Richard James Kozbial

Educator, Polish and local community leader

Born Nov. 11, 1933, Toledo (OH), U.S.; son of Phillip and Bernice (Durka); children: Ardys, Beth.

Education: Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), 1957, Master of Education (M.Ed.), 1976, University of Toledo (OH).

Career: teacher, public schools, Toledo, 1956-58, 1962-84, Warren (MI), 1958-62; international teacher consultant, Toledo, 1984-87; student teachers supervisor, facilitator, social studies course, University of Toledo, 1987 -.

Author: Spelling Curriculum Guide, 1968; TV producer, Famous American Born in February, 1968, Israel, 1968; organizer, multicultural awareness workshops, Toledo public schools, 1986-88.

Member of, i.a.: American Federation of Teachers (AFT); board member, Association of Two Toledos; board member, Toledo-Poznan Alliance (chairman, 1991, committee member, 1992, 1993, 1994, Dozynki - Polish Harvest Festivals); bereavement counselor, Hospice of North West Ohio; Master of Ceremonies, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); chairman, Sesquicentennial Music Committee, Trinity Episcopal Church; International Institute, Toledo.

Honors: Phi Delta Kappa; Kappa Delta Pi; Miss Peach Award, Toledo Blade, 1963; Outstanding Young Educator, Toledo Chamber of Commerce, 1965; scholarship, Jennings Foundation, 1979; Award of Excellence, Toledo Public Schools, 1993; Point of Excellence, Kappa Delta Pi, 1993; Distinguished Service award, International Institute, 1994.

Affiliation: Democrat. Episcopalian.

Languages: English, Polish.

Hobbies: physical fitness, gardening, travel.

Home: 3823 Grantley Road, Toledo, OH 43613.

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