Joseph Normon Rostinsky

Background

Rostinsky, Joseph Normon was born on October 14, 1945 in Brno, Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Came to the United States, 1969. Son of Frantisek and Anna (Kolaya) Rostinsky.

Education

Primary Health Centre, Masaryk, Brno, 1969. Master of Arts, State University of New York, Albany, 1972. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1975.

Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1980.

Career

Preceptor Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973-1975. Instructor United States Defense Language Institute, California, 1977. Lecturer University Texas, Austin, 1975-1977.

Instructor Brown University, Providence, 1978-1980. Professor American civilization studies Tokai University, Tokyo, since 1980. Consultant Information Communications Systems, Tokyo, 1984.

Curriculum analyst Brown University, Providence, 1978-1979. Research analyst National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 1974. Co-chairman, Koji Chikugo Fund.

Achievements

• Joseph Normon Rostinsky has been listed as a noteworthy East European studies educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman drama Semiotic Society United States Symposium, Providence, 1978. Member Modern Language Association, Japanese Society Slavic and Eastern European Studies, Czech Acd. Arts and Sciences, Czechoslovac History Conference, Harvard Slavic Conference Association (president 1974-1975), Brown University Slavic Conference (president 1978), American Association Advancement Slavic Studies, Toronto Semiotic Circuit, International House of Japan, Brown University Club of Japan, Harvard Club of Japan.