Professor John Croucher is one of Australia’s most prominent statisticians and has been recognised with multiple international, national, state and university awards for outstanding teaching. He also has awards for excellence in education and the inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award from Macquarie University. John has an international reputation that has also led to invitations from many prestigious overseas universities to present his research. His views are widely sought by many organisations and his extensive consulting background to both business and government led to receiving his university’s inaugural Community Outreach Award.
John is a scholarly researcher with an international reputation, publishing over 30 books and over 120 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, along with more than 1000 other articles in newspapers and magazines. His research has attracted large grants from the university, government and private organisations and he is a much sought-after consultant, media commentator and after dinner speaker.
Professor Croucher has a high media profile, resulting from his eight years as a television presenter on rugby league and for his many appearances on other television shows. In addition to his role as an academic, for many years Professor Croucher was a regular sports columnist for a leading Sydney newspaper.
In 2005 he completed the rare feat of a second PhD, this one in modern history to complement his previous doctorate in mathematics and statistics. And in 2011 John was awarded his third PhD, an honorary doctorate from the Divine Word University in PNG for his outstanding services to academia, the university and the country. In 2015 he gained his fourth PhD, this time from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Professor Croucher was the winner of the Prime Minister’s Award for the University Teacher of the Year 2013-14 as the best teacher in any discipline in Australia. In 2015 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his outstanding services to mathematics and statistics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Croucher
John is a scholarly researcher with an international reputation, publishing over 30 books and over 120 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, along with more than 1000 other articles in newspapers and magazines. His research has attracted large grants from the university, government and private organisations and he is a much sought-after consultant, media commentator and after dinner speaker.
Professor Croucher has a high media profile, resulting from his eight years as a television presenter on rugby league and for his many appearances on other television shows. In addition to his role as an academic, for many years Professor Croucher was a regular sports columnist for a leading Sydney newspaper.
In 2005 he completed the rare feat of a second PhD, this one in modern history to complement his previous doctorate in mathematics and statistics. And in 2011 John was awarded his third PhD, an honorary doctorate from the Divine Word University in PNG for his outstanding services to academia, the university and the country. In 2015 he gained his fourth PhD, this time from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Professor Croucher was the winner of the Prime Minister’s Award for the University Teacher of the Year 2013-14 as the best teacher in any discipline in Australia. In 2015 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his outstanding services to mathematics and statistics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Croucher
