Cynthia Whittaker (Hyla)
Russian history educator
Born May 15, 1941, Niagara Falls (NY), U.S.; daughter of Leon and Jean (Kubas); married Richard C. Wade; children: Erica, Andrew.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Marymount College, Tarrytown (NY), 1962; Master of Arts (M.A.), 1964, Ph.D., 1971, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Career: prof. (history), Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY), 1973 -, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, 1985 -, New York City.
Author: editor, The American Bibliography of Russian and East European Studies for 1963, 1966, and The American Bibliography of Russian and East European Studies for 1964, 1967; editor, Slavic and European Education Review, 1977-85; The Origins of Modern Russian Education: An Intellectual Biography of Count Sergei Uvarov, 1786-1955, 1984; Alexander Pushkin: Epigrams and Satirical Verse, 1984; guide editor, Slavic New York, 1984; articles and reviews in: American Historical Reviews, Canadian - American Slavic Studies, History of Education Quarterly, Jahrbuher fur Geschichte Osteuropas, Russian Review, Slavic and European Education Review, Slavic Review, Bulletin of the Humanities Research Center, Pedagogica Historica: The International Journal of the History of Education.
Member of: president, Mid-Atlantic Slavic Association, 1984-85; American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS).
Honors, i.a.: grants, International Research & Exchange Board (IREX), 1973, 1992, 1993, National Endowment for Humanities (NEH), 1987, 1994; fellowship, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1983, Rockefeller Foundation, 1988; Fulbright scholarship, Slavonic Library of University of Helsinki (Finland), 1987; Fulbright-Hays research abroad award, 1988; senior fellow, Columbia University, New York City, 1991; Scholarly Excellence medal, Baruch College President, 1984.
Affiliation: Democrat.
Languages: English, Russian, French, Polish, Spanish, Latin.
Hobbies: mountain climbing, hiking, swimming.
Home: 531 Main Street #123, New York, NY 10044.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.