Deane Terrell


Richard Deane Terrell is an Australian econometrician and vigneron, was a Rhodes scholar and Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University. Terrell's other positions, affiliations, and interests are diverse and numerous.

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. Terrell completed his PhD in statistics at Australian National University in 1970.

Affiliations, etc.

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 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.