Diana T. Gaza (Jaszek)
Teacher
Born Jan. 1, 1930, Michalkow, Poland; came to U.S., 1936; daughter of Franciszek and Jozefa (Zugaj); married Caesar Gaza; children: Grazyna Teresa, Copernicus Thomas.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Cornell University, Ithaca (NY), 1951; Master of Science (M.S.), Teachers' College, New York City, 1962.
Career: 4-H Club agent, Somerset County, Somerville (NJ), 1956-58; teacher, Julia Richman High School, New York City, 1962-64; senior citizen program coordinator, Polish Cultural Foundation, Clark (NJ), 1976-78; director, Language and Art Curriculum, Polish Cultural Foundation, 1983 -; library assistant, Maplewood Library (NJ), 1986 -.
Member of: chairman, social and religious committees, Newman Club, Cornell University, 1948-52; coordinator, Teen Program, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1964-66; president, Women's Auxiliary, Polish University Club, 1974-76; chairman, various cultural activities in music, art gallery, lectures.
Honors: 50th Anniversary Gold Medal, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.), 1979
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic
Languages: Polish, English
Hobbies: reading, community activities
Home: 9 Hoffman St., Maplewood, NJ 07040
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996