Roseann O’Reilly Runte
President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University
| Degrees: | B.A. ( New York) M.A. (Kansas) Ph.D. (Kansas) |
| Phone: | (613) 520-3801 |
| Email: | roseann_runte@carleton.ca |
| Office: | 503 Tory |
Office Hours: By appointment
Biography
Dr. Runte graduated with a BA summa cum laude in French from the State University of New York and obtained her MA and PhD from the University of Kansas. She has previously served as president of l’Université Sainte-Anne, principal of Glendon College, and president of Victoria University and of Old Dominion University. Dr. Runte is the author of numerous scholarly works in the fields of French and comparative literature and has written extensively on economic and cultural development, higher education and the importance of research.
In addition, she is a creative writer and has received a prize in poetry from the Académie française. She was also chair of the Board of the Foundation for International Training, a non-profit development services agency, vice-chair of the Board of the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art in Toronto, member of the Virginia Commission for Industry and Economic Development and the Virginia Shipbuilding Integration Center.
2009 Course
- WGST 4901B Women and Environmental Literature
Awards
- Order of Canada
- French Order of Merit
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
- Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
- The Palmes Académiques