Patricia A. Gajda
History educator
Born Jan. 24, 1941, Cleveland (OH), U.S.; daughter Thaddeus and Rose M. (Rusnaczyk).
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), St. John College, 1962, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1966, Ph.D., 1972, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland; Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), University of Texas at Tyler, 1988.
Career: teacher, St. Monica School, Garfield Heights (OH), 1962-65; teacher alternate, principal, Gelnhausen American School, U.S. Department of Defense Schools, Gelnhausen (Germany), 1965-67; instructor, Dyke College, Cleveland, 1968-70; visiting lecturer, Digby Stuart College, London (U.K.), 1970-71; lecturer, Cuyahoga Community College and John Carroll University, Cleveland, 1972-74; prof. (history), 1974 -, associate vice president, Curriculum and International Programs, 1976-84, University of Texas, Tyler.
Author: The Faces of Tyler, 1978; Postscript to Victory: British Policy and The German-Polish Borderlands, 1919-25, 1982; numerous articles in: Handbook of Texas, Chronicles of Smith County, Texas Homes, Texas Catholic, Newsletter of Texas Catholic Historical Society; book reviews in various jours.
Member of, i.a: editorial review board, East Texas Historical Association; publications committee member, Smith County Historical Society; vice president, board member, Polish American Historical Association (P.A.H.A.); Texas Catholic Historical Society (president, 1988-90); World History Association; Texas State Historical Society; Southern History Association; National Council on Public History.
Honors: Phi Alpha Theta; Sustained Superior Performance in Teaching, U.S. Army, 1966, 1967; Piper Professor Nominee, University of Texas at Tyler, 1976; Ottis Lock Award (for excellence in teaching), East Texas Historical Association, 1989.
Served with: U.S. Army, Department of Army Civilian, G-7, 1965-67.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, German, French.
Hobbies: travel, music, writing.
Home: 3006 Norma Ln., Tyler, TX 75701.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996