Kathleen Alice Kalab

Background

Kalab, Kathleen Alice was born on August 24, 1941 in New York City. Daughter of William Theodore and Veronica Kathleen (Walsh) Kalab.

Education

AB, San Diego State University, 1962; Master of Arts, U. Hawaii, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1971.

Career

Instructor, San Diego State University, 1964-1965; professor sociology, Western Kentucky U., Bowling Green, since 1968. Visiting professor Kansai Gaidai U., Osaka, Japan, 1987, U. Hawaii, Hilo, 1988-1989, International Securities Exchange semester at sea, 1992.

Achievements

• Kathleen Alice Kalab has been listed as a noteworthy Sociology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board, 1974-1976, Foster Grandparents ofSo. Kentucky, 1981-1984, Barren River Ombudsman Council, 1987-1995, Warren County United Way Allocations Panel and Steering Committee. Member governor's task force Kentucky 2000, 1994-1995.

Member Society for Symbolic Interaction (secretary-treasurer 1983-1985), Anthropologists and Sociologists Kentucky (president 1978-1979), Tennessee Consortium for AsianStudies (president 1983-1985), Mid-South Sociological Association (membership committee l985-87).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, reading, Japanese language study.

Connections

Married Kazuyuki Abe, August 15, 1974.

Father:

William Theodore Kalab

Mother:

Veronica Kathleen (Walsh) Kalab

Spouse:

Kazuyuki Abe