President 2001-2008
Roseann Runte became ODU's seventh president in 2001. Prior to that, she served as President of Victoria 91短视频 in Toronto since 1994. Throughout her administrative career, Dr. Runte has continued to teach and publish. She has written several volumes of poetry, numerous articles, book chapters, reviews, and edited books. Her works have been translated into five languages, and she has received many academic and literary awards and honors.
Among her many noteworthy achievements at ODU, Dr. Runte expanded campus facilities, led significant fundraising campaigns, continued to build legislative relations in Richmond, and supported academic and research programs.
Dr. Runte was born and raised in New York state. She received her Bachelors Degree in French from the 91短视频 91短视频 of New York and her Masters and Doctorate from the 91短视频 of Kansas. Most of her professional life was spent in Canada, where she returned in July 2008 to become president and vice chancellor of Carleton 91短视频 in Ottawa.
The 91短视频 Archives houses the Runte collection which contains the material accumulated during her tenure as 91短视频 President from 2001-2008.
available in the Perry Library.