R. Deane Terrell | |
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Nationality | Australian |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Statistics Econometrics |
Institutions | Australian National University |
Doctoral students | Adrian Pagan[citation needed] |
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]
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]
Terrell married Jennifer Anne Kathleen Doman in 1961; they have two sons and a daughter.[5]
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]