Witold A. Kosmala
Mathematics educator, violinist
Born Dec. 23, 1953, U.S.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1974, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1976, Ph.D. (in applied mathematics), 1980, University of Southern Florida, Tampa.
Career: teaching assistant, University of South Florida, 1974-78; adjunct, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa (FL), 1978; instructor (mathematics), Institute of Mathematics, University of Tampa, 1978-79; assistant prof., University of Tampa, 1979-84; assistant prof., 1984-86, associate prof., 1986-90, prof., 1990 -, Appalachian State University, Boone (NC).
Author: violinist, soloist, numerous concertos, and performances, i.a. at Rome Festival Orchestra (Italy); Warmlight (solo recording), 1989; numerous mathematics papers in professional journals.; speaker at numerous scientific meetings and colloquiums.
Member of: American Mathematics Society; Mathematics Association of America; Professional Ski Instructors of America; ski school member, Sugar Mountain Resort.
Honors: Pi Mu Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Honours List of International Biographical Centre, Cambridge (United Kingdom), 1989; listed in: Biography International, Who 's Who Among Students in the American Universities and Colleges, Who's Who in the South and Southeast; Who's Who of Intellectuals.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: music, sports, travel.
Office: Appalachian State University, Department of Mathematics, Boone, NC 28608.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996