Louis Armand Desrochers

Louis Armand Desrochers (March 31, 1928 – September 28, 2015) was a Canadian lawyer. He served as Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 1970 to 1974.[1][2] Desrochers was born in Montreal in 1928 and moved to Jasper, Alberta in his childhood. He was educated in Edmonton at the Collège des Jésuites, Collège Saint-Jean, and then at the University of Ottawa. He completed a law degree at the University of Alberta in 1952 and was a lawyer for Maclab Construction. He also served on the University of Alberta Board of Governors and worked to strengthen connections between Collège Saint-Jean and the university. Three years after he left his position as chancellor, the Collège was integrated as a satellite campus of the University, as the University of Alberta Faculté Saint-Jean.[3] In 2001, Desrochers was named to the Alberta Order of Excellence. He held honorary degrees from the University of Alberta, University of Ottawa, and Laval University. In 1953, he Marcelle Boutin; with her he had five children.[4] Desrochers died in 2015 at the age of 87.[5]

Louis Armand Desrochers
Chancellor of the University of Alberta
In office
1970–1974
Preceded byFrancis Philip Galbraith
Succeeded byRonald Norman Dalby
Personal details
Born(1928-03-31)March 31, 1928
Montreal, Quebec
DiedSeptember 28, 2015(2015-09-28) (aged 87)
Edmonton, Alberta
Spouse(s)Marcelle Boutin
Childrenfive
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
Occupationlawyer

References
  1. "The Canadian Law List". google.ca.
  2. "Who's who in Canada". google.ca.
  3. "University of Alberta: Louis Armand Desrochers (1970-1974)". ualbertacentennial.ca.
  4. "Louis Armand Desrochers - The Alberta Order of Excellence". lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca.
  5. "Louis DESROCHERS Obituary - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Journal". Edmonton Journal.
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