Martin John Scurrah

Background

Scurrah, Martin John was born on November 9, 1941 in Hobart Tasmania, Australia. Son of Terence Clifton and Sheila Noreen (Carroll) Scurrah.

Education

Bachelor of Economics with honors, University Tasmania, 1964. Master of Business Administration, University Washington, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1972.

Career

Research associate Escuela de Administracion de Negocios Para Graduados, Lima, Peru, 1970-1974, associate professor organizational behavior, 1974-1978, professor, 1978-1983, director Master of Arts program, 1976, director research department, 1977-1979. Social science consultant Ford Foundation, Lima, 1979-1984. Associate director Grupo de Estudios Para el Desarrollo, since 1984, acting director, 1986, 89.

Visiting research fellow Agrarian University, Wageningen, Netherlands, 1978, Louisiana Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, 1985.

Member governing board Asociacion Antisuyo, 1982-1989. Member Asociación Peanana para el Fomento de las biencias sociales, 1988-1989.

Consultant Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, International Labor Organization, Inter-American Foundation, NOVIB, HIVOS, Canadian International Development Agency, Lutheran World Relief, Save the Children Fund.

Achievements

• Martin John Scurrah has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Political Science Association, American Sociological Association, Latin American Studies Association, Consejo Latino-Americano Para Louisiana Autogestion, Interam. Psychological Society, International Sociological Association, Association for Workplace Democracy. Club: Cricket and Football (Lima).

Connections

Married Maria Isabel Mayer, July 11, 1970. Children: Cecilia, Lucia, Natalia.

Father:

Terence Clifton Scurrah

Mother:

Sheila Noreen (Carroll) Scurrah

Spouse:

Maria Isabel Mayer

child:

Cecilia Scurrah

child:

Lucia Scurrah

child:

Natalia Scurrah