Ricardo Jaar
Ricardo Jaar | |
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Born | Ricardo J. Jaar |
Alma mater | The George Washington University (B.S.) American University () |
Occupation | Executive President, USAP |
Board member of | USAP (1996–present) (2008–present) |
Ricardo Jorge Jaar is a Honduran academic and businessman, known for his contributions in higher education and corporate social responsibility. He was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Personal data[]
His parents are Mr. Jorge E. Jaar Q.D.D.G., and Mrs. Elena J Larach de Jaar. He has two sisters and three brothers.
Higher education[]
In February 1991, Jaar received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Systems Analysis and Engineering from The George Washington University, Washington, DC, and in May 1993, he received a Master of Arts Degree in Applied Economics at The American University, Washington, DC.
Academic career[]
In 1994 after graduating from The American University, Washington DC., Ricardo J. Jaar returned to his home in San Pedro Sula, Honduras and became a professor at the local university, Universidad de San Pedro Sula in 1995. His teaching responsibilities included a wide range of subjects from economics to operations research. He became a member of the Board of Directors of this institution and today, eventually becoming the Director of that Board, Executive President of the university,[1] and President of Campus Television, the first HD TV station in the country;.[2] In 2004, Ricardo J. Jaar founded Fundacion Educar,[3] a non-profit organization that provides refurbished computers free of charge to public schools and to less fortunate communities in Honduras www.fundaeducar.org with the support of Computadores Para Educar from Colombia.[4]
Jaar was part of the organization committee of the XXVII Model OAS General Assembly (MOAS) celebrated in San Pedro Sula, Honduras 27–30 April 2009 [5] and has successfully organized presidential debates in Honduras for the past 2 presidential elections .,[6] and has organized for several years, along with the US Embassy in Honduras and Fundacion Covelo, the program " Sueño Hondureño" to encourage students from public schools to form their own micro-enterprises and provides real-world business experience[7]
Awards and honors[]
Dean's Commendation List at The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Ricardo J. Jaar has also received numerous awards for his efforts in the education field, among them: Galardón La Concordia, given by The German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), and COHEP the Honduran National Business Council, for best practices in Social responsibility. in 2008 Consejo Iberoamericano en Honor a la Calidad Educativa awarded Mr. Jaar the Title Honoris Causa de Iberoamerica and the Honorific Title of Master en Gestión Educativa de Iberoamérica
Other activity[]
Other positions held by Mr. Jaar in the Honduran community are: Member of the Board of Directors of INTERLEASE S.A. de C.V. (Commercial Vehicles Dealership and leasing company) and Counselor to the Board of Directors of (FUNDAHRSE).[8]
References[]
- ^ "Autoridades Universitarias". Usap.edu.
- ^ "Clients - More than 1000 clients in more than 100 countries". Vsn-tv.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Nacion.com, San José, Costa Rica [Última Hora de Agencia]". Nacion.com.
- ^ "XXVII MODELO DE LA ASAMBLEA GENERAL DE LA OEA (XXVII MOEA)" (DOC). Moas.oas.org. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Seguridad y corrupción, el centro de propuestas de los presidenciales". Laprensa.hn.
- ^ "Ambassador Kubiske Announces Sueño Hondureño Winners". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from San Pedro Sula
- Honduran academics
- Honduran businesspeople
- American University alumni
- George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni