Dr. Lucio C. Tan
Working through most of his school days, Dr. Lucio Tan understood the difficulties of getting a formal education. He knew that education was the key and most important tool toward improvement of individuals. Knowing is truly powerful. He labored his way toward attaining his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and Doctorate in Philosophy, Major in Commerce from the University of Santo Tomas.
He is an Associate Member of Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers given on the 31st day of January 2007. Through the years of building his empire, he never wavered in his effort to help those in need and provide assistance to institutions that needed his help. Proof of these are the different honorary degrees conferred on Dr. Tan by the different academic institutions all over the country and overseas.
Dr. Lucio Tan also received international recognition for his philanthropic works, advocacies, and worthwhile projects. Special days in honor of Dr. Lucio Tan were proclaimed by the governor of Guam on November 2, 2002, and by the Mayor of San Francisco, California on May 11, 2007 and every year thereafter.
Dr. Lucio Tan is also a recipient of numerous awards, notably the Order of Lakandula with the rank of Bayani(Hero), one of the highest honors conferred by the President of the Philippines upon a Filipino or foreign national, in June 2010. He is also the Chairman Emeritus of the Federation of the Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Chairman and President of the Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc.
He co-founded FUSE in 1994 with Congressman Salvador H. Escudero and Senator Edgardo J. Angara, both deceased.
In recognition of Dr. Tan's contribution to the academe, he was conferred the following Doctor Honoris Causa:
• Doctor of Applied Agriculture, Central Luzon State University, Munoz, Nueva Ecija
• Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Guam
• Doctor of Technology Management, Western Visayas College of Science and Technology, La Paz, Iloilo
• Doctor of Science in International Business and Entrepreneurship, Cavite State University, Cavite
• Doctor of Humanities, Western Mindanao State University, Zamboanga City
• Doctor of Business Management, St. Paul University Philippines, Tuguegarao, Cagayan
• Doctor of Institutional Development and Management, Isabela State University, Cauayan, Isabela
• Doctor of Humanities, University of Mindanao, Davao City
• Doctor of Business and Industrial Management Engineering, Central Philippine University, Iloilo City
• Doctor of Humanities in Business & Entrepreneurship, Lyceum- Northwestern University, Dagupan, Pangasinan
• Doctor of Humanities, San Beda College, Manila
• Doctor of Technology, University of Caceres, Naga City
• Doctor of Business Administration, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila
• Doctor of Humane Letters, Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey
• Honorary Doctorate Degree, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan
