Roderic Allen Girle

Background

Girle, Roderic Allen was born on April 22, 1938 in Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia. Son of Edwin Clive and Irene Ruth (Smith) Girle.

Education

Bachelor, U. Queensland, 1964; diploma in divinity, U. Queensland, 1965; Master of Arts, U. Queensland, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, U. St. Andrews, 1975.

Career

Minister of religion, Presbyterian Church, Australia, 1963-1971; lecturer in philosophy, U. Queensland, 1971-1988; head philosophy, U. Queensland, 1980-1988; research fellow, Australian National U., Canberra, 1988-1991; associate professor, Griffith U., Brisbane, Australia, since 1991. Chief examiner in logic Board Secondary School Studies, Queensland, 1972-1988.

Achievements

• Roderic Allen Girle has been listed as a noteworthy Philosophy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Australasian Association Logic (president 1986-1987), Australian Logic Teachers Association (secretary 1972-1991), Association for Symbolic Logic.

Interests

• Avocation: Highland pipe bands.

Connections

Married Margaret Elaine Gifford, December 12, 1960. Children: Karen Anne, Alan Rosewell, Michael Roderic.

Father:

Edwin Clive Girle

Mother:

Irene Ruth (Smith) Girle

Spouse:

Margaret Elaine Gifford

child:

Michael Roderic Girle

child:

Karen Anne Girle

child:

Alan Rosewell Girle