Roseann Runte

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Roseann Runte

President of Old Dominion University
Term July 1, 2001 2008
(term ends by July 1)
Predecessor James V. Koch
Successor Incumbent
Born 1948
New York
Alma mater State University of New York at New Paltz
Salary Between $300,000[1] and $400,000[2]
Website: http://www.odu.edu/home/admin/rrunte.html
Roseann Runte
President Designate of Carleton University
Term July 1, 2008
Predecessor David W. Atkinson
Samy Mahmoud (interim)
Successor Incumbent
Born 1948
New York
Salary unknown


Dr. Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pronounced /rʌn'teɪ/)[3] CM, PhD, DLitt, FRSC (born 1948)[4] is a college professor and the President Designate of Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She is 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.[5] She has previously served as president of Victoria University[6] principal 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.

A prolific writer, Runte's creative writing has been translated into English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Romanian.[7] While much of her writing is poetry, she is also noted for her works on cultural studies,[8][9] with emphasis on the role of women in society.[10]

Runte has been awarded the Order of Canada, the French Order of Merit, fellowship in the Royal Society, the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, the Palmes Académiques and a prize from the Académie française.[11][12] In April 2007, Runte was named Person of the Year by the Norfolk Sports Club.[13]

On January 7, 2008, The Globe and Mail announced that Runte would become president of Carleton University in Ottawa.[14] She will take office there on 1 July 2008.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Walzer, Phil, ODU president Runte gets 4.4 raise, to $300,150, <http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=91906&ran=57792>. Retrieved on 10 September 2007 
  2. ^ Wood, Carol, Letter to the Editor of the Virginian-Pilot, <http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/11_25_2004/vp_ltr.html>. Retrieved on 10 September 2007 
  3. ^ a b New President Appointed to Carleton University. Carleton University (8 January 2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
  4. ^ The University Archives. Old Dominion University Libraries. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. RG 2 Office of the President.
  5. ^ Roseann Runte introduced as next president, <http://www.odu.edu/ao/instadv/archive/vol30issue1/stories/runte.html>. Retrieved on 10 September 2007 
  6. ^ [1] Appointment Press Release [Accessed 8 Jan 2008]
  7. ^ ODU Alumni Magazine: Winter 2001, <http://www.odu.edu/ao/alumni_magazine/winter01/stories/runte.html>. Retrieved on 10 September 2007 
  8. ^ Perry, Gillian (1994). Femininity and Masculinity in Eighteenth-Century Art and Culture. Manchester University Press, 6. ISBN 0719042283. 
  9. ^ Mehta, Binita (2002). Widows, Pariahs, and Bayaderes: India as Spectacle. Bucknell University Press, 117. ISBN 0838754554. 
  10. ^ Harth, Erica (1992). Cartesian Women: Versions and Subversions of Rational Discourse in the Old Regime. Cornell University Press, 168. ISBN 0801499984. 
  11. ^ President Roseann Runte, <http://www.odu.edu/home/admin/rrunte.html>. Retrieved on 10 September 2007 
  12. ^ Dr. Roseann Runte, <http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/pages/1_theICCS/R_Runte_bio.html>. Retrieved on 10 September 2007 
  13. ^ Ducibella, Jim (2007-04-04), ODU's Runte named Person of the Year, Virginia-Pilot, <http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=122292&ran=193942>. Retrieved on 23 November 2007 
  14. ^ Church, Elizabeth (2008-01-07), Runte takes helm of Carleton University, The Globe and Mail, <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080107.wrunte0107/BNStory/National/home>. Retrieved on 7 January 2008 

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Academic offices
Preceded by
James V. Koch
President of Old Dominion University

2001-Current
Succeeded by
Incumbent