Alicja M. Kirkien-Rzeszotarski

Chemistry educator, artist

Born Lodz, Poland; came to U.S., 1965; daughter of Leszek and Franciszka (Mortkowicz); married W. Janusz Rzeszotarski.

Education: Master of Science (M.S.), Polish University Collrge, London (United Kingdom), 1951; Ph.D., University of London, 1955.

Career: associate prof., University of West Indies, Jamaica 1959-61, Trinidad, 1961-65; prof. and chair, Trinity College, Washington (DC), 1965 -.

Author: numerous articles in international professional journals; audiovisual production.

Member of: advisory board member, Chemical & Engineering News, 1978-81; president, Faculty Senate Trinity College, 1985-88; council member, Potters Guild; Chemical Society of Great Britain; Royal Institute of Chemistry; American Chemical Society; American Association of University Professors (AAUP); Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.).

Honors: Phi Beta Kappa; Royal Society Commonwealth Bursary, 1964; fellow, Royal Institute of Chemistry, 1965; senior research fellow, University College, London, 1971; Outstanding Educator of America, 1973, 1975; senior research associate, George Washington University, Washington, 1985.

Languages: Polish, English, French, German.

Hobbies: pottery, sculpture, skiing.

Home: 407 Buckspur Court, Millersville, MD 21108.

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