Henry Urbanski
Slavic languages and literatures educator, university administrator
Born Oct. 9, 1937, Mosciska, Poland; came to U.S., 1960; son of Marian and Anna (Dzwiek); married Dorota (Pukowiec); children: Andre, Anne.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), St. John Fisher College, Rochester (NY), 1963; Master of Arts (M.A.), Fordham University, Bronx (NY), 1965; Ph.D., New York University (NYU), New York City, 1972.
Career: prof., 1965 -, chairman, Foreign Language Department, 1979-90, founder, director, Language Immersion Institute, 1981 -, State University of New York (SUNY) College at New Paltz.
Author: Polish (textbook), 1969; Chekhov as Viewed by His Contemporaries, 1972; numerous articles on Polish and Russian language, literature and culture.
Member of: Coalition for the Advancement of Foreign Languages and International Studies, 1987-89; consultant, Peace Corpus, (Poland), 1990: Association of Departments of Foreign Languages; New York State Foreign Language Teachers Association, United Universities Professions.
Honors: Teacher of the Year, New York State Foreign Language Teachers Association, 1986.
Languages: Polish, Russian, English, French, Italian, German, Hebrew.
Hobbies: sports, chess, bridge.
Home: 221 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz, NY 12561.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.