John Ravenhall Explained

John Ravenhall
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Honorific-Suffix:AM
Office:Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association of Australia
Term Start:2003
Term End:2009

John George Ravenhall (born c.1941) of Melbourne, Australia served as the Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association of Australia from 2003 to early 2009, a member of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee and a member of the World Training Committee and World Adult Resources Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.

In 1962, he became a Rover at 2nd Strathmore in Victoria. Responsible for leader training, he became Chief Commissioner of Scouting in Victoria.

Ravenhall was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1998 Australia Day Honours for "service to youth, in particular through the Scout Association and its Leader Training Program".[1]

In 2010, Ravenhall was awarded the 327th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[2] He also received the Silver Kangaroo.

Ravenhall studied Science, Education and History of Science at the University of Melbourne.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John George Ravenhall. honours.pmc.gov.au. 2019-09-22.
  2. Web site: List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award . . scout.org . 2019-05-01 . 29 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201129053624/https://www.scout.org/BronzeWolfAward/List . dead .