John Kaczorowski
Electronic engineer, college official
Born Dec. 26, 1937, New Bedford (MA), U.S.; son of Jan and Wladyslawa (Potyrala); married Patricia (Heindl); child: Karin Ruth.
Education: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (B.E.E.), 1961, Master of Electrical Engineering (M.E.E.), 1963, Northeastern University, Boston (MA).
Career: electronic engineer, U.S. Naval Underwater Ordnance Station, Newport (RI), 1957-62; staff engineer, Aeronautics and Astronautics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, 1963-66; project design engineer, Weston Instruments, Lexington (MA), 1966-68; instructor, program consultant, 1969-78, assistant director, 1986 -, Northeastern University; external programs dean, prof., Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, 1978-86; associate editor, Potentials Magazine, 1981-84.
Author: Laboratory Notes for Course 03,325 (laboratory manual), 1975; Electrical Engineering Technology Laboratory Manual, 1978, 1983; "Gamesman" puzzle column in Potentials, 1981-84.
Member of: associate member, American Radio Relay League, 1955-93; board directors member, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, 1979-84, 1989 -, Electro Electronics Show, 1982-86, 1990-91, and Institute of Rlectrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1990-91; National Association of Industrial Technology, 1982-84; American Association for Engineering Education; 1st graduation speaker, Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School, 1978; trustee, chairman, Ventress Memorial Library, and Friends of Ventres Memorial Library Trust, since 1972.
Honors: Tau Alpha Pi; Moby Dick scholarship award, 1956; Centennial Medal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1984.
Affiliation: Independent. Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: collecting stamps and coins, gardening.
Home: 182 Cedar Acres Rd., Marshfield, MA 02050.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996