Rita Bornstein
Dr. Rita Bornstein is President Emerita and the George D. and
Harriet W. Cornell Professor of Philanthropy and Leadership Development
at Rollins College, where she served as president from 1990 to 2004.
Before coming to Rollins, she was Vice President for Development at the
University of Miami.
She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of
Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) and past chair of
the Board of Trustees of the Council for Advancement and Support of
Education (CASE). She serves on the boards of the Tupperware Corporation
and the Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center.
Rita has received numerous honors and awards, including three
honorary doctorates, Indiana University Center on Philanthropy's Henry
A. Rosso Award for Lifetime Achievement in Ethical Fund Raising, the
Institute for Charitable Giving's Laureate for Lifetime Achievement
in Fundraising, and the Mid-Florida Junior Achievement Hall of Fame
Laureate Award. In 2004, the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce named her
Citizen of the Decade and in 2008 she was named by Orlando
Magazine as one of the "50 Most Powerful People."
She consults, speaks, and writes on issues related to leadership,
governance, and fundraising. Among her publications are numerous journal
articles, book chapters, and two books, including Legitimacy in the
Academic Presidency: From Entrance to Exit, published in
2003. She is currently writing a book on succession planning for
the higher education presidency.
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