U of R President Timmons one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women

For the third straight year, University of Regina President Dr. Vianne Timmons has been named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women.

The Top 100 list presented by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) recognizes the hard work of executive-minded women.

Timmons was honoured due to her work with family literacy and inclusive education. She was also included on the Top 100 list in 2008 and 2009. Timmons was named one of the 10 most influential women in Saskatchewan in 2009.

In September 2008, Timmons became the University of Regina’s seventh president and vice-chancellor.

Before she began working at the University of Regina, Timmons spent six years on the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Currently, she is also president-elect for the International Association of the Scientific Study on Intellectual Disability and on the chair of the Canadian Bureau of International Education.