Roseann Runte

Roseann Runte
President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University
Term	July 1, 2008 –
Predecessor	David W. Atkinson Samy Mahmoud (interim)
Successor	Incumbent
Born	1948 New York
Salary	$320,071 (2011)[1]
Website	http://www2.carleton.ca/about/university-executive/the-president-and-vice-chancellor/

Roseann Runte
President of Old Dominion University
Term	July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2008
Predecessor	James V. Koch
Successor	John R. Broderick
Born	1948 New York
Alma mater	State University of New York at New Paltz
Salary	Between $300,000[2] and $400,000[3]
Website	http://www.odu.edu/home/admin/rrunte.html

Roseann O'Reilly Runte, is a college 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.^[4] She has previously served as president of Victoria University^[5] 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.

Runte's poetry has been translated into English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Romanian.^[6] While much of her writing is poetry, she is also noted for her works on cultural studies,^[7][8] with emphasis on the role of women in society.^[9]

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.^[10] Runte currently sits on the Board of Directors of Montreal-based National Bank of Canada.

On January 7, 2008, The Globe and Mail announced that Runte would become president of Carleton University in Ottawa.^[11]

Bibliography

• Roseann Runte (1974). La Fontaine's heritage: his reputation and influence on eighteenth-century France. University of Kansas. 
• Roseann Runte, ed (1978). Studies in eighteenth-century culture. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299074005. 
• Roseann Runte, Roger L. Emerson, Gilles Girard, ed (1984). Man and nature: Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. The University of Western Ontario. 
• Roseann Runte (1993). Birmanie blues ; suivi de, Voyages à l'intérieur. Éditions du GREF. ISBN 9780921916253. 
• Runte, Roseann, Ghi̕sa, Dorin (1994). Poeme / Roseann Runte ; în române̕ste de Dorin Ghi̕sa. Editura Hestia. ISBN 9789739607483. 
• Alfred Bader (2000). Roseann Runte. ed. A Canadian in love. Victoria University. ISBN 9780772757005. 
• Roseann Runte, ed (2001). The Foundation for International Training: twenty-five years dedicated to international development. Legas. ISBN 9781894508186. 

See also

• List of Canadian university leaders

References

1. ^ Bird, Cullen (2011-04-06). "Runte places on Ottawa's list of top earners". The Charlatan. http://www.charlatan.ca/content/runte-places-ottawas-list-top-earners. Retrieved 2011-04-13. 
2. ^ Walzer, Phil. "ODU president Runte gets 4.4 raise, to $300,150". http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=91906&ran=57792. Retrieved 2007-09-10 
3. ^ Wood, Carol. "Letter to the Editor of the Virginian-Pilot". http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/11_25_2004/vp_ltr.html. Retrieved 2007-09-10 
4. ^ "Roseann Runte introduced as next president". http://www.odu.edu/ao/instadv/archive/vol30issue1/stories/runte.html. Retrieved 2007-09-10 
5. ^ [1] Appointment Press Release [Accessed 8 Jan 2008]
6. ^ "ODU Alumni Magazine: Winter 2001". http://www.odu.edu/ao/alumni_magazine/winter01/stories/runte.html. Retrieved 2007-09-10 
7. ^ Perry, Gillian (1994). Femininity and Masculinity in Eighteenth-Century Art and Culture. Manchester University Press. pp. 6. ISBN 0719042283. 
8. ^ Mehta, Binita (2002). Widows, Pariahs, and Bayaderes: India as Spectacle. Bucknell University Press. pp. 117. ISBN 0838754554. 
9. ^ Harth, Erica (1992). Cartesian Women: Versions and Subversions of Rational Discourse in the Old Regime. Cornell University Press. pp. 168. ISBN 0801499984. 
10. ^ "OCRI-Board of Directors-Dr. Roseanne Runte". Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation. http://www.ocri.ca/about/roseannrunte.asp. Retrieved 2009-12-10. ^{[dead link]}
11. ^ 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 2008-01-07 

External links

• Order of Canada citation

Academic offices
Preceded by James V. Koch	President of Old Dominion University 2001-2008	Succeeded by John R. Broderick

Persondata
Name	Runte, Roseanne
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Date of birth	1948
Place of birth	New York
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