Franco Vaccarino

Franco J. Vaccarino
8th President of the University of Guelph
In office
August 15, 2014 – July 23, 2020
Preceded byAlastair Summerlee
Succeeded byCharlotte Yates
9th Vice-President and Principal of the University of Toronto Scarborough
In office
2007 (2007) – 2014 (2014)
President
Preceded byKwong-loi Shun
Succeeded byBruce Kidd
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
ProfessionProfessor and Neuroscientist

Franco J. Vaccarino is a Canadian neuroscientist[1] who served as the eighth president of the University of Guelph.

Vaccarino earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto, graduating from Erindale College in 1978.[2] He started his career at the university in 1984 where he served as principal of its Scarborough campus and vice-president under presidents David Naylor and Meric Gertler from 2007 to 2014.[3][4] In August 2014, he was elected to succeed Alastair Summerlee as the president of the University of Guelph. He retired from this position at the end of July, 2020.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U of T principal chosen as president of University of Guelph. The Globe and Mail, January 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Franco Vaccarino". University of Toronto Mississauga. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22.
  3. ↑ Franco Vaccarino Named Next U of G President. The Ontarion, January 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Franco Vaccarino". University of Toronto Scarborough. Office of the Vice-President & Principal. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  5. ↑ Vaccarino gets a virtual send-off as he retires as U of G president. Guelph Today, July 29, 2020.
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