Ron Burnett
Ron Burnett (born 24 May 1947, London, England) is the president and vice-chancellor of Emily Carr University of Art and Design and the author of Cultures of Vision: Images, Media and the Imaginary,[1] published by Indiana University Press in 1995 and How Images Think published by MITPress.[2] He is the editor of Explorations in Film Theory published in 1991 by Indiana University Press.[3] He is the author of over 150 published articles and book chapters. He is an adjunct professor at York University, and is one of the founders of Canadian Film Studies through a journal that he developed and edited, Ciné-Tracts, from 1976 until 1982.[4] Dr. Burnett is now completing his 19th year as President and Vice-Chancellor. He is building a new 122.5 million dollar campus for Emily Carr at the Great Northern Way site owned by BCIT, UBC, Emily Carr and SFU.[5]
Honours
- BA (1968)
- MA (1971)
- PhD (1981)[6]
- Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal 2002[7]
- iDMAa Outstanding Leadership Award 2010[8]
- Educator of the Year, Canadian New Media Association, 2005[9]
- Order of France: Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, 2010.[10]
- Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012[11]
- Royal Canadian Academy of Arts[12]
- Member of the Order of Canada (2013)[13]
- Member of the Order of British Columbia (2015)[14]
See also
References
- ↑ Cultures of Vision: Images, Media and the Imaginary
- ↑ How Images Think
- ↑ Explorations in Film Theory
- ↑ Ciné-Tracts
- ↑ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/emily-carr-university-unveils-design-for-great-northern-way-campus/article23853599/
- ↑ McGill Alumni
- ↑ Chancellery of Canada
- ↑
- ↑ Board of Governors, Emily Carr University of Art and Design
- ↑ "B.C. academic to get French honours" by Marsha Lederman, The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ↑ Chancellery of Canada
- ↑ Canadian Academy of Arts "Members since 1880" Check
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value (help). Retrieved 31 December 2013. - ↑ "Governor General Announces 90 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". 30 December 2013.
- ↑ "Government of British Columbia announces sixteen new appointments to the Order of BC, Canada". 15 June 2015.
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