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
Personal details
ResidenceGuelph, Ontario
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 started his career in 1984 at the University of Toronto Scarborough, where he eventually served as principal.[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ U of T principal chosen as president of University of Guelph. The Globe and Mail, January 21, 2014.
  2. ^ Franco Vaccarino Named Next U of G President. The Ontarion, January 30, 2014.
  3. ^ Vaccarino gets a virtual send-off as he retires as U of G president. Guelph Today, July 29, 2020.