Person
Craik, Wendy (1949 - )
FTSE
- Born
- 5 December 1949
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Company director and Zoologist
Summary
Wendy Craik was the first women to hold the position of executive officer of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The focus of her academic and research work has been biology and fisheries since studying for a Bachelor of Science with Honours degree at the Australian National University (ANU) in the 1970s.
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Chronology
- 1973
- Award - University Medal (Zoology), Australian National University (ANU)
- 1984 - 1990
- Career position - Director of Research and Monitoring at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- 1990 - 1992
- Career position - Director of Planning and Management at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- 1991 - 1992
- Career position - President, Australian Marine Sciences Association
- 1992 - 1995
- Career position - Executive Officer of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- 1992 - 1995
- Career position - Chair of the Queensland Catchment Management Co-ordinating Committee
- 1992 - 1996
- Career position - Member of the Marine Sub-committee of the Australian Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
- 1993 - 1995
- Career position - Member of the Queensland Fisheries Policy Council
- 1994 - 1995
- Career position - Chair of the Marine Sub-committee of the Australian Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
- 1995 - 2000
- Career position - Executive Director of the National Farmers Federation
- 1995 - 2000
- Career position - Trustee of the Australian Farmers Fighting Fund
- 1996
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 1997 -
- Career position - Member of the Australian Institute of Marine Science Council
- 1997 -
- Career position - Member of the Institute of Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne
- 1997 - 1999
- Career position - Member of the Australian Landcare Council
- 1997 - 2000
- Career position - Chair of CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Land and Water Sector Advisory Committee
- 2000 -
- Career position - Chief Executive of Earth Sanctuaries Limited
- 2000 -
- Career position - Chair of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - For contribution to industry development and social issues impacting on rural industries.
Related entries
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Biographical cuttings on Wendy Craik, former executive director of the National Farmers' Federation, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Articles
- Bowen, Margarita, 'Wendy Craik and the Great Barrier Reef', WISENET Journal, 34 (March) (1994), http://www.wisenet-australia.org/profiles/craik.htm. Details
Resources
- 'Craik, Wendy (1949-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-542632. Details
See also
Ailie Smith
Created: 12 February 2003, Last modified: 24 April 2003