Jean-Marie De Koninck, OC CQ (born 1948) is a Canadian mathematician.
He has served as a professor at Université Laval since 1972 and is the creator of the road safety program Opération Nez Rouge, or "Red Nose Operation", a system preventing people from drinking and driving.
Guest speaker in several Canadian and American universities, as well as in France, Germany, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Mexico.
Co-president of the organizing committee of the 33rd Seminar of Mathematical Sciences of Quebec held in Université Laval on April 21, 1990.
1974-1985: president of the Quebec Swimming Coaches Association 1978-1990: coach of the Rouge et Or swimming club of Université Laval 1976–present: sports analyst for the Société Radio-Canada for international swimming competitions, among others the Summer Olympic Games of 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 1988-1995: president of the Club des Amis de la Natation du Québec (Quebec Friends of Swimming Club) 1988-1998: member of the board of directors of the Quebec Swimming Federation; author of Systeme 2001 (1992), a software that allows swimming coaches to prepare their training plans and monitor the evolution of their athletes physiologically throughout the season 1999–present: president of the Rouge et Or swimming club of Université Laval 2005-2007: member of the board of directors of Swimming Canada 2005–present: president of the board of directors of the Coaching Association of Canada 1975: named Coach of the Year in the province of Quebec by the Société des Sports du Québec 1979: named Varsity Swimming Coach of the Year in Canada 1984: named Coach of the Year in the Quebec area 1985: awarded the Solicitor General of Quebec Award for "its support for crime prevention in the region 03 by the completion of the Operation Red Nose" 1985: motion of congratulations at the House of Commons for the initiative of the Operation Red Nose 1987: the National Assembly declared Friday, December 18 the national day of Operation Red Nose and officially congratulates Jean-Marie De Koninck for his initiative of Operation Red Nose 1988: awarded, as president and founder of Operation Red Nose, the Alphonse-Desjardins Award, underlying his positive action in the community 1988: La Presse newspaper's personality of the week 1989: named "volunteer administrator" of the Year by the Quebec Society for Sports in Quebec for his help in the development of amateur sport 1989: Operation Red Nose was awarded with the Jury Special Award in Carcassonne (France), at the Film Festival on Road Safety 1990: guest speaker at the First International Congress on road safety (Edmonton, Alberta) 1990: named "Sports Personality of the Year" in the Quebec area 1990: as president and founder of the Operation Red Nose, Jean-Marie De Koninck was awarded with the Solicitor General of Quebec Award in "recognition of his outstanding contribution to crime prevention in Canada" 1992: named in the Quebec Swimming Hall of Fame 1994: Audace Award, Fidéides Gala, for his exceptional realizations and his contribution to the influence of the region of Quebec 1994: Member of the Order of Canada - promoted to Officer in 2014[4] 1995: awarded the Adrien-Pouliot Award from the Mathematical Association of Quebec for the book Introduction à la théorie des nombres 1996: named "Personality Richelieu International" 1998: awarded with the 50th Anniversary Medal by the Association des diplômés de l'Université Laval 1999: Knight of the National Order of Quebec 2001: special mention at the annual awards of the Mathematical Association of Quebec for the popular article "Those Fascinating Numbers" 2002: awarded the Abel-Gauthier award, presented annually by the Mathematical Association of Quebec to the "Quebec Mathematical Personality" 2003: honored at the National Assembly for his contribution to the road safety in Quebec 2004: awarded the Adrien Pouliot Award by the Canadian Mathematical Society for his "continuing and significant contributions to mathematics education in Canada 2005: honorary president of IMAGINE, the Innovation happening in the Quebec area 2006: named as a member of the "Académie des Grands Québécois" by the Chambre de Commerce et de l'Industrie du Québec 2006: recognized as Scientist of the Year by Radio-Canada for "his exemplary role in the promotion and development of mathematics in Canada" 2006: awarded the Lester B. Pearson award, given every year by CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) for his "contribution to the development of university sport in Canada