John Michael Troyanovich (Trojanowicz)
Industrial training manager, Germanist
Born Aug. 22, 1936, Bay City (MI), U.S.; son of Czeslaw and Loretta (Duffy - Cournoyer); married Ilse (Biere); children: John, Stephan, Mark, Rita, Joseph.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1960; Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Illinois, Urbana, 1961; Ph.D., Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1964.
Career: prof. (modern languages), Illinois Wesleyan University, University of Kansas, Michigan State University, 1961-77; industrial training manager, Volkswagen of America, 1977-79; liaison engineer, 1979-81, purchasing agent, 1981-84, Volkswagen of America, Troy (MI); international quality specialist, 1984-86, training manager, Manufacturing Group, 1986 -, Chrysler Corporation, Detroit (MI).
Author: German Conversational Reader, 1968; From Language to Literature, 1972; Community - Based Crime Prevention, 1975; 4 instruction manuals; one short story, numerous articles in professional journals.
Member of: American Society for Training & Development; board directors president, McLean Mental Health Center (IL), 1972-77; board directors chairman, Center for Human Resources (IL), 1975-77.
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi; fellowship, Ford Foundation, 1960, Germanistic Society of America, 1964.
Served with: U.S. Army Security Agency, 1955-58.
Languages: English, German, Spanish.
Hobbies: creative writing, gardening, bicycling.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.