek and in the Adelaide Hills and manages a consultancy firm called Davidson Consulting.
Di has served on a number of boards throughout her career. Previously she has been a director Horticulture Australia Limited, which manages research and development funding for Australia's horticultural sector, and has also served on the Premier's Climate Change Council in South Australia.[4] She has worked closely on water policy reform since 2006, having served as a member of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority for 9 years, with responsibility for crafting the Basin Plan, and being a Presiding Member of the former South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board in 2019-20.[5]
Di has had strong involvement in higher education administration. She has been a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and the Australian Institute of Agriculture, Science and Technology.[6] She was a councillor of the University of Adelaide for 12 years, four of which she was Deputy Chancellor.[7]
In 2015, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to the wine industry, horticulture management, and higher education administration.
Education
[edit]Di obtained her Bachelor of Agricultural Science Degree from the University of Adelaide in 1969.[8] She holds a Master of Science from James Cook University where she previously worked in the botany department. She also holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the South Australian Institute of Technology. She was a student of Seymour College where she later served on the Board in her adulthood.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Landscape South Australia - Murraylands and Riverland | Meet our…". Landscape South Australia - Murraylands and Riverland. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Davidson, Dianne M (1995). A guide to growing winegrapes in Australia (2nd ed.). Hahndorf, S.A. : Dianne Davidson Consulting Services P/L. ISBN 0646114549.
- ^ Davidson, Dianne M (2001). The business of vineyards. Glen Osmond, S. Aust: Davidson Viticultural Consulting Services. ISBN 0957941005.
- ^ "The Authority". www.mdba.gov.au. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Landscape South Australia - Murraylands and Riverland | Meet our…". Landscape South Australia - Murraylands and Riverland. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Adelaidean -- A champion of the land". www.adelaide.edu.au. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Adelaidean -- A champion of the land". www.adelaide.edu.au. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Dianne Davidson". Brock University. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Interview with Di Davidson [transcript] Interviewer: Rob Linn". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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