Luis Stefani
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Luis Stefani Raffucci was a long time Chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez in Spanish , is a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant state university located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico...

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He was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. His father a Corsican immigrant
Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico
Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico came about as a result of various economic and political changes in the mid-19th century Europe; among those factors were the social-economic changes which came about in Europe as a result of the Second Industrial Revolution, political discontent and widespread...

. He studied engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...

. He was a member of Phi Sigma Alpha
Phi Sigma Alpha
Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity commonly known as La Sigma, is a Puerto Rican fraternity established originally as the Sigma Delta Alpha Fraternity on October 22, 1928 at the University of Puerto Rico by 12 students and a professor...

 fraternity.

The faculties of Agriculture, Engineering and Science
UPRM College of Arts and Sciences
The UPRM College of Arts and Sciences is one of four colleges of University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. The College of Arts and Sciences is the major college of UPRM.-History:The falculty was created when Luis Stefani was heading the Colegio...

 were created under the direction of Don Luis Stefani.

Legacy

The General Engineering building in the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez bears his name. 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

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