Rev. Armand H. Desautels, A.A. AP’26, ’30, HD’79

Father Armand received the College’s Outstanding Alumnus Award in 1969 for his dedication to Assumption College. Father Armand was Assumption’s 10th president (1952-64), and the second longest tenured of the College’s past 15 presidents. Prior to his appointment he had served as the College’s dean of students for several years. Fr. Armand oversaw the rebuilding of the campus on Salisbury Street after the devastating tornado of 1953 destroyed several campus buildings and claimed three lives on the Greendale campus. During his presidency, he also served as the superior of the Worcester order of the Augustinians of the Assumption. After his presidency, he became provincial superior and served as a member of the Board of Trustees (1962-75). Fr. Armand received an honorary degree from the College in 1979 and Desautels Hall on campus is named in his honor. He passed away January 1995 and was posthumously awarded a President’s Medal from the College in June 1995.

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