Hilary Sigmund Czaplicki
Administrator, editor, Polish community leader
Born Jan. 4, 1928, Philadelphia (PA), U.S.; son of Hilary and Apolonia (Bober); married Dolores (Oscilowski); child: Hilary.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (in economics), Alliance College, Cambridge Springs (PA), 1949; Master of Science (M.S.) (in journalism), Pulitzer School, Columbia University, New York City, 1950.
Career: news editor, Penns Grove Record (NJ), 1952-55; editor, public affairs officer, Naval Air Engineering Center, 1955-73, and U.S. Army Frankford Arsenal, 1973-77, Philadelphia; president, Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.) School Commission, Chicago (IL), 1975-87; chairman, Alliance College Board of Trustees, 1975-87, and Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.) School Corporation, 1975 -, Cambridge Springs; censor, Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.), Chicago, 1975 -.
Author: editor, Millennium of the Polish People, 1967.
Member of: president, Polish Intercollegiate Club, 1963-65, and Polish American Congress (P.A.C.), Eastern Pennsylvania Division, 1960-70, 1974-76 (national director, since 1960).
Honors: scholarships, Alliance College, 1947-49, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.), Eastern Pennsylvania Division, 1949-50; sports coverage award, New Jersey Press Association, 1955; communications editors award, United Fund for Editorial Excellence, 1963, 1964, 1965; honorary member, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.), 1962, and Polish Air Force Veterans, 1986.
Served with: U.S. Army, 1950-52.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: music, motion picture films.
Office: Polish National Alliance, 6100 N. Cicero Ave., Chicago, IL 60646.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996