The Jean Charles Lemieux Award will be given annually to an engineering student who wishes to continue his or her studies at the master's level. The award will be $1,500 in its first year and increased regularly over the next 25 years.
With this gesture, Mr. Lemieux (Class of '67) wishes to show his continuing regard for his alma mater and his recognition of the quality of the university education he received -- training that has played a predominant role in his professional success.

"By creating the Fonds de bourses Jean Charles Lemieux and also contributing to the existing award in the name of the late Roger P. Langlois, I wanted to encourage the success of future Polytechnique engineers," said Mr. Lemieux. "This is my way of recognizing  and supporting the pursuit of excellence in our engineering profession."

Mr. Lemieux has particularly fond memories of Mr. Langlois, a former Polytechnique professor and director general who worked tirelessly throughout his career, and even into his retirement, to contribute to the success and reputation of the School, its students and graduates.

Mr. Lemieux is a Senior Project Director in SNC-Lavalin's Energy Division. He has demonstrated his commitment to Polytechnique during his career through the Association des Diplômés (ADP), of which he is a Governor, the Fondation de Polytechnique and the Conseil consultatif de l'École Polytechnique (COCEP).

École Polytechnique de Montréal extends its heartfelt thanks to Mr. Lemieux for his contributions to the School's advancement.

Founded in 1873, École Polytechnique de Montréal is one of Canada's top engineering teaching and research institutions and first in Québec for the size of its student body and the scope of its research activities. Polytechnique offers courses and programs in 11 engineering specialties and conducts nearly one-quarter of university engineering research in Québec. The school has over 220 professors, nearly 6,000 students and an annual operating budget of $85 million, in addition to a $66.7-million-dollar annual research and infrastructure fund. Polytechnique is affiliated with Université de Montréal.

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INFORMATION: 
Chantal Cantin
Communications and Public Relations Office
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Tel.: (514) 340-4711, ext. 4970
chantal.cantin@polymtl.ca

Michelle Niceforo
Fondation de Polytechnique
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Tel.: (514) 340-4711, ext. 4151
michelle.niceforo@polymtl.ca

A photo of Jean Charles Lemieux can be downloaded from the following FTP site: http://www.polymtl.ca/sc_journal/Fondation/Lemieux.jpg