The Municipal Council of Rosario distinguished three people from the city. First it was Luis Ferretti, who received the Illustrious Citizen award for his notable contribution to osteology in the diagnosis and treatment of bone diseases and for being an international benchmark in research for more than 50 years.
Distinguished as an outstanding member of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ABMR), the most important scientific society in the world in osteology, and in recognition of his extensive and dedicated scientific work, being the first Latin American to achieve this distinction, doctor Luis Ferretti was declared an Illustrious Citizen of the city of Rosario.
Graduated as a surgeon from the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) in 1966 and as a doctor of medicine from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) in 1972, he was also Principal Investigator at CONICET, with 54 years of service at the University teaching.
His curriculum includes research assignments and scholarships at top-level national and international institutes, which have led him to achieve an outstanding career and recognition on five continents.
The project presented by the mayor Miguel Ángel Tessandori, from Volver a Rosario, was accompanied in signatures by the mayors Valeria Schvartz from his same block, and Verónica Irizar from the Socialist Bloc, and was also unanimously approved by the legislative body.
A packed Sessions Area brought together family, colleagues and friends, who received Ferretti with applause. Among those present were Oscar Fay, recently declared an Illustrious Citizen; Oscar Bottasso, Distinguished Physician of the city; Hugo Tanno, doubly decorated as Distinguished Physician and Master of Medicine; and Gonzalo Belloso, president of Club Atlético Rosario Central.
The first speaker was Miguel Angel Tessandori, author of the project: “Those of us who firmly believe that education and culture are the foundation of society, those of us who believe that the only way to redeem ourselves as a society is to return to education and culture, return to meritocracy, give opportunities to everyone, those of us who know that the only way is to get into schools and educate children so that they are content, have neighborhood clubs to do sports, and give them support, those who We know that this education has to return to Rosario, Santa Fe and the Argentine Republic, examples like Ferretti have to be repeated”.
“Today as a city councilor I have the obligation to applaud the teachers, those who have taught us and I have nothing more to say about that than to thank them for their presence, and that it is an honor for me to be able to recognize Dr. Ferretti, give him the that he deserves, recognize him, applaud him, follow his example, because you are the ones who mark what society needs” he expanded.
Next, two friends were invited to the podium, Drs. Oscar Bottasso and Hugo Tanno, who dedicated a few words to the honoree: “It is worth emphasizing that he has been a trainer of young and enthusiastic people, and it never hurts to remember his participation in the Conicet, and we have walked together for many years. We are attending to an act of true justice, the recognition that life owed to Pepe, and within the heart of each one, this will remain in everyone’s memory”.
“You deserve it, without a doubt. One believes that happiness does not reside in doing what one wants, but in wanting what one does, Pepe felt passion in what he continues to want and do today; and that joy of sharing, because if he loves something, he transmits the joy of what it means to know what he does, that is essential in teaching” said Dr. Tanno.
Guillermo Ferretti, son of the honoree, focused his speech on the different definitions of the word “illustrious”, adapting the description to each aspect of Ferretti’s life: doctor, teacher, husband and father.
Tessandori and Schvartz, author and signatory of the project respectively, were in charge of delivering the corresponding gifts to the honoree, which include a copy of the decree, a diploma, and a personalized pen.
To conclude, Ferretti, who was invited to the podium, thanked those present and gave a retrospective of his life and career, focusing on the different job interviews that led him to travel the world contributing to medicine: “I want to thank you, this is a gift for me that today I want to share with everyone present, simply thank you”.
Mercedes Luhaces and Agustina Massei, received the “Diploma of Honor”
Every year, Bruni Glass awards international recognition during the Luxepack exhibition, a world packaging exhibition held in Monaco.
Mercedes Luhaces and Agustina Massei, graduates of the Industrial Design degree at UCSF Rosario campus, won awards and Honorable Mention at said international expo.
Luhaces won two first prizes at Bruni Glass 2022: one, in the Gourmet category, which he achieved with his design called “Helen”. As explained on the contest website, this bottle is synonymous with togetherness and family. And another award obtained in the Wine category for “Harmony”, a bottle that is defined as “chaotic and beautiful at the same time”.
For its part, Massei obtained an honorable mention in the Home Fragrances category. This Massei project emphasizes sustainability.
Present to accompany the honorees were the Delegate of the Rosario Headquarters Rector, Andres Marcelo del Pazo; the Dean of the UCSF School of Architecture and Design, Gabriel Darío Biagioni; the Delegate of the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the UCSF, Gabriel Stivala; the Director of the Industrial Design Degree at UCSF, Gonzalo Javier Savogin; career teachers, family and friends.
Councilman Carlos Cardozo, author of the Project, addressed a few words to those present: “A return is being sought, both in private and public management, to provide education in the jobs that are coming, these are the careers that we have to promote, They are the students that we have to, as a State, give them a lot of support. Industrial Design is one of the careers of the future in the region”.
Later, he was invited to say a few words to the Director of the Industrial Design Degree at UCSF, Gonzalo Javier Savovin:
“In Milan, a competition has been organized for twenty years in which not everyone can participate, five universities that they choose participate because they consider them the best, we had the privilege of being the first non-European university to be chosen”.
To conclude, the graduates who received the gifts thanked the Councilor, their teachers and their family.
