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Iwona Korga
Iwona Drąg-Korga (born July, 1967) is a Polish-American historian, archivist, educator, and the current President and Executive Director of the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America.[1] LifeIwona Drąg-Korga has lived in New York City since 1991. She has been associated with the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America since 1995, first as a librarian and archivist, subsequently as deputy director, from 2005 as executive director, and since 2016 as president.[1] In 1991 she received a degree in history from the Pedagogical University of Kraków, and in 2004 a doctorate in humanities. In 2008 she obtained a master's degree in information science and library science from Queens College, City University of New York.[1] Korga serves on the board of directors of the Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union.[2] WorksIn 2011 Korga published Poland Is Fighting!, a book discussing the World War II propaganda policies of the Polish Government-in-Exile toward American society.[1] HonorsIn 2018 Korga received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland from the President of Poland during a special ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw.[3] She was also awarded the Medal of the Centennial of Regained Independence and the Medal of the National Education Commission.[3] See alsoReferences
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