Ménard, L. Jacques

• Louis-Jacques Ménard

Succeeding David P. O’Brien, Loyola College graduate L. Jacques Ménard was named Chancellor in December 2010. His installation took place at the June 20, 2011 Spring Convocation Ceremony. A Chicoutimi native and former President of BMO Financial Group, Ménard sat on the Board of Governors as of 1994 and served as Vice-Chair from 1996 to 1999. He was named Deputy Chancellor in 2009 and stepped down as Chancellor after the completion of his term in December 2014.

• L. Jacques Ménard was named Commander and a Great Montrealer to the Order of Montreal in 2016.
• Ménard received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in November 2012.
• Ménard was appointed Companion of the Order of Canada in November 2013. In 1995 he was named Member and was promoted to the rank of Officer in 2000.
• In 2010 Ménard was named an Officer of the Ordre national du Québec.
• At a 2007 announcement of BMO’s $2.5 million gift to Concordia, Ménard was introduced to Gabriel Bran Lopez (Concordia graduate and creator of the Youth Fusion Project), which inspired Ménard to later become Chair of the Project.
• On June 13, 2006 Ménard received an honorary doctorate at the John Molson School of Business Spring Convocation ceremony.
• At the October 1 Rector’s Dinner during 1999 Homecoming, Ménard received the Loyola Medal from the Loyola Alumni Association Inc. from then Rector Frederick Lowy.
• Ménard generously hosted in his firm’s offices the March 10-11, 1996 Concordia Phone-a-thon fundraiser.
• Ménard was Chair of the Campaign Leadership Gifts Division of Concordia’s Campaign for a New Millennium from 1996-1999.
• From 1993-1994 Ménard chaired the Alumni Division of the Annual Giving Campaign. The following year he accepted the position of General Chair of the Campaign.
• At the 6th Annual Faculty of Commerce and Administration Awards of Distinction Reception on November 12, 1993, Ménard was honoured for 23 years of professional accomplishments and community service.
• Ménard was president of the Montreal Chamber of Commerce in 1990.
• Ménard obtained an honours degree in Economics from Loyola College in 1967.

2022-04-28

Alumni and Friends, Notable Concordian, L. Jacques Ménard (1946-2020)
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Concordia University Magazine, ‘’Jacques Ménard named Concordia University’s new Chancellor’’, Spring 2011, p.4
Concordia University Magazine, ‘’Striving to achieve’’, Spring 2011, p.5
Concordia Journal, ‘’$2.5 million from BMO’’, December 6, 2007, p.1
Concordia University Magazine, ‘’Kudos’’, Fall 2006, p.25
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Concordia’s Thursday Report, ‘’Fundraiser Jacques Ménard given Loyola Ménard’’, October 7, 1999, p.6
Concordia’s Thursday Report, ‘’Leaders of the Capital Campaign’’, November 6, 1997, p.7
Concordia’s Thursday Report, ‘’Taylor steps down; Ménard new Board vice-chair’’, January 25, 1996, p.3
Concordia University Magazine, ‘’Phoning for funding – alumni dial up dollars’’, June 1996, p.21
Concordia University Magazine, ‘’Annual Giving closes books on 1993-1994’’, September 1994, p.20
Concordia University Magazine, ‘’Annual Giving campaign goal set at more than $1 million for 1993-94’’, December 1993, p.18
Concordia’s Thursday Report, ‘’Faculty of Commerce and Administration honours ‘distinct’ Montrealers’’, November4, 1993, p.7
Concordia University Magazine, ‘’The man whose deal kept the Expos in town’’, September 1991, p.15