Background
Femminella, Francis Xavier was born on June 19, 1929 in Brooklyn. Son of Lawrence J. and Catherine (Luongo) Femminella.
Femminella, Francis Xavier was born on June 19, 1929 in Brooklyn. Son of Lawrence J. and Catherine (Luongo) Femminella.
Bachelor, Iona College, 1952. Master of Arts, Fordham University, 1959. Master in Social Service, Fordham University, 1960.
Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1968.
Social worker, casework supervisor, social work consultant, 1950. Instructor, assistant professor sociology and anthropology Adelphi Suffolk College, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, 1961—1967. Lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor emeritus sociology and education, department educational theory and practice, adjunct professor department hispanic and Italian studies School Education, State University of New York, Albany, 1967—1995, acting chair, 1993.
Private practice clinical Society Work. Chairman New York State Education department advisory committee on Italo-American curriculum development, 1974—1975, 1992—1993. Chairman National Advisory Council ethnic heritage studies Department of Health, Washington, 1975—1978.
International exchange fellow University Salerno, Italy, 1988—1991. Board directors Hillside House, Italian American Culture Foundation. Advisory board National Italian-American Foundation, Italian Americana.
Keynote speaker White House Conference Ethnicity and Education, Washington, 1976.
Member American Italian History Association (executive council, director, president), American Sociological Association, National Association Social Workers, Academy.Cert. Social Workers, National Ednl. Roman Catholic.; Clubs: Italian-Am.Community Center (Albany), Order of Sons of Italy Roma Intengabile Lodge.
Keynote speaker White House Conference on Ethnicity and Education, Washington, 1976.
Married Concetta Cianciotto Femminella, September 27, 1952. Children: Lawrence, Maria.