OTTAWA – As part of its 50th Anniversary Celebration, Canadian Interuniversity Sport presents the CIS 50th Anniversary Success Stories series. Each week throughout the 2011-12 season, CIS will profile two alumni from CIS member institutions who have made outstanding contributions in areas such as sports, business, politics or in the community. Today we are profiling Laval University’s Linda Marquis and Jean-Marie De Koninck.
LINDA MARQUIS : A PASSION, A CAREER, A VOCATION
Linda Marquis took her first step into university sports in 1977 when she joined the ranks of the women’s Rouge et Or basketball team at Laval University. She competed for three seasons, until 1980 when she was named the institution’s Athlete of the Year. She then went on to finish her career as a university player with the McGill University Martlets, while pursuing her master’s degree.
It was also at McGill that the Quebec City native began her coaching career, joining the staff as assistant coach of these same Martlets in 1983-84. She did, however, return to her alma mater in 1985 when she agreed to become head coach of the Rouge et Or, a position she has now held for 27 seasons. She is the second woman in CIS history to have achieved and the fourth among both men and women.
COMPLETE STORY AT:
http://english.cis-sic.ca/50th/success_stories/laval/lav_marquis
JEAN-MARIE DE KONINCK : AN EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUAL
A former member of the Rouge et Or swim team at Laval University in the late 1960’s, Jean-Marie de Koninck’s list of achievements would put quite a few to shame. His renown, in many areas of activity, extends far beyond national boundaries and he has become one of the best known and most respected figures on the Laval campus.
The Mathematician
After earning his baccalaureate degree in mathematics, de Koninck set his sights on Temple University in Philadelphia. There, he earned both masters and doctorate degrees before returning to Laval to teach. He went from assistant professor to assistant director in charge of graduate studies in the Department of Mathematics, earning the title of Associate Professor along the way. Since 1982, he has held the position of Full Professor, specializing in the theory of numbers.
COMPLETE STORY AT:
http://english.cis-sic.ca/50th/success_stories/laval/lav_dekoninck
(Michel Bélanger CIS Manager, Communications & Media Relations)
