Roseann Runte
Roseann Runte | |
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| President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University | |
| In office July 1, 2008 – July 31, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | David W. Atkinson Samy Mahmoud (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Benoit-Antoine Bacon |
| President of Old Dominion University | |
| In office July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | James V. Koch |
| Succeeded by | John R. Broderick |
| President of Université Sainte-Anne | |
| In office 1983–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Gaudet |
| Succeeded by | Harley d'Entremont |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 76–77) New York |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at New Paltz |
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Roseann O'Reilly Runte, CM is president and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation. 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. She has previously served as president of Victoria University, 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.