Henri Zygmunt Niedzielski

Background

Niedzielski, Henri Zygmunt was born on March 30, 1931 in Troyes, France. Son of Zygmunt and Anna (Pelik) Niedzielski. came to the United States, 1956, naturalized, 1963.

Education

Bachelor, University Connecticut, 1959. Master of Arts, University Connecticut, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Connecticut, 1964.

Career

Instructor, U. Massachusetts, 1962-1964; assistant professor, U. Massachusetts, 1965-1966; free-lance interpreter, since 1960; assistant professor, U. Laval, Quebec., Canada, 1964-1965; associate professor, U. Hawaii, 1966-1972; professor, U. Hawaii, 1972-1990; chairman division French, U. Hawaii, 1968-1970; professor emeritus, U. Hawaii linguistic specialist, National Defense Education Act, Education Professional Development Act, 1963-1969; Fulbright lecturer linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language, Krakow, Poland, 1972-1974; Fulbright lecturer linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language, Bujumbura, Burundi, 1980-1981; Fulbright lecturer linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language, Poznan, Poland, 1990-1992. Guest professor Avignon, France, 1983-1984, Bonn, Federal Republic Germany, 1986-1987. Distinguished fellow Auckland U., New Zealand, 1989.

Achievements

• Henri Zygmunt Niedzielski has been listed as a noteworthy French and English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Studies on the Seven Sages of Rome and Other Essays in Medieval Literature
  • Le Roman de Helcanus
  • The silent language of France: French culture through French gestures, adapted to individualized instruction (French sound visuals)

Membership

President Family Counseling Center Hawaii, 1968-1970. Chairman board Family Education Centers Hawaii, 1969-1972. Board directors Releaf Anaheim, since 1997.

Served with French Armored Cavalry, 1951-1953. Member Modern Language Association, American Translators Association, American Association Teachers French (president Hawaii chapter 1981-1983), American Council Teaching Foreign Languages (director 1970-1972), International Sociological Association, Hawaii Association Language Teachers (president 1968-1969), Chopin Society Hawaii (director since 1990), Alliance Française Hawaii (president 1978-1980), Hawaii Association Translators (founding president since 1982), Hawaii Second Language Articulation Committee (chairman 1986-1989), Toastmasters International (vice president Fullerton since 1998), Rotary, International Yachting Fellowship Rotarians (rear commodaore fleets since 1998), International Fellowship Bridge Playing Rotarians (vice president since 1998), Elks, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Delta Phi, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Delta Pi.

Connections

Children: Henri Zygmunt, Daniel Domenic, Robert Nicholas, Anna-Pia Irene.

Father:

Zygmunt Niedzielski

Mother:

Anna (Pelik) Niedzielski

child:

Anna-Pia Irene Niedzielski

child:

Robert Nicholas Niedzielski

child:

Daniel Domenic Niedzielski

child:

Henri Zygmunt Niedzielski