Luis Stefani

Luis Stefani Raffucci was a long time Chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.[1]

He was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. His father a Corsican immigrant.[1] He studied engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] He was a member of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.[2][3]

The faculties of Agriculture, Engineering and Science were created under the direction of Don Luis Stefani.[4]

Legacy

The General Engineering building in the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez bears his name.[1] The most important award that the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez give to any graduate is the Luis Stefani Award. In the Hostos neighborhood in Mayagüez there is a street named in his honor.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Galería de Corso-Puertorriqueños Ilustres" (in Spanish). Asociación de Corsos de Puerto Rico. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Historia Beta-Activo" (in Spanish). Beta Activo, Fi Sigma Alfa. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Capitulo Eterno". fisigmaalfa.org. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  4. ↑ Anton, George F.; Norma I. Sojo Ramos. "Historia del RUM" (in Spanish). University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
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