Helen Theresa Suchara
Teachers educator
Born Jan. 2, 1919, Detroit (MI), U.S.; daughter of Frank and Veronica (Urbanik).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1942, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1947, Wayne State University, Detroit; Doctor of Education (D.Ed.), Teachers' College, Columbia University, New York City, 1956.
Career: teacher, public schools, Howell (MI), 1942-43, Detroit, 1943-50; teaching fellow, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1950-53; associate prof., Wheelock College, Boston (MA), 1953-56, University of Delaware, Newark, 1954, 1955, 1956 (summers only); prof., Wayne State University, 1956-81; Retired; U.S. Peace Corps in Poland, 1990-92.
Author: co-author, Christmas the Polish Way (curriculum guide with slides), 1974; numerous articles on urban education, teachers' education, children's literature, foreign languages in Poland, medical care of children in Poland.
Member of, i.a.: past president, Association for Student Teaching, State of Michigan; past vice president, Association for Childhood Education International, Washington (DC); past board directors member, Catholic Social Services, Wayne County (MI); board directors member, past president, International Institute of Metro Detroit; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.) (past president, Michigan circle); Friends of Polish Art, Detroit.
Honors: Distinguished Alumni award, Wayne State Uiversity, 1977; Mayor's medal and City Councii award, Detroit, 1981; Distinguished Service award, Association for Childhood Education International, 1984; Service award, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.), Michigan division, 1987; Distinguished Retired faculty award, College of Education, Wayne State University, 1987; Woman of Wayne Service award, Wayne State University Alumni, 1989; Artistic Excellence and Commission Commitment award, Wayne County, 1994.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: travel, lecturing, reading.
Home: 8900 East Jefferson Avenue #823, Detroit, MI 48214.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.