Edmund Antoni Bojarski
Environmentalist, English language and literature educator
Born Apr. 25,1924, Milwaukee (WI), U.S.; son of Stanislaw and Wiktoria (Karwowska); married Nancy (Herrmann); children: Janet, Ann.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1949, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1950, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Master of Arts (M.A.), University of South Africa, Pretoria, 1959; Ph.D., International University, Zurich (Switzerland), 1965; registered sanitarian (TX), 1987; certified health education specialist, 1991.
Career: high school teacher, Shullsburg (WI), 1950-51; research analyst, U.S. Department of State, Washington (DC), 1952-65; lecturer, University of Maryland, College Park, 1965-69; associate prof., McMurry University, Abilene (TX), 1969-73; owner and manager, Conrad Books, Abilene, 1973-78; director, Environment & Consumer Protection, Cherokee County (TX), 1978 -.
Author: numerous articles on history of Polish explorers in Africa, 1956-76, and Joseph Conrad's life and work, 1958-80; general editor, Conradiana (international scholarly journal), 1968-73.
Member of: i.a. president, Polish Teachers Association, Milwaukee, 1950-51; founder, International Conrad Society and Conrad Society of America, 1968-74; board directors member, Abilene Philharmonic Association, 1969-74; registered host, Metropolitan Opera in the Southwest, Dallas (TX), 1971-72; grant chairman, Texas Committee for the Humanities, 1981; Texas Environment Health Association; Texas State Guard Association; Cherokee County Humane Society; Cherokee County Emergency Committee; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (vice president, San Antonio, 1972-73); Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.).
Honors: American Bicentennial Medal, Poland Magazine, Warsaw (Poland), 1976; award, Great American Short Stories on Film, Texas Committee for the Humanities, 1981.
Served with: U.S. Army, 1943-46; Texas State Guard, major, 1984 -.
Affiliation: Independent. Unitarian Universalist.
Language: English, French, Russian, German, Spanish, Afrikaans, Polish.
Hobbies: writing, classical music, theater.
Home: 307 W. 4th St., Rusk, TX 75785.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996