Russel Marcoux graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan. A lifelong learner, Russel has completed various university courses and executive training programs. In 2016, he successfully completed the Directors Education Program (DEP) and received his ICD.D designation for corporate board directors. After convocation in 1973, he and his brothers decided to take over the family farm. A new company called Marcoux Bros. Trucking Ltd. was created to support the growing transportation business, and a farm company called Granmark Farms was created to support the increasing size of the farm operation. In the ensuing years, the farm grew to 10,000 acres and the trucking business grew into a company called the Yanke Group of Companies, which included rail, road and international steamship transportation, as well as warehousing and distribution services. A past member and chair of many local, provincial, national and international business and financial boards and community and charitable organizations, Russel was very honoured to serve six years as an Honorary Colonel for the 38 Combat Engineers Regiment based in Saskatoon, completing his term in 2020. He was awarded the Commemorative Medal from the Governor General of Canada and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for significant contributions to compatriots, the community and Canada. Russel was honoured as one of the University of Saskatchewan’s 100 Alumni of Influence in 2007, in conjunction with the university’s 100th anniversary celebration. He has also been entered into the Saskatchewan Transportation Hall of Fame, the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame and the Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame.