Dr. Gromada Elected
Member of Polish Academy
of Arts & Sciences
On March 27, 2018 Polish Ambassador Piotr Wilczek presented Dr. Thaddeus V. Gromada with a “Nominations Diploma” which certified that he was elected a foreign member of the Polska Akademia Umiejętności (Polish Academy of Arts & Sciences) based in Kraków Poland. He is now part of the Academy’s Section II History and Philosophy. The presentation ceremony took place at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Arrangements were made by Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Raleigh, NC, Dr. Alvin M. Fountain. Dr. Gromada is Professor Emeritus of History of New Jersey City of History. During his tenure at NJCU he pioneered the Multi-Ethnic and Immigrations Studies program. In addition he was closely associated with the New York based Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences of America (PIASA) where he served as Executive Director and later as President. Currently he lives with his wife Theresa in Bermuda Run, N.C.