Later life and honours
Price was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2009 Australia Day Honours List for "service to the Parliament of New South Wales,and to the community through executive roles with youth,educational,church and broadcasting organisations." [4]
Price was a longstanding Member of the Council of the University of Newcastle,serving as a Parliamentary appointee from 1984 to 1991 and 1995 to 2004 and from 2004 to 2014 as a City Council nominee. Price later served as Deputy Chancellor of the university and was acting Chancellor from October 2012 to June 2013 after the death in office of Chancellor Dr Ken Moss. Price retired as Deputy Chancellor in March 2014 and the University Council in May 2014. In November 2014,the University of Newcastle awarded him with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (Hon.D.Litt.). [5] [6]
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