Krystyna Gorniak-Kocikowska
Philosophy educator
Born Oct. 10, 1947, Polczyn-Zdr—j, Poland; came to U.S., 1989; daughter of Kazimierz and Stefania (Jagielska); married Andrzej Kocikowski; child: Mikolaj.
Education: Master of Arts (M.A.) (in German philology), 1973, Ph.D. (in philosophy), 1981, A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan (Poland); Heidegger Seminar, Free University, West Berlin (Germany), 1988-89; Master of Arts (M.A.) (in religion). Tempie University, Philadelphia (PA), 1992.
Career: lecturer, 1976-81, assistant prof., 1981-89, Department of Philosophy, A. Mickiewicz University; lecturer, Nietzsche Course, International Center for Postgraduate Studies, Dubrovnik (Yugoslavia), 1983; research assistant, Department of Religion, Tempie University, 1989; adjunct, Philosophy Department, La Salle University, Philadelphia, 1989-92; lecturer, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, 1990-92; assistant prof., Philosophy Department, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, 1992 -.
Author: co-author (with A. Kocikowski), O niektorych problemach wspolczesnej etyki, 1979, (with T. Buksinski), Nowozytna kultura umyslowa Niemiec, 1985; co-author, co-editor, Miedzy dialektyka a historia nauki. Szkice filozoficzne, 1990; over 80 scientific papers in Polish, American, German, Austrian, Italian and Croatian professional journals and books.
Honors: rector's awards, A. Mickiewicz University, 1978, 1979; grants, International Center for Postgraduate Studies, 1983, International Ludwig Wittgenstein Society, 1983, 1985, International Association of Women Philosophers, 1986; award, Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, 1986; research grant, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1990-91; fellowship, Tempie University Graduate School, 1989-92; National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminar, 1992.
Languages: Polish, English, German, Russian
Hobbies: travel, gardening
Office: Southern Connecticut State University, Philosophy Department, 501 Crescent St., New Haven, CT 06515
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996