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Ryerson University appoints Dr. Wendy Cukier Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Sheldon Levy, President of Ryerson University, has announced the appointment of Dr. Wendy Cukier to the position of Vice-President, Research and Innovation effective September 1, 2011.
Dr. Cukier has served as the Associate Dean, Academic at Ryerson's Ted Rogers School of Management and has had a long and distinguished career at the university, earning numerous honours, awards and recognition for her achievements as a professor, researcher and administrator. Her breadth of work cuts across many disciplines and her leadership has helped build a culture of scholarly, research and creative activity at Ryerson.
"Dr. Cukier has an exceptional record of leadership in a variety of settings," said President Levy. "In addition to her tremendous accomplishments at Ryerson, she has achieved terrific success in building strategic partnerships with industry, government and non-governmental organizations within Canada and internationally. Dr. Cukier brings energy, enthusiasm and a track record of achievement to her new role as Ryerson moves into the next phase of its research and innovation enterprise."
The Vice-President, Research and Innovation is responsible for academic leadership and administration of research and related scholarly activities as well as the university's international initiatives.
Dr. Cukier said: "It is an exciting time for scholarly, research and creative activity at Ryerson and I feel privileged to have the opportunity to help take this activity to the next level. Over the last 25 years, I have been witness to the incredible transformation of Ryerson and I know that our unique history, strong partnerships, talented faculty, commitment to relevance and experiential learning differentiate us from other universities and position us on the leading edge of innovation and knowledge mobilization."
Dr. Cukier is a faculty member in the Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management and served as Associate Director of the School. Under her leadership as Associate Dean, Academic, the Ted Rogers School of Management launched new graduate business degrees, dramatically expanded research activities and has been positioned for accreditation by the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business. She has an outstanding record of research across different themes, including technological, organizational and social innovation. She is founder of the Diversity Institute and principal investigator on several projects including the $2.7 million initiative Diversity Leads, funded through the Community-University Research Alliances program of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
The breadth and interdisciplinarity of her work are extraordinary: in addition to leading several SSHRC, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and MITACS projects, she is co-investigator on a $2 million Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) project and has led reviews for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Dr. Cukier is an active volunteer with industry, government and the community. She is a recipient of the Governor General's Meritorious Cross, was named one of the University of Toronto's 100 Alumni Who Shaped the Century, and last year was selected as one of 25 Transformational Canadians by The Globe and Mail, La Presse and CTV.
She holds a PhD in management science; an MBA in marketing and information systems and an MA in social and cultural history; and an Honours BA in English and history. She also has an honorary Docteur d'Universite from Laval University and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Concordia University.
At Ryerson, Dr. Cukier will succeed Dr. Carla Cassidy, who is serving as Interim Vice-President, Research and Innovation.
Scholarly, research and creative activity is central to Ryerson's mission. Today, Ryerson ranks in the top half of Canadian non-medical universities for research.
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