Adrienne Mary Elise Smith OAM[1] (19 January 1934 – 20 February 2012)[2][3] was a leading Australian sport administrator.
[2] Smith’s early life was in Balmoral, New South Wales and she attended North Sydney Girls High School.
[2] After leaving the Australian Paralympic Federation in 1992, she brought a mango farm at Grassy Head, on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales.
Whilst at Charlotte Pass, she became involved with Disabled Winter Sport Australia and met Ron Finneran.
[4] She acknowledges that Ron Finneran, Australia’s first winter Paralympian, played a significant role in educating her in the area of disability sport.
The Federation received no government funding in the first two years and a great deal of her time was spent trying to convince business to provide financial support.
[4] Due to the Federation's lack of funds, she personally underwrote the Australian team that attended the 1992 Albertville Winter Paralympics.