213:. Serving Assumption College, from 1946 to 1956, in several capacities, DeMarco was Assistant Professor, then Professor, and first Head of the Department of Chemistry. He was the first to teach pre-engineering courses, such as descriptive geometry, surveying, and mechanical drawing in the regular day program.
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University and Essex College together formed a new public institution, the University of Windsor, with E.C. LeBel, president of Assumption University at its helm. DeMarco became the inaugural vice-president of the University of Windsor, a post which he held until 1979.
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College in 1954. The eventual task of spinning off an autonomous non-denominational affiliate from a
Catholic university was a very complex undertaking, and was the culmination of over two years of negotiations. DeMarco, along with the two Basilian Fathers,
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Governors of the
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growth of the City of Windsor. He joined the staff of Assumption College with a mandate to offer science instruction and to create the original science laboratories in the landmark War Memorial Hall.
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Frank DeMarco was an outstanding athlete and received the "University of Toronto Most Versatile Athlete Award." He played in what was the highest level of
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