Jacek S. Tlalka
Mathematics educator
Born Dec. 16, 1937, Krosno, Poland; came to U.S., 1979; son of Antoni and Stanislawa (Rola); married Alicja (Gaudyn); children: Marek, Irena.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland), 1960; Ph.D., Academy of Mining & Metallurgy, Cracow, 1971.
Career: high school teacher, Cracow, 1960-63; assistant prof., Academy of Mining & Metallurgy, 1963-77; prof., department chairman, Livingstone College, Salisbury (NC), 1983 -.
Author: co-author mathematical textbook, 1978; 15 papers in applied mathematics, 1965-79.
Member of: American Mathematical Society; Mathematical Association of America; National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Honors: doctoral dissertation award, Polish Ministry of Higher Education, Science & Technology, 1972.
Affiliation: Republican. Catholic.
Languages: Polish, Russian, English.
Hobbies: tennis, boating, swimming.
Home: 1003 Terrace Drive, Salibry, NC 28146.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.