Chrisopher Flizak

Psychologist, scholar

Born Aug. 19, 1932, Rowne, Poland; came to U.S., 1951; son of Tadeusz and Olga (Martynowicz); married Maria (Matuszewska).

Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1959; Master of Science (M.S.), 1963, Ph.D., 1965, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Career: assistant prof., Wayne State University, Detroit (MI), 1965-67; associate prof., State University of New York (SUNY), Fredonia, 1967-69; senior research scientist, American Institutions for Research, Pittsburgh (PA), 1969-70; research director, Department of Public Instruction, 1970-72, director, Research and Development, Evaluation Associate's, 1972-78, Madison (WI); president and director, Danmar Professional Center, Clearwater (FL), 1978 -.

Author: various articles in professional journals.

Member of: Polish Society of Arts and Sciences Abroad, London (United Kingdom); American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); American Psychological Association (APA); American Educational Research Association; Disabled American Veterans Association; executive director, Polish - American Agricultural Research and Development Foundation, Florida - Poland.

Served with: U.S. Army, Korean War, captain, 1952-54

Affiliation: Republican, Roman Catholic

Languages: Polish, English, Swedish, Serbo-Croatian; Russian

Hobbies: pilotage, landing aircraft, sailing boats

Home: 13016 Huntington Woods Ave., Spring Hill, FL 34609

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996