Eugene Edwin Rosypal
Polish community leader, editor
Born Apr. 22, 1947, Luszczow, Poland; came to U.S., 1960; son of Henryk and Marianna (Rupnik); married Kathryn (Sobol); children: Regina, Elizabeth, Yuri, Michael.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Kutztown University (PA), 1970; Master of Arts (M.A.) (in Slavic languages), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1971; Ph.D. candidate, University of Chicago (IL), 1974-77.
Career: teaching assistant, University of Illinois, Champaign, 1973-74; office manager, 1977-79, executive director, 1980 -, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.), office manager, Copernicus Foundation, 1977-80, executive director, Polish american Congress (P.A.C.) Charitable Foundation, 1980 -, Chicago.
Author: editor, P.A.C. Newsletter.
Member of: Polish Roman Catholic Union of America; Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.); Knights of Dabrowski; volunteer, Crusade for Education, Telethon, 1980-88; Legislative Committee member, International Charities of America.
Honors: Sendzimir scholarship, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1970, 1974; grant, University of Kansas, 1972; Humanitarian Medal, Bishop Cz. Domin & Polish Episcopate Charity Commission, 1987; Key to City - Utica, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.), Western New York Division, 1991; Humanitarian Plaque, Polish - American Medical Society, Chicago, 1991; Oscar of the Heart, Developmental Foundation of Cardio - Surgery, Zabrze (Poland), 1992.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian.
Hobbies: fishing, woodworking.
Office: Polish American Congress, 5711 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60646.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.