Caryl Rae Weston (18 December 1941 – 4 October 2014) was a New Zealand academic, and was the first woman professor at Massey University, appointed in 1984.

[3][1] Weston worked at the School of Economics at La Trobe University in Australia, where she was a senior lecturer.

[1][4][5] Professors Glynnis Cropp, head of modern languages, and Nancy Kinross, Chair of Nursing Studies, were appointed at Massey the following year.

Among the topics she published on are monetary policy, foreign exchange risk exposure and commercial crime.

One of Weston's notable doctoral students is governmental marine conservation advisor Takiora Ingram.