Krystyna M. Wolanczyk (Malinowska)
Teacher, journalist
Born Nov. 30, 1926, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1961; daughter of Leon and Krystyna (Wankowicz); married Adam Wolanczyk.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland), 1951; Diplome Superieur, Alliance Francaise, Paris (France), 1959; Master of Arts (M.A.), Georgetown University, Washington (DC), 1970.
Career: sports reporter, Dziennik Polski, Cracow (Poland), 1948-50 and Przeglad Sportowy, Warsaw, 1951-57; journalist, Radio Diffusion Television Francaise, Paris, 1959-61; teacher (Polish language and culture), Foreign Service Institute, Washington, 1961 -; free-lance sports editor, Voice of America, 1968-80; teacher (adult education), Arlington County public schools (VA), 1968-90.
Author: Warszawa (grammar exercises); co-author (with B. Penny), Communicating in Polish, 1974.
Member of: Polish Journalists Association - Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy Polskich (SDP), 1951-57; Polish - American Arts Association; Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.) Veterans Association, St. Louis (MO); Friends of the Polish Library, Washington; World Union of Polish Home Army Soldiers, Warsaw; past member, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.), and Polish Veterans Cultural Foundation.
Served with: Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), corporal, 1944-45.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French.
Hobbies: skiing, water sports, travel.
Office: 510 North Frederick Street, Arlington, VA 22203.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.