John A. Kromkowski

Political scientist, research administrator

Born Jul. 26, 1939, South Bend (IN), U.S.; son of Aloysius and Esther (Maternowska); married Nancy (Germano); children: John, Charles, Stephen, Mark.

Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1961, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1962, Ph.Dã 1972, University of Notre Dame (IN).

Career: president, National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs, 1978 -, executive secretary, Polish American Historical Association (P.A.H.A.), 1989 -, associate dean, International Affairs, Catholic University of America, 1992 -, Washington (DC).

Author: editor, Race & Ethnic Relations, 1991 -, and Culturul Heritage and Contemporary Change, 1992 -; editor, Prywatnosc i zycie polityczne w nowoczesnym spoleczenstwie USA - POLSKA; The Relations between Cultures; Urbanization and Values; The Place of the Person in Social Life; A Compendium of Demographic Indicators on the Polish America Population; Public and Private Social Inventions in Modern Societies.

Member of: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy; in Washington - chairman, Campaign for Human Development Allocations, 1973-76, Bicentennial Ethnic Racial Council, 1975-76, advisory council member, Ethnic Heritage Studies, 1979-82.

Affiliation: Catholic.

Languages: English, Polish, Spanish, Russian.

Office: Catholic University of America, Department of Politics, Washington, DC 20064.

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