Background
Polizzi, Joseph Anthony was born on November 8, 1938 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Russell A. and Caroline (Antinoro) Polizzi.
Polizzi, Joseph Anthony was born on November 8, 1938 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Russell A. and Caroline (Antinoro) Polizzi.
Bachelor of Science, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, 1960. Master of Arts, Fordham University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1967.
Postgraduate, University Perugia, Italy, 1963. Postgraduate, University Naples, Italy, 1964.
Editorial assistant, Center for International Studies Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1964;
professor department sociology, St. John Fisher College, 1965-1986;
professor emeritus, St. John Fisher College, since 1986;
public, Ausonia Press, Tallevast, Florida, since 1988. Adjunct Professor sociology Rochester Institute Technology, 1972. Consultant Sociological Associations, Rochester, 1973-1976.
Executive vice president Ausonia Heritage Preservation Foundation, Scottsville, New York, 1983-1985. Member policy committee Family Svc. Rochester, 1965-1969.
College liaison officer The Peace Corps, Rochester, 1967-1970. Member academic advising committee Center Italian Studies, Nazareth College, Rochester, 1978-1980. Participant Giorgione Symposium, Oglethorpe U. Museum, Atlanta, 1993.
Director cultural affairs The Ausonian Society Inc., Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, 1993-1997.
Member Ringling Museum Foundation, Sarasota, Florida. Designer, curator Architect Palladio: His Life and Works, 1992, Cameo of Women, as Artists and Subjects of Art, 1992. Assistant curator Leonardo Exhibit, Art Shows International, Sarasota, 1994.
Member American Sociological Association, National Trust for History Preservation, Fulbright Association, Sons of Italy, Italian American Club Sarasota-Bradenton (vice president), Ausonian Society (cultural affairs and program director 1994-1996), Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Gamma Mu, Delta Upsilon Sigma.