Roseann Runte Explained

Roseann Runte
President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University
Term Start:	July 1, 2008
Term End:	July 31, 2017
Predecessor:	David W. Atkinson Samy Mahmoud (interim)
Successor:	Benoit-Antoine Bacon
Title2:	President of Old Dominion University
Term Start2:	July 1, 2001
Term End2:	June 30, 2008
Predecessor2:	James V. Koch
Successor2:	John R. Broderick
Title3:	President of Université Sainte-Anne
Predecessor3:	Charles Gaudet
Successor3:	Harley d'Entremont
Term Start3:	1983
Term End3:	1988
Birth Place:	New York
Alma Mater:	State University of New York at New Paltz
Blank1:	Salary
Data1:	Carleton $358,474.46 (2012)^[1] ODU Between $300,000^[2] and $400,000^[3]
Website:	carleton.ca odu.edu

Roseann O'Reilly Runte, CM is president and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation.^[4] Previous to that, she was 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.^[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.

Early life and education

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 Goldiș Western University of Arad and the West University of Timișoara.

Career

On January 7, 2008, The Globe and Mail announced that Runte would become president of Carleton University in Ottawa.^[7]

On March 24, 2017, a press release from Carleton University announced that Runte would be leaving to pursue another leadership opportunity as of July 31, 2017.^[8]

Critical acclaim and recognition

Runte's poetry has been translated into English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Romanian.^[9] While much of her writing is poetry, she is also noted for her works on cultural studies,^{[10] [11]} with emphasis on the role of women in society.^[12]

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.^[13] Runte currently sits on the board of directors of Montreal-based National Bank of Canada.

Bibliography

• Book: La Fontaine's heritage: his reputation and influence on eighteenth-century France. Roseann Runte. University of Kansas . 1974 .
• Book: Studies in eighteenth-century culture. Roseann Runte. University of Wisconsin Press. 1978. 978-0-299-07400-5 .
• Book: Man and nature: Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. Roseann Runte . Roger L. Emerson . Gilles Girard. The University of Western Ontario. 1984 .
• Book: Birmanie blues ; suivi de, Voyages à l'intérieur. Roseann Runte. Éditions du GREF. 1993. 978-0-921916-25-3. registration.
• Book: Poeme / Roseann Runte ; în române̕ste de Dorin Ghi̕sa. Editura Hestia. 1994. 978-973-96074-8-3. Runte, Roseann, Ghi̕sa, Dorin .
• Book: A Canadian in love. Alfred Bader. Roseann Runte. Victoria University. 2000. 978-0-7727-5700-5. registration.
• Book: The Foundation for International Training: twenty-five years dedicated to international development. Roseann Runte. Legas. 2001. 978-1-894508-18-6 .

See also

• List of Canadian university leaders

External links

• Order of Canada citation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Public Sector Salary Disclosure.
2. Web site: Walzer . Phil . ODU president Runte gets 4.4 raise, to $300,150 . https://archive.today/20070811045236/http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=91906&ran=57792 . dead . 2007-08-11 . 2007-09-10 .
3. Web site: Wood . Carol . Letter to the Editor of the Virginian-Pilot . 2007-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070907002338/http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/11_25_2004/vp_ltr.html . 2007-09-07 . dead .
4. Web site: Dr. Roseann O'Reilly Runte appointed President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation . 2019-02-18 .
5. Web site: Roseann Runte introduced as next president . 2007-09-10 .
6. News: New President Appointed to Carleton University . CNW Group Ltd.. January 8, 2008 . June 9, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609201129/https://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2008/08/c7133.html.
7. News: Church . Elizabeth . Runte takes helm of Carleton University . The Globe and Mail . 2008-01-07 . 2017-04-03 .
8. Web site: President Roseann O'Reilly Runte to Pursue New Leadership Opportunity Effective July 31. Carleton Newsroom. 3 April 2017.
9. Web site: ODU Alumni Magazine: Winter 2001 . 2007-09-10 .
10. Book: Perry, Gillian . Gill Perry . Femininity and Masculinity in Eighteenth-Century Art and Culture . . 1994 . 6 . 0-7190-4228-3.
11. Book: Mehta, Binita . Binita Mehta . Widows, Pariahs, and Bayaderes: India as Spectacle . . 2002 . 117 . 0-8387-5455-4.
12. Book: Harth, Erica . Erica Harth . Cartesian Women: Versions and Subversions of Rational Discourse in the Old Regime . . 1992 . 168 . 0-8014-9998-4.
13. Web site: Board of Directors. Invest Ottawa. 7 February 2017.