Kathryn Marianne Kolasa
Nutritionist, educator
Born Jul. 26, 1949, Detroit (MI), U.S.; daughter of Marion and Blanche (Gasiorowski); married Patrick Kelly.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1970; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1974.
Career: researcher (test kitchen home economics), Kellogg Company, Battle Creek (MI), 1971; instructor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1974; assistant prof. to associate prof., Michigan State University, 1974-83; chairman, Food & Nutrition Department, 1983-86, prof., section head, 1986 -, East Carolina University, Greenville (NC).
Author: Community Nutrition & lndividual Food Behavior, 1979; over 100 articles in proffesional and other journals; over 5 educational videotapes in nutrition and food service; over 20 training manuals; community lecturer, since 1970.
Member of: Society for Nutrition Education (president, 1984-85); American Institute of Nutrition; Institute of Food Technology; American Dietetic Association.
Honors: Kellogg National Leadership Fellowship, Kellog Foundation, 1985-88; various research grants.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, Spanish.
Hobbies: golf, beach walking.
Office: East Carolina University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996