Thaddeus Charles Trzyna
Political scientist
Born Oct. 26, 1939, Chicago (IL), U.S.; son of Thaddeus and Irene (Giese); child: Jennifer.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1961; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School (CA), 1975.
Career: foreign service officer, U.S. Department of State, Washington (DC), and Africa, 1962-69; president, California Institute of Public Affairs, Claremont, Sacramento, 1969 -; senior associate, Center for Politics and Policy, Claremont Graduate School, 1989 -.
Author: editor, The California Handbook, 1969-90, The Power of Convening, 1990; numerous articles on environment policy.
Member of: chairman, Committee on Environment Strategy and Planning, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources; International Political Science Association; International Studies Association; Sierra Club (regional vice resident, 1975-77, international committee chairman, 1977-79); Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.).
Honors: grants, Arco Foundation, 1985-90, Haynes Foundation, 1986, Hewlett Foundation, 1989.
Affiliation: Democrat. Unitarian.
Languages: English, French.
Hobbies: hiking, natural history, reading.
Office: California Institute of Public Affairs, P.O. Box 189040, Sacramento, CA 95818.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.