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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, sister of prominent historian Santiago Roel. 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).

In 1966 he was given the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Distinguished Service Award and in 1984 the Víctor Márquez Domínguez Prize of the Mexican Institute of Chemical Engineers. He was conferred an honorary doctorate by the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1979.

One of the streets crossing the main campus of the Monterrey Institute of Technology is named in his honor.

References

1. ^ 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)
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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.
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