Robert Joseph Skovira

Background

Skovira, Robert Joseph was born on May 4, 1943 in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Joseph and Genevieve Skovira.

Education

Bachelor, St. Vincent College, 1966. Master of Arts, University Pittsburgh, 1972. Master of Science in Information Sciences, University Pittsburgh, 1986.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1977.

Career

Teacher Greensburg Central Catholic High School, Pennsylvania, 1967-1975. Assistant visiting professor University Virginia, Virginia, 1977-1978. Archives fieldworker University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1979.

Assistant visiting professor University Houston, Victoria, Texas, 1980-1981. Instructor St. Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1982-1984. Professor Robert Morris University, Coraopolis, since 1983.

Web designer IMAGINING INFORMATION. Visiting professor library and info science Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.

Achievements

• Robert Joseph Skovira has been listed as a notable Information scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Philosophy of Education Society, John Dewey Society. Member American Society for Information Science (chairman special interest group FIS 1989-1990, member special interest group cabinet steering committee 1989-1992, chairman Pittsburgh chapter 1991), American Philosophical Association, International Association for Computer Information Sys., Association for Computing Machinery, Association for Information Sys., Ohio Valley Philosophy Education Society, Slovak Studies Association.

Interests

• Fishing, hiking, reading, bonsai, gardening.

Connections

Married Mary Elizabeth Machuga, August 21, 1971. 1 child, Suzanne Marie.

Father:

Robert Joseph Skovira

Mother:

Genevieve Skovira

Spouse:

Mary Elizabeth Machuga

child:

Suzanne Marie Skovira