Odin Lech Jurkowski
Librarian
Born Oct. 28, 1969, Monroe (WI), U.S.; son of Donald and Bonnie (Shimeta).
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1992; Master of Library and Information Science, Rosary College, River Forest (IL), 1994.
Career: intern, Public Information Office, American Library Association, 1991, technical writer, Williams Electronics Games, 1992, Chicago; substitute teacher, Proviso Township High School, Maywood (IL), 1993-94; circulation clerk, River Forest Public Library, 1993-94; access service librarian, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1994 -.
Author: Williams Video Gaming Terminal Parts Catalog, 1993.
Member of: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1988-92; American Library Association.
Honors: Alpha Sigma Phi; scholarship, George M. Pullman Educational Foundation, 1987-91, Polish Women Civic Club, 1992; Gannon Award, and Edwin H. Lewis prize for non-fiction, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1992.
Languages: English, German
Hobbies: swimming, weight lifting, reading
Home: 611 N. 4th Ave., Maywood, IL 60153
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996