Marie Theresa Giza
Teacher, Polish and local community leader
Born May 1, 1931, Baltimore (MD), U.S.; daughter of Joseph and Frances (Staniec).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Notre Dame College, Baltimore (MD), 1953; Master of Arts (M.A.), Catholic University of America, Washmgton (DC), 1960; Certificate of Advanced Study in Education, 1972, Master of Science (M.S.), 1982, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Career: in Baltimore - teacher, St. Jerome's School, 1953-56, Catholic High School, 1956-62, Baltimore Highlands School, 1962-92, part-time teacher, Essex Community College, 1975-77.
Author: The Centennial History of St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, 1986; Economic Projects by Enterprising Teachers, 1987; articles in: Creative Teacher Magazine, 1968, 1969, The Maryland English Journal, 1984, 1993.
Member of: representative of Polish Americans, Pathway Project on Ethnic Affairs, Baltimore City Teachers, 1979-83; delegate, Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.) Council 21,1985-86; ethnic representative, Archdiocesan Special Committee, 1985-91, 1st secretary, Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, 1970's-80's, Archdiocese of Baltimore; president, Women Educators of Baltimore County; coordinator of "Teacher of the Year" awards, Maryland Council of Teachers of English; Ethnics Committee member, National Council for Social Studies; Elementary School Practices, National Council of Teachers of English; Teachers' Association of Baltimore County.
Honors: Eta Sigma Phi; Delta Epsilon Sigma; Phi Delta Gamma; Pi Lambda Theta; Teacher of the Year, Maryland Council of Teachers of English, 1985, Maryland Council on Economic Education, 1987; fellowships, National Defense Education Act at Kutztown State University (PA), 1956, International School of Education at University of Oslo (Norway), 1973; Kosciuszko Foundation scholarship at Georgetown University, 1963-64, at Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland), 1974, at Catholic University of Lublin (Poland), 1976, and at N. Copernicus University, Torun (Poland), 1978; The Elinor Pancoast Award, 1982; National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) scholar at Texas Southern University, 1988; Fulbright scholar to India, 1990, and cultural exchange teacher to Xiamen (China), 1993; Outstanding Maryland Educator of the Year, Maryland Council for Social Studies, 1992; listed in: Who's Who in America, International Who's Who of Intellectuals, Who's Who in American Education.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic
Languages: English, Polish, Russian
Hobbies: travel, reading, classical music
Home: 4000 N. Charles St. #701, Baltimore, MD 21218
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996