Anne Teresa Szczesny (Strzelczyk)
School official, foreign language teacher
Born Jul. 29, 1941, Tel Aviv, Palestine; came to U.S., 1953; daughter of Marion and Hilda (Priebe); married Leonard Szczesny; children: Antoinette, Gregory.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1962, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1965, University of Buffalo (NY).
Career: foreign language teacher, Frontier Central, chairperson, Foreign Languages Department, Hamburg (NY) 1962 -; Polish curriculum and exams writer, New York State Department of Education.
Member of, i.a.: New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers; Western New York Foreign Language Teachers Association; Polish Teachers of Western New York; Kosciuszko Foundation; A. Mickiewicz Library, and Polish Arts Club, Buffalo.
Honors: Outstanding Foreign Language Teacher, New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers, 1972, 1992; High Achievement in the field of Polish culture, Polish Arts Club, 1986; Citizen of the Year (in education), American - Polish Eagle, 1989; Outstanding Teacher, Western New York Foreign Language Teachers Assnociation, 1992; Outstanding Western New York Educator of the Year, Canisius College, 1993; listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1992.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French, German.
Hobbies: classical music, travel, swimming.
Home: 112 Alaska Street, Buffalo, NY 14206.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.