Roseann Runte | |
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President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University | |
Assumed office July 1, 2008 |
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Preceded by |
David W. Atkinson Samy Mahmoud (interim) |
President of Old Dominion University |
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In office July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2008 |
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Preceded by | James V. Koch |
Succeeded by | John R. Broderick |
Personal details | |
Born | 1948 New York |
Alma mater | State University of New York at New Paltz |
Salary | |
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Roseann O'Reilly Runte, is a university professor and the President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She was also the seventh president of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, only the third woman to head a four-year college or university in Virginia. She has previously served as president of Victoria Universityprincipal of Glendon College and president of l'Université Sainte-Anne.
Aside from her achievements in academia, she has served as President of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and on the boards of EXPO 2000, the United Way and the Club of Rome.
A dual citizen of the United States and Canada, Runte earned her bachelor's degree in French from SUNY New Paltz and her master's and doctorate from the University of Kansas. Additionally, she has received honorary degrees from Acadia University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Vasile Goldiş Western University of Arad and the West University of Timişoara.