Richard Deane Terrell (born 22 April 1936) is an Australian
econometrician
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and
vigneron
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*Cooperating with viticulturists
*Monitoring the maturity of grapes to ensure their quality and to de ...
, was a Rhodes scholar (1959) and
Vice-Chancellor
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of the
Australian National University
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(1994–2001). Terrell's other positions, affiliations, and interests are diverse and numerous.Richard Deane Terrell Strathmore's Who's Who, www.strathmore-ltd.com
Early years
Terrell was born in
Adelaide
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and educated at
St Peter's College, Adelaide
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, the
University of Adelaide
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, and was awarded a
Rhodes Scholarship
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Established in 1902, it is ...
Australian National University
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AARNet
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Pty Ltd (20022011)The Chairman's Dozen , AARNews, Issue 22, December 2011, pg. 1. www.aarnet.edu.au
*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
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History
Officially formed on 14 March 1950 and registered as an amateur ensemble, the C ...
*CEO, Quarry Hill Wines (2000)Quarry Hill Wines website
*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.
Honours and awards
Terrell is an Emeritus Professor at ANU, and was appointed an
Officer of the Order of Australia
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(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''.