| Fernando García Roel | |
| Order: | 2nd |
| Rector of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) | |
| Term Start: | 1960 |
| Term End: | 1984 |
| Predecessor: | Víctor Bravo Ahuja |
| Successor: | Rafael Rangel Sostmann |
| Birth Date: | 14 August 1921[1] |
| Death Date: | [2] |
| Death Place: | Torreón, Coahuila |
| Alma Mater: | National Autonomous University of Mexico and University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Profession: | Chemical engineer |
| Spouse: | Laura Molina (married on 1 July 1946) |
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]