Hungarian Heritage Review, 1987 (16. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1987-02-01 / 2. szám
—photo by Steve Hoekstein, Newark Star-Ledger —continued next page jNefos INuggcts BOONVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA - An American born citizen of Hungarian descent is the Dean of Kemper Military School and College. He is Dr. Robert Turkoly-Joczik, a former Colonel in the Special Forces (Green Berets) of the U.S. Army. The descendent of a Transylvanian family with a centuries-old tradition of military service, his tours of duty included Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, India, Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. “An academic late bloomer”, as he describes himself, he retired from the U.S. Army in 1978 and then went on to earn a Masters Degree in European History at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He then was awarded a three-year United Kingdom Overseas Research Scholarship to the University of Wales, where he earned his doctorate in International Politics and Strategic Studies. In explaining the origins of his unusual name, Dr. Turkoly-Joczik said that it dates back to more than 300 years ago in Transylvania, when a cadet named “Turkoly” was cited for being adept at beheading Turkish officers with the second name of “Joczik”, which means “good cutter”. Dr. Turkoly-Joczik, true to his heritage, is now “cutting” quite a swath as Dean and faculty member of the Kemper Military School and College! Co-organized by the Hungarian Council of International Fellowship and the Hungarian Institute for Contact, the Conference theme will be: “Research and Problems of Social Integration” and will deal with how those marginal individuals in society — the retarded, juvenile delinquents, aged, criminals, etc. — are integrated into normal life. The Conference will be held August 23-29, 1987 and approximately 400 people from around the world are expected to attend. Lou Cherry, ACSW (Csicseri Lajos), Director of Social Work at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center (the largest psychiatric hospital in the world) and a first generation American- Hungarian, will be presenting a paper at the Conference entitled “Problems in the Treatment of Ethnic Minorities”. The Department of Social Work has hosted professionals from other countries since 1980 including Sweden, South Africa, Costa Rica, South Korea, and the Netherlands. This year they are hoping to host a psychologist from Budapest! Address of CIP: Council of International Programs, 1030 Eucid Ave., Suite 410, Cleveland, Ohio 441 LIVINGSTON, NEW JERSEY - A hobby with a belly laugh is what Richard Szabó is pursuing with a vengeance! And, it all started when somebody gave him a box of “Beads O’ Bleach” to do his laundry with. When he got it, he says, he went “nuts” and sprinted off to the nearest supermarket looking for products with an “O” in its name. He found 40 of them after cruising up and down the aisles. Now he has accumulated about 420 samples of them, is seriously thinking about opening up a museum, taking his “show” on the road, and getting a governmental research grant. He calls his collection of O’s, “Shrine O’ Stuff” and will gladly send you a printout of all the stuff he’s got for free. All you have to do to get on his mailing list is to write to him at: P.O. Box 262, Livingston, New Jersey 07039. Meanwhile, his mother and father are getting fed up with the “O” clutter in their house and are threatening to ship their son and his collection back to Hungary somewhere. 4 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW FEBRUARY 1987
