Patricia Ann Stokowski
Researcher, educator
Born Sept. 21, 1955, Lynn (MA), U.S.; daughter Robert and Patricia (McCool).
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1976, Master of Science (M.S.), 1978, Michigan State University, East Lansing; Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, 1988.
Career: instructor, Cortland College (NY), 1978-79; research assistant, Battelle Memorial Institute, Seattle, 1986-87; visiting assistant prof., 1988-89, assistant prof., 1994 -, Texas A&M University, College Station; research associate, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1989-93.
Author: Leisure in Society, 1993; associate editor, Journal of Leisure Research, 1992-95; 10 scholarly articles; 9 research projects.
Member of: volunteer ice-skating teacher, 1970-78, 4-H Club Involvement, 1966-73; American Sociological Association; Society of Park and Recreation Educators; National Recreation and Park Association; Rural Sociological Society.
Honors: state winner, National 4-H Congress Award, 1973; grants, 1981-94; Tom & Ruth Rivers scholarship, World Leisure & Recreation Association, 1982; Gold Medal, U.S. Figure Skating Association, 1985.
Languages: English, French, German, Polish.
Hobbies: figure skating, travel, hiking.
Office: Texas A&M University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, College Station, TX 77843.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.