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Joseph Anthony Gappa

Military officer, management educator

Born May 30, 1927, Mosinee (WI), U.S.; son of Joseph and Francis (Brejna); married Judith (Walter); child: Stephen.

Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), U.S. Military Academy, West Point (NY), 1950; Master of Science (M.S.), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1961; Ph.D., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1976; Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), San Francisco State University (CA), 1983.

Career: military officer, U.S. Army, 1950-76; tenured prof. (management), San Francisco State University and Purdue University School of Technology, West Lafayette (IN).

Author: over 25 articles in professional journals; project leader in 3 major research projects, 1961-70.

Member of: chairman, National Defense Section, Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, 1986-90

Honors: Vietnamese Bronze Star, 1967; numerous military awards

Served with: U.S. Army, Infantry, Iieutenant to colonel, 1950-76

Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic

Languages: English, German, Polish

Hobbies: flying, biking, cross-country skiing

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996

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