George Bobinski
Educator, university administrator
Born Oct. 24, 1929, Cleveland (OH), U.S.; son of Sylwian and Eugenia (Sarbiewska); married Mary (Form); children: George, Mary Anne.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1951, Master of Library Sciences (M.L.S.), 1952, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (OH); Master of Arts (M.A.), 1961, Ph.D., 1966, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Career: research assistant, Cleveland Public Library, 1954-55; assistant director, Royal Oak Public Library (MI), 1955-59; libraries director, State University of New York (SUNY), Cortland, 1960-67; prof., dean assistant, University of Kentucky College of Information and Library Studies, Lexington, 1967-70; prof., dean, University of Buffalo School of Information and Library Studies, 1970 -.
Author: 3 books, 61 book chapters and articles; editor, 3 special journal issues.
Member of: accreditation visitor, consultant, American Library Association; Governor's Commission on Libraries in New York State.
Honors: Beta Phi Mu; Distinguished Alumnus award, Case Western Reserve University, 1979; Fulbright scholarship, University of Warsaw (Poland), 1977; exchange scholar, Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland), 1992; listed in Who's Who in America.
Served with: U.S. Army, Military Intelligence, 1952-54.
Languages: English, Polish.
Office: University at Buffalo, School of Information and Library Studies, Buffalo, NY 14260.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996