Background
Boshkov, Stefan Hristov was born on September 29, 1918 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Son of Hristo and Karla (Lubich) Boshkov. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944.
Boshkov, Stefan Hristov was born on September 29, 1918 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Son of Hristo and Karla (Lubich) Boshkov. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944.
Diploma, American College, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1938. Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1941. Engineer of Mines, Columbia University, 1942.
Member faculty, Columbia, since 1946;
professor, Henry Krumb School Mines, since 1951;
chairman, Henry Krumb School Mines, 1967-1985, 86-88;
Henry Krumb professor, Henry Krumb School Mines, 1980-1988;
Henry Krumb professor emeritus, Henry Krumb School Mines, since 1989. Distinguished professor, senior scientist (Fulbright program), Yugoslavia, 1969, guest lecturer, Taiwan, China, 1972, 76. Guest lecturer Organization of American States, Chile, 1972,Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1974, Poland, 1976, Bulgaria, 1976, Bolivia, 1977, People's Republic of China, 1980, 81.
Construction engineering, since 1950. Member international organizing committee World Mining Congress, since 1962, honorary member, since 1988. Chairman 4thInternat.
Conference Strata Control and Rock Mechanics, New York City, 1964. Technical chairman United Nations International Meeting on New Technologies for Development Coal Resourcesin Developing Countries, Beijing, 1985. Member of advisory committee metal and nonmetallic health and safety standards Department Labor, 1978.
President Benedict Foundation, since 1973, Harrison (New York) Northern 7 School Board, 1954-1963. Served to lst Lieutenant Army of the United States, 1943-1946, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (Mineral Industry Education award 1980, distinguished 1984), American Arbitration assosiation, New York Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Bianca G. Amaducci, Aug 28, 1943;children— Lynn Karla, Stefan Robert.