Pierre B. Aucoin

Pierre recieved the College’s Outstanding Alumni Award in 1975 for his in recognition of continued enthusiastic service and devotion to the advancement of the Alumni Association and the College, as well as distinguished service in his field. Pierre earned his medical degree from Laval University Medical School, Quebec, in 1933, and began his career as a general practitioner and surgeon at Rumford (ME) Community Hospital, retiring in 1979. His contributions to Assumption are legendary. He was a part of one of the first basketball teams and also played baseball for three years, serving as team captain of both in 1925. Pierre later served as president of the Assumption Prep School Alumni Association and as an officer and director of the Assumption College Alumni Association for many years. In 1956, he founded the Scholarship Association of Rumford and Mexico, ME, a group that provides financial assistance to Assumption students who hail from that area. Pierre was awarded an honorary degree from the College in 1964. He was elected into the Assumption Alumni-Athletics Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970. In 1995, he was awarded a President’s Medal from the College in honor of his 70th reunion, and in 2004 he received the Centennial Award from Assumption, when he served as its commencement speaker at the age of 100. He passed away in 2006 at the age of 102, leaving four grandchildren, including Peter Rowe ’86.

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