Fernando García Roel | |
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2nd Rector of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) | |
In office 1960–1984 | |
Preceded by | Víctor Bravo Ahuja |
Succeeded by | Rafael Rangel Sostmann |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Monterrey, Nuevo León [1] | 14 August 1921
Died | 26 February 2009[2] Torreón, Coahuila | (aged 87)
Spouse | Laura Molina (married on 1 July 1946) [1] |
Children | Fernando and Héctor [1] |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico and University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Profession | Chemical engineer |
Fernando García Roel (14 August 1921 – 26 February 2009) was a Mexican chemical engineer. He served as the second rector of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM, 1960–1984).
García Roel was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, into a family composed by Mario A. García and María Roel, [1] sister of prominent historian Santiago Roel. [3] He received a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1943) and a master's degree in the same discipline from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1948). [4]
In 1966 he was given the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Distinguished Service Award [5] and in 1984 the Víctor Márquez Domínguez Prize of the Mexican Institute of Chemical Engineers. [6] He was conferred an honorary doctorate by the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1979. [7]
One of the streets crossing the main campus of the Monterrey Institute of Technology is named in his honor. [8]
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Fernando García Roel | |
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2nd Rector of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) | |
In office 1960–1984 | |
Preceded by | Víctor Bravo Ahuja |
Succeeded by | Rafael Rangel Sostmann |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Monterrey, Nuevo León [1] | 14 August 1921
Died | 26 February 2009[2] Torreón, Coahuila | (aged 87)
Spouse | Laura Molina (married on 1 July 1946) [1] |
Children | Fernando and Héctor [1] |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico and University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Profession | Chemical engineer |
Fernando García Roel (14 August 1921 – 26 February 2009) was a Mexican chemical engineer. He served as the second rector of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM, 1960–1984).
García Roel was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, into a family composed by Mario A. García and María Roel, [1] sister of prominent historian Santiago Roel. [3] He received a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1943) and a master's degree in the same discipline from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1948). [4]
In 1966 he was given the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Distinguished Service Award [5] and in 1984 the Víctor Márquez Domínguez Prize of the Mexican Institute of Chemical Engineers. [6] He was conferred an honorary doctorate by the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1979. [7]
One of the streets crossing the main campus of the Monterrey Institute of Technology is named in his honor. [8]
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