Deane Terrell

Richard Deane Terrell AO[1] (born 22 April 1936[2]) is an Australian econometrician and vigneron,[3] was a Rhodes scholar (1959)[4] and Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (1994–2001). Terrell's other positions, affiliations, and interests are diverse and numerous.[5]

R. Deane Terrell

AO
Born (1936-04-22) 22 April 1936
Adelaide
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsStatistics
Econometrics
InstitutionsAustralian National University
Doctoral studentsAdrian Pagan

Early years

Terrell was born in Adelaide and educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide, the University of Adelaide, and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1959 where he studied for a PhD at Magdalen.[4][5] Terrell completed his PhD in statistics at Australian National University in 1970.[6][7]

Affiliations, etc.
  • Chairman, IELTS (Aust.) Pty Ltd (2002–2007)
  • Chairman, AARNet Pty Ltd (2002–2011)[8]
  • Chairman, General Sir John Monash Foundation Investment Committee (2003–)
  • Chairman, Board of the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation
  • Chairman, Selection Committee for the Sir Roland Wilson Scholarship Program
  • Chairman, Canberra Symphony Orchestra
  • CEO, Quarry Hill Wines (2000–)[3]
  • Member of the Advisory Board for the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies
  • Member, General Sir John Monash Foundation and Scholarship Awards Committee

Personal

Terrell married Jennifer Anne Kathleen Doman in 1961; they have two sons and a daughter.[5]

Honours and awards

Terrell is an Emeritus Professor at ANU,[5] and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2002 for service to higher education, particularly as a pioneer in establishing international links between Australian and overseas universities, as a leading contributor to organisations bridging the academic and business sectors, and as an administrator and educator.[1]

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gollark: Or, well, measured in that.
gollark: Arbitrary but it's based on lightspeed now.
gollark: Interesting fact: my car travels at 1.0438155e-07 on motorways.
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References
  1. "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)". It's an Honour. Commonwealth of Australia. 10 June 2002.
  2. Who's who in Australia, p. 2051, at Google Books
  3. Quarry Hill Wines website
  4. South Australian Rhodes Scholars Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, www.adelaide.edu.au
  5. Richard Deane Terrell, Strathmore's Who's Who, www.strathmore-ltd.com
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. The Chairman's Dozen Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, AARNews, Issue 22, December 2011, pg. 1. www.aarnet.edu.au
Academic offices
Preceded by
Lawrence Walter Nichol		 9th Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University
1994–2000		 Succeeded by
Ian Chubb
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