Background
Smagorinsky, Melvin Philip was born on February 20, 1931 in Brooklyn. Son of David and Frieda (Barbakoff) Smagorinsky.
Smagorinsky, Melvin Philip was born on February 20, 1931 in Brooklyn. Son of David and Frieda (Barbakoff) Smagorinsky.
Bachelor of Science, State University of New York, Brockport, 1953. Master of Arts, Michigan State University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1965.
Teacher Half Hollow Hills, Huntington Station, New York, 1955—1957. Associate professor State University of New York, Brockport, 1958—1966, director television center, 1958—1966, director educational communications & academy computing, 1983—1987, director educational communications, 1966—1983. Assistant to vice president academy affairs, since 1987.
Adjunct associate professor State University of New York, Buffalo, 1972—1978. Consultant Greenville Technology College, South Carolina, 1975, University Michigan, Flint, 1976, University Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 1978, Boston State College, Massachusetts, 1979—1981, State University of New York, New Paltz, 1986. Vice chairman Commission Cable television, Sweden, New York, 1980—1984.
Member New York State Regents Advisory Council Learning Technologies, Albany, 1983—1985. Served with Counter Intelligence Corps United States Army, 1953-1955.
Member of State University of New York Advisory Committee Educational Communications, Danforth Foundations Center Improving Individualized Education, State University of New York Council Directors Educational Communications (executive committee member), State University of New York Telecomm. Commission.
Married Helen Fabi Smagorinsky, June 18, 1955. Children: Susan, Sandra, David.