Robert Bronislaw Szymczak
Historian, educator
Born May 12, 1946, Tarentum (PA), U.S.; son of Bernard and Margaret (Dluga).
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1968, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1972, West Virginia University, Morgantown; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (PA), 1980.
Career: high school teacher, Vandergrift (PA), 1968-82; lecturer, Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood (PA), 1972-82; instructor, 1976-82, assistant prof., 1982-92, Penn State University; adjunct lecturer, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh (PA), 1992 -.
Author: numerous articles on Polish and Polish - American history in: Mankind, Polish - American Studies, International Review of History and Political Science, East European Quarterly; over 35 papers at professional conferences.
Member of: American Historical Association (AHA); Polish American Historical Association (P.A.H.A.); Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); local correspondent, Pittsburczanin; main speaker, numerous Polish - American meetings, Pittsburgh area, 1976-82; history advisor, St. Thomas Church - M. Kolbe Museum, Shrine, Footdale, 1980-83.
Honors: Phi Alpha Theta; scholarship, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1975; fellowship, National Endowment for Humanities (NEH), 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989; advisory board teaching award, Penn Staate University, 1991.
Affiliation: Independent. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, German.
Hobbies: photography, travel.
Home: 9 McKinIey Square, Coraopolis, PA 15108.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.