Caryl Rae Weston (18 December 1941 – 4 October 2014) was a New Zealand academic, and was the first woman professor at

Massey University Massey University () is a Public university, public research university in New Zealand that provides internal and distance education. The university has campuses in Auckland, Palmerston North, and Wellington. Data from Universities New Zealand ...

, appointed in 1984. She held the Chair of Banking and Management.

Academic career

Born in

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in 1941, Weston attended Queen Margaret College in Wellington. Weston studied commerce at the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...

, where she earned an honours degree in 1966, and then moved to

Monash University Monash University () is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Named after World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the ...

, where she gained a Bachelor of Jurisprudence and a Bachelor of Laws. She followed these degrees with a

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on the predictability of Australian share markets, also at Monash, in 1972. Weston worked at the School of Economics at

La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora, Victoria, Bundoora. The university was established in 1 ...

in Australia, where she was a senior lecturer. Weston then joined the faculty of Massey University in New Zealand, rising to full professor in 1984. She was the first woman professor at Massey, and held the Chair of Banking and Management. Professors Glynnis Cropp, head of modern languages, and Nancy Kinross, Chair of Nursing Studies, were appointed at Massey the following year. Weston wrote a number of books and published extensively. Among the topics she published on are monetary policy, foreign exchange risk exposure and commercial crime. She also wrote a world survey on gold. One of Weston's notable doctoral students is governmental marine conservation advisor Takiora Ingram. In 1988 Weston was appointed to the Board of New Zealand's Earthquake and War Damage Commission (now EQC).

Personal life

Weston was awarded a university blue in badminton, and was active in the sport's administration in New Zealand. Weston died in Harrington Park, Sydney in 2014, and is buried at Macquarie Park Cemetery.

Selected works

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weston, Caryl Rae New Zealand academics New Zealand women academics People from Oamaru People educated at Queen Margaret College, Wellington University of Melbourne alumni Monash University alumni Academic staff of La Trobe University Academic staff of Massey University 1941 births 2014 deaths