Fernando García Roel
2nd Rector of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM)
In office
1960–1984
Preceded byVíctor Bravo Ahuja
Succeeded byRafael Rangel Sostmann
Personal details
Born(1921-08-14)14 August 1921[1]
Monterrey, Nuevo León[1]
Died26 February 2009(2009-02-26) (aged 87)[2]
Torreón, Coahuila
SpouseLaura Molina (married on 1 July 1946)[1]
ChildrenFernando and Héctor[1]
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico and University of Wisconsin–Madison
ProfessionChemical 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lajoie, Lucian F.; Myer, Jack D; Castillo Nájera, Francisco (1972). Who's Notable in Mexico. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). Mexico City, Mexico. OCLC 1784836.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ "Muere ex rector del Tec de Monterrey" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  3. ↑ Garza, José (1997-02-09). "Entrevista a Adriana García Roel" (in Spanish). El Norte. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  4. ↑ Ortiz, Aída (2009-03-06). "Rinden homenaje póstumo a Fernando García Roel, ex Rector del Tecnológico de Monterrey" (in Spanish). Crónica Intercampus. Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  5. ↑ "Engineers' Day 1966 Award Recipients". University of Wisconsin–Madison. Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  6. ↑ "Premio Ing. Víctor Márquez Domínguez al Progreso Profesional en la Ingeniería Química" (in Spanish). Instituto Mexicano de Ingenieros Químicos. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Recipients of Honorary Degrees Conferred by the UW-Madison". University of Wisconsin–Madison. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  8. ↑ "Rinden homenaje a Fernando García Roel" (in Spanish). Crónica Intercampus. 2006-02-24. Archived from the original on 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2008-10-11.


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