CM Donald Oration
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 Colin Donald (1910-1985) profoundly influenced pasture development in Australia by understanding the limitations to pasture growth imposed by soils and environment, and advanced our understanding of competition between plants when grown in communities. In recognition of the work of Colin Donald the Australian Society of Agronomy awards the C.M. Donald Medal for Agronomy to an eminent agronomist at each national conference of the Society. The C.M. Donald Medal is the most prestigious Australian award in Agronomy.
In 1984. the Society instituted the C M Donald Medal to honour the contribution of Professor C M Donald to agricultural science. The medal is awarded to an eminent agriculturalist at each national conference of the Society. The past awardees are: |
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2022 Adjunct Professor Brian Keating - From white pegs to silicon chips: Fifty years (1973-2022) of Australian agronomy The 2022 Donald Oration will be delivered at the 2022 Australian Agronomy Conference Toowoomba Qld |
| 2019 Dr. John Angus |
| 2017 Professor Timothy G Reeves FTSE |
| 2012 Dr. Brian Dear |
| 2010 Professor Peter Cornish |
| 2008 Professor Robin Graham |
| 2006 Dr. Bill Bowden |
| 2004 Dr. Tony Fischer |
| 2003 Professor David Connor |
| 2001 Mr R J Esdale(conference report) |
| 1998 Dr. J L Davidson |
| 1996 Dr. A B Hearn |
| 1993 Professor J Russell McWilliam |
| 1992 Professor Graeme L Wilson |
| 1989 Dr. R C Rossiter |
| 1987 Mr Reginald James French RDA, M.Agr.Sc., FAIAS |
| 1985 Professor F C Crofts (citation) |
| 1982 Dr. P G Ozane (retrospectively) |
| About Colin Donald - written by Walter Stern, Colin's first PhD student |