Background
Rubchak, Marian Jean was born on May 31, 1931 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Arrived in United States, 1965, naturalized, 1973. Daughter of Walter and Olga (Idak) Konopka.
Rubchak, Marian Jean was born on May 31, 1931 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Arrived in United States, 1965, naturalized, 1973. Daughter of Walter and Olga (Idak) Konopka.
Bachelor, Douglass College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1971; Master of Arts, Rutgers University, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1988.
Editor, translator Digest of Soviet Press, New York City, 1971-1973. Professor history Valparaiso (Indiana) University, 1987—2006, research professor, 1997—1998. Senior research professor, 2006.
Visiting professor Foros, Crimea, summer 1998. Temporary professor Hongkong University, University Illinois, Chicago, Linguistic University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Polytechnic University, Kyiv.
Council Rutgers University. Member Shevchenko Science Society, American Association for Advancement of Slavic Studies, American History Association, American Association for Ukranian Studies (vice president), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Sigma Lambda.
Married Michael Kmetyk, May 26, 1951 (divorced September 1964). Children: Ellen, Lesia, Tanis, Stacey. Married Bohdan Rubchak, January 22, 1965.