Louis Armand Desrochers | |
|---|---|
| Chancellor of the University of Alberta | |
| In office 1970–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Philip Galbraith |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Norman Dalby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1928 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | September 28, 2015 (aged 87) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Spouse | Marcelle Boutin |
| Children | five |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Occupation | lawyer |
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]