Edward Jozef Rozek
Political scientist, educator
Born Oct. 13, 1920, Matkow, Poland; came to U.S., 1948; son of Teodor and Paulina (Piliszczuk); children: Christopher, Jonathan.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Harvard College, 1951, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1953, Ph.D., 1956, Harvard University, Cambridge (MA).
Career: assistant prof., 1956-59, associate prof., 1959-65, prof., 1965 -, University of Colorado, Boulder; director, Institute for the Study of Economy and Political Freedom, 30 years; director, Slavic Studies Program, University of Colorado, 30 years; president, executive, director, Center for Science, Technology and Political Thought, 1973 -; member, President R. Reagan Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs, 1980.
Author: Allied Wartime Diplomacy, 1958; co-author, Dynamics of Soviet Society, 1967; numerous articles in professional journals.
Member of: chairman, Polish National Council, 1988-90; American Slavic Association; American Political Science Association; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.).
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa; American Values award, U.S. Industrial Council Educational Foundation, 1985; Officer Cross - Polonia Restituta, 1988, Commander Cross - Polonia Restituta, 1990, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom); Cross of Valor (3 times); Purple Heart (4 times).
Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, 1st Polish Armored Division, major, 1941-45.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, German.
Home: 2250 Knollwood Drive, Boulder, CO 80302.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.