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Canadian Virtual University - CVU Elects New Chair


Dr. lori wallace elected president and Board chair

August 20, 2009

Lori Wallace, Ph.D., Dean of Extended Education at the University of Manitoba, has been appointed President and Chair of the Board of Directors of Canadian Virtual University (CVU), an association of Canadian universities specializing in online and distance education.

Dr. Wallace has served on the CVU advisory committee and board for the past nine years.

She is the third president of the organization, replacing Denis Mayer, Associate VP, Student Affairs at Laurentian University. Dr. Dominique Abrioux, President Emeritus at Athabasca University, was CVU's founding president from 2000-2005.

"I'm honoured to take on this role," said Dr. Wallace. "I look forward to working with other universities committed to expanding student access to online courses and services across Canada and internationally, and to collaborating on policy issues and research in online and distance education."

Dr. Wallace has been a faculty member at the University of Manitoba since 1984, and Dean of Extended Education since 2006.

She has worked in university distance education administration and instructional design since 1985, in training and development in the private sector, and internationally as a distance education specialist. Dr. Wallace holds a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.

 

Dr. Lori Wallace, Third President

and Chair of the Board of Directors of CVU-UVC Inc.