Anna Maria Stronski (Niedzwiedzka)
Foreign language teacher
Born Aug. 17, 1940, Starachowice, Poland; came to U.S., 1954; d. Antoni and Wanda (Gluszkiewicz); child: Alexandra.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1963, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1972, Wayne State University, Detroit (MI).
Career: in Highland Park (MI) - teacher (French, Spanish), Ford Middle School, 1965-66, foreign language teacher, 1966 -, head, Foreign Languages Department, 1968-70, 1973-78, languages articles facilitator, 1991-93, Highland Park Community High School; founder (languages and services agency), Horizons - International, 1993 -; co-editor, Michigan Writing Assessment News, 1994 -; district language consultant, 1994 -; developer, teacher (language courses for executives), Chrysler Corporation; college instructor, Chrysler National Training Center (national satellite video conference distance learning network); judge, field study teacher, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (MI), 1994.
Author: editor, Happenings (adult education newsletter), 1977-79.
Member of: board directors member, French Institute of Michigan, Southfield; Alliance Francaise; American Association of University Woman (AAUW).
Honors: "Big E" certificate, Jostens Printing & Publishing Division, 1986; Certificate of Appreciation, Governor of Michigan, 1990.
Affiliation: Independent. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, French, Polish, Spanish.
Hobbies: travel, skiing, literature.
Home: 790 Middlesex Boulevard, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.