[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E802]
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                  RECOGNIZING DR. GRAZYNA J. KOZACZKA

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                            HON. JOHN KATKO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2016

  Mr. KATKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Grazyna 
Kozaczka. Dr. Kozaczka is a native of Krakow, Poland, where she 
received her doctoral degree in American Literature from the 
Jagiellonian University. Dr. Kozaczka is a distinguished scholar and 
renowned Professor of English at Cazenovia College in Cazenovia, New 
York. Dr. Kozaczka is also the Director of the Honors Programs at 
Cazenovia College.
   Dr. Kozaczka will be honored at the 2016 Syracuse, New York Polish 
Festival, receiving the ``2016 Pole of the Year'' Award. She will be 
recognized for her dedication to studying Polish American history and 
for all of her scholarly achievements.
   Dr. Kozaczka has published scholarly essays, short fiction, as well 
as popular articles in both Polish and English. She is the President of 
the Polish American Historical Association, a member of the Polish 
Institute of Arts and Sciences of America, and a member of The Jozef 
Pilsudski Institute of America and the Modern Language Association.
   I am honored to recognize Dr. Grazyna J. Kozaczka for her incredible 
scholarly accomplishments and for being named the ``2016 Pole of the 
Year'' by the Syracuse Polish Scholarship Fund, Inc.

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