Izydor Bozydar Modelski
Political science educator
Born Jun. 6, 1918, Lwow, Poland; came to U.S., 1951; son of Zygmunt and Stanislawa (Mach); married Krystyna (Robakowska); children: Michael, Barbara, Adam, Ian, Alex.
Education: Department of Law and Economics, University of Poznan (Poland), 1936-39; Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1966, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1967, Ph.D., 1973, Wayne State University, Detroit (MI).
Career: social worker, International Institute of Metro Detroit, 1967-68; instructor, Wayne State University, 1968-69; social investigator, Wayne County Board of Auditor, 1969; instructor (political science), 1969-84, prof. emeritus, 1984 -, Kalamazoo Valley Community College (MI).
Member of: president, National Democratic Party Association, 1958, and Veterans of 2nd Corps Association, 1959-61; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.SA.); Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.).
Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha.
Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, lieutenant, 1939-45.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French, Latin, Greek.
Hobbies: reading, travel.
Home: 28056 Universal Drive, Warren, MI 48092.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996