, ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁in ▁ ▁higher ▁education ▁and ▁corpor ate ▁social ▁responsibility . ▁ ▁Personal ▁data ▁His ▁parents ▁are ▁Mr . ▁Jorge ▁E . ▁J aar ▁Q . D . D . G ., ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁El ena ▁J ▁Lar ach ▁de ▁J aar . ▁He ▁has ▁two ▁sister s ▁and ▁three ▁brothers . ▁ ▁High er ▁education ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁J aar ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁Systems ▁Analysis ▁and ▁Engineering ▁from ▁The ▁George ▁Washington ▁University , ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁and ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁App lied ▁Econom ics ▁at ▁The ▁American ▁University , ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁The ▁American ▁University , ▁Washington ▁DC ., ▁Ric ardo ▁J . ▁J aar ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁San ▁Pedro ▁S ula , ▁H ond uras ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁university , ▁Universidad ▁de ▁San ▁Pedro ▁S ula ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁His ▁teaching ▁respons ib ilities ▁included ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁subjects ▁from ▁econom ics ▁to ▁operations ▁research . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁this ▁institution ▁and ▁today , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁that ▁Board , ▁Executive ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁University , ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁Camp us ▁Television , ▁the ▁first ▁HD ▁TV ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁country ;