Mark T. Jaroszewicz
Architect, educator
Born Jun. 12, 1921, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1946; son of Wladyslaw and Zofia (Hulanicka); married Christine (Brzezicka); children: Stefan, Anne, Jan, Matthew.
Education: diploma in architecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (Switzerland), 1945.
Career: senior designer, Eero Saarinen & Associate's, Bloomfield Hills (MI), 1949-54; senior designer and associate, E. M. Smith & Associate's, Detroit (MI), 1954-58; vice president and principal, TMP Associate's, Bloomfield Hills, 1958-73; prof. and head, School of Architecture, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1973-76; prof. and dean, 1976-86, prof. and dean emeritus, 1986 -, College of Architecture, University of Florida, Gainesville; designated official liaison between American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Association of Architects of the Republic of Poland (Poland), 1990 -.
Author: numerous articles in professional magazines i.a.: Progressive Architecture, Architectural Record, Architectural Forum, The School Executive, Kokusai Kentiku (Japan), L'architecture d'aujourd'hui (France), Bauen und Wohnen, Das Werk (both Switzerland), Domus (Italy), Swiat (Poland), 1947-73.
Member of: fellow, American Institute of Architects (AIA) (president, Detroit chapter, 1972, president, Oklahoma chapter, 1976, president, Florida Association, 1985, board directors member, Washington chapter, 1986-88); Michigan Society of Architects (board directors member, 1973); General Services Administration, (chairman,1975-76), Ft. Worth (TX); National Institute of Building Sciences., (executive committee member, 1977-86), Washington (DC); Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
Honors: honorary prof., Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima (Peru), 1977, and Universidad Nacional St. Antonio Abad, Cuzco (Peru), 1977; honorary member, Institute of Urbanism and Planning of Peru, Lima, 1978; Gold Medal, Florida Association / American Institute of Architects (AlA), 1990; 24 major awards at national, state & local levels, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Michigan Society of Architects, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Detroit Chapter, Progressive Architecture, Architectural Forum, The School Executive, American Association of School Administrators, Church Architects Guild, American Library Association, Michigan Association of School Boards.
Served with: Polish Army, 2nd Division Infantry, 2nd lieutenant, 1939-46, (internee in Switzerland, 1940-46).
Languages: Polish, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian.
Hobbies: travel, photography, reading.
Home: 1715 NW. 27th Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32605.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996