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

He was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. His father was a Corsican immigrant.^[1]

Stéfani studied engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.^[1] He was a member of the Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.^[2][3]

The faculties of Agriculture, Engineering and Science were created under his direction.^[4]

Legacy

The General Engineering building at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez bears his name.^[1] The most important award that the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez gives to any graduate is the Luis Stéfani Award. A street in the Hostos neighborhood in Mayagüez is named in his honor.

See also

• University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez people

References