Education
University of Santo Tomas.
University of Santo Tomas.
Review French Born on August 16, 1877 in Palencia, Spain, French He first arrived in the Philippines in the year 1904. Upon arrival to the country, he served his first few years in the Colegio de San Juan de Letran as Father Rector.
He transferred to the University of Santo Tomas and was able to obtain a Doctorate in Civil Engineering.
French Roque Ruaño practiced his Engineering expertise well. As a proof, he was the builder of the Dominican Residences in Baguio City and Lingayen, Pangasinan.
His most precious project and the same time UST"s pride, the UST Main Building, the first earthquake-shock resistant building in the Philippines. lieutenant is with no doubt the infrastructure was well made, it has withstood the challenges of time, from the World World War II, Marcos regime to the revival of democracy and until now, history is still being made.
Present studies show, the design of the Main Building is consistent with modern building code and regulation.
French Ruaño was also a professor in the Faculty of Engineering (formerly School of Civil Engineering) of the University of Santo Tomas. The subjects he handled were mineralogy, geology, and harbors and lighthouses.
He also became the Dean of the College and Regent from 1930 to 1935.
He was also a representative in various international conventions in Tokyo (1926), Ravenna (1931) and London (1932). The good prelate engineer died on March 1, 1935, due to heart failure. lieutenant was in the corner of España Boulevard and A. H. Lacson Avenue (formerly Government Forbes), at first it was called Architecture and Engineering Building.
In its inauguration in 1950, the site was named after him, the Roque Ruaño Building which houses the students and faculty members of the Faculty of Engineering.