Jerzy Andrzej Starczewski
Civil engineer, architect, educator
Born Mar. 15, 1932, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1980; son of Jan and Halina (Milkowska).
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1954, Master of Science (M.S.) (in civil engineering), 1956, Technical University of Warsaw; diploma, Bouwcentrum, Rotterdam (Netherlands), 1959; Master of Science (M.S.) (in architecture), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1982; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1992.
Career: research fellow, senior lecturer, Technical University of Warsaw, 1956-90; visiting prof., University of Baghdad (Iraq), 1971-72; prof., Postgraduate Architectural School, Warsaw, 1972-74; instructor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1981-84; doctoral faculty, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1984-89; associate prof., Drury College, Springfieid (MO), 1989 -.
Author: various expertises in civil engineering, 1963-80; editor, Arkady Publisher House (Poland), 1962-63; Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York City, 1989-90; Arches in Architecture, 1993; over 40 articles, i.a. in: Inzynieria i Budownictwo, Przeglad Budowlany, Architektura, The Dictionary of Art, JAE; lectures in United States on Poland, Polish architecture, and political changes in Eastern Europe, 1980 -.
Member of: secretary, National Committee of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (Poland), 1977-80; Society of Polish Building Engineers.
Honors: scholarship, Institute for International Cultural Relations, Netherlands, 1959; Gold Cross of Merit (for excellence in teaching), President of Polish Council of State, 1977; grant, Georgia Technology Foundation, 1986.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, German, Czech.
Hobbies: photography, classical music, travel.
Office: Drury College, Hammons School of Architecture, 900 North Benton Avenue, Springfield, MO 65802.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.