Background
Torok, Stephen was born on August 2, 1915 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Matthias and Julianna (Sallay) Torok. came to the United States, 1951.
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Stephen Torok
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Stephen Torok, American information science educator, writer, historian. Certified electronic data processor; special and medical library. Recipient literary cultural award Hungarian Minister President Off., 1943, Ethnicity Teaching award Health Educated Welfare Department, 1975, Immigration Reserve award American Hungarian Catholic Society, 1976; study grantee Special Libraries Association, 1959, federal grantee, 1975.
Education
Bachelor of Education, State Teachers Institute, Budapest, 1934. Master of Science in Library. Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1960.
Master of Arts, State University of New York, Oswego, 1970. Doctor of Information Science, State University of New York, Geneseo, 1976. Certified ferrous metallurgy, Pennsylvania State University, 1958.
Degree in ethnicity education, Queens College, 1975.
Career
Editor Fiatal Tanitó, MATOE-Teacher's Association, Budapest, 1936-1939;
freelance writer, Budapest, 1939-1942;
literature lector, Hungarian National Radio, Budapest, 1942-1945;
contributor, researcher, Catholic Hungarian Sunday Immigrant's Press, Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio., 1946-1987;
instructor, Youngstown State University, 1957-1963;
science bibliographer, U. Vermont School Medicine, Burlington, 1963-1966;
coordinator special projects, State University of New York, Oswego, 1966-1982;
consultant, Informatics Cons. Ltd., DeKalb and North Port, Illinois/Florida, since 1987. Adjunct Professor, lecturer Syracuse (New York) U., 1969-1981.
Micromedia consultant State University of New York, Oswego, 1967-1983.
Achievements
Membership
Committee member United University Professors, New York, since 1973, National Representatives, Florida and national branches, since 1979. With Hungarian Army, 1941-1944. Member Association Information Management, Committee of Active Retired Academics (delegate), Central New York UUP Retirees (chairman since 1997).
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Married Claire Banyay, July 26, 1941. Children: Stephen, Andrew, Martin, Leslie, Peter.
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Education
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1934
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1960
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1975
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Recipient literary cultural award Hungarian Minister President Off., 1943, Ethnicity Teaching award Health Educated Welfare Department, 1975, Immigration Reserve award American Hungarian Catholic Society, 1976. Study grantee Special Libraries Association, 1959, federal grantee, 1975.Recipient literary cultural award Hungarian Minister President Off., 1943, Ethnicity Teaching award Health Educated Welfare Department, 1975, Immigration Reserve award American Hungarian Catholic Society, 1976. Study grantee Special Libraries Association, 1959, federal grantee, 1975.