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Louis R. Comeau’s mandate
There were many problems at College Sainte-Anne when Mr. Louis Comeau
became its president. The ever- present financial situation was still something
to be dealt with and enrolment was low in this transition period. Mr.
Comeau began by making several adjustments on the administrative level.
The Board of Governors became the Conseil d’administration,
and the Conseil général du vice-rectorat à l’enseignement
replaced the Conseil de l'Université.
At the beginning of his mandate, Louis
R. Comeau insisted that the institution was indeed a junior college, and
that it would stay in Church Point as a bilingual institution. He worked
very hard in order to reach agreements concerning the transfer and acceptance
of credits with the Université de Moncton and Acadia University.
In September 1973, J.-Alphonse Comeau was hired to prepare a new program
at the bachelor level. A Bachelor in Education and an integrated Bachelor
of Arts/Education was offered at that time and a year earlier, a Secretarial
Sciences course had been instituted as well. French Immersion summer programs
were also brought forth by Mr. Comeau.
It soon became obvious that the name "Collège" Sainte-Anne
wasn’t in accordance with the Charter of 1892. Mr. Gérald
Boudreau, then director of public relations, was convinced that the name
created problems and that the name Université Sainte-Anne would
help in recruting, as more students would be interested in university studies
rather than in collegial studies. Thus, it is in 1977 that Collège
Sainte-Anne officially changed its name to Université Sainte-Anne.
Louis R. Comeau’s mandate came to an end in June of 1977 to be replaced by Omer Blinn on an interim basis. The years of Mr. Comeau’s mandate (1971-1977) were filled with new developments on both the academic and the physical sectors. This first lay president is undoubtedly responsible for launching the university on the path it still follows today.
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As a mark of appreciation for Louis R. Comeau's vision and dedication
to Sainte-Anne, the new library inaugurated in 1977 bears his name.
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