Czeslawa Kolak (Kardas)
Teacher
Born Jun. 20, 1948, Poland; came to U.S., 1973; daughter of Stefan and Aniela (Fido); married James Kolak; children: Anna, Marynia.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Teachers' Colilege, Cracow (Poland), 1973; Master of Arts (M.A.), University of IIllinois, Chicago, 1976; Ph.D. candidate, University of Chicago.
Career: in Chicago - language instructor, junior college, 1975-90, Loyola University, 1982, 1983, Northeastern University, 1978 -, Polish language teacher, 1985 -, bilingual coordinator and teacher, 1990 -, Foreman High School.
Author: several professional papers.
Member: appointed member, Illinois State Bilingual Advisory Council, 1993; literature competition chairman, Polish Arts Club; founder, secretary, Maria Sklodowska - Curie Youth Lodge, Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.); Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages - Bilingual Education; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Legion of Young Polish Women; Polish Educators Association; Esperanto Society of Chicago; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.)
Honors: Outstanding Teacher of Polish, Chicago Board of Education, 1989; Gold Pin - Outstanding Teacher award, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) and Polish Alma Mater Abroad, London (United Kingdom), 1989; award for dedicated service, Foreman High School, 1990; U.S. Department of Education grant to National Foreign Language Resource Center, University of Hawaii, 1993; listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1992.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, Esperanto, French, German, Latin.
Hobbies: Esperanto, bilingual education, Polish women.
Office: Foreman High School, 3235 N. Leclaire Ave., Chicago, IL 60641.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996