John Ravenhall

John George Ravenhall AM (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.

John Ravenhall AM

Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association of Australia
In office 2003–2009

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.

References

^ "John George Ravenhall". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
^ "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". scout.org. WOSM. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

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