Academia and Awards – Anthony Mrugacz – ( jump to scholarly articles )
I could wile away the hours. Conferrin’ with the flowers Consultin’ with the rain
And my head I’d be scratchin’. While my thoughts were busy hatchin’ If I only had a brain– Scarecrow
AWARDS
Best Live Music Venue in Phnom Penh 2012 & 2013 – The Advisor Reader’s Choice Awards Phnom Penh, Cambodia (view)
Best Open Mic Night in Phnom Penh 2013 & 2014 – The Advisor Reader’s Choice Awards Phnom Penh, Cambodia (view)
BMW Motorcycle 100,000 Mile Award (view)
Accomplished on three (3) motorcycles: 1957 R75/5, 1976 R90/6, and my ride a 1985 K100RS. Currently at 190k miles, just 40,000 short of my next award.
International Studies Graduate Student of the Year College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University-San Marcos. 2009–2010. (view)
Sigma Iota Rho-Honorary Society for International Studies. April 2005. (view)
Award for Academic Excellence in International Studies. College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University-San Marcos. April 2006. Dean’s List. College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University-San Marcos. Four semesters, Fall 2004–Spring 2006. (view)
TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
World map visualizing countries visited and worked in.
EDUCATION
Master of the Arts International Studies – Texas State University-San Marcos 2010. 3.88 GPA (98%) (view)
Courses: Military History, Problems in Political Economy, Modern Democratic Systems, Relations Theory, 20th Century Russia, Population Geography, Studies in World Politics-Asia, Grant Development & Management, Problems in International Organizations, Ancient Warfare-Julius Caesar, Internships—Cambodia (2x)
Bachelor of the Arts Russian and Eastern European Studies, Minor: History. – Texas State University-San Marcos 2007. summa cum laude, 3.82 GPA (95.5%) (view)
Nordonia High School – Macedonia, Ohio (view)
COPYRIGHTS
1860 Federal Census Transcription
1860 Federal Census Slave Schedule
CERTIFICATIONS
Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF). Rider Coach national Certification 1999-2011 (view)
TRAINING
Texas Dept. of Safety Motorcycle Safety Instructor – San Marcos, Texas. April 25th, 1999. (view)
BMW Motorrad, Motorcycle Sales Product & Mechanic Product Knowledge, 1999-2003. (view)
Auto Mechanics, Cuyahoga Valley Vocational School, Brecksville, Ohio, June– September 1975.
Driver Education Exam Certificate; State of Ohio. Nordonia Hills H.S., Ohio July 3rd, 1975 (view)
TN-921T Hazmat package handler Knowledge Certificate FedEx Ground, Twinsburg, OH October 24th, 2018
Student Worker Safety Training. Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management – Texas State University– San Marcos, August 2009.
GATO-Website Content Management System. Texas State University-San Marcos, February 2008.
COMPUTER SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Android App development – A Cambodian/English slang sarcastic tourist guide. Also available as a PDF file.
Miscellaneous
- Cambodia Road Crash and Victim Information System – Annual Report 2008 (view)
Special thanks as well to the Handicap International Belgium road safety team, in particular to its manager, Ms. Sann Socheata, and her colleagues, Mr. SEM Panhavuth, Ms. Ou Amra, Mr. Ryan Duly, Mr. Meas Chandy, Mr. Uy Math, Mr. Yorn Virak, and our volunteer, Mr. Anthony Mrugacz from Texas State University-San Marcos for assistance on the 2008 Annual Report, whose commitment and hard work made the publication of this report possible’
Academia and Awards – Anthony Mrugacz – Articles to Explore and Enjoy
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Russia – Viet Nam Foreign Policy
- Phnom Penh Diary 2007
- Ayub Khan – Friends Not Masters
- 1978 Cambodia Viet Nam War
- Anastas Mikoyan
- UN Transitional Authority Cambodia
- Nazi Economic Policy in the Balkans
- Document Analysis: Graffiti
- Borodin: Stalin’s Man in China
- 19th Century Russian Industrialization
- Khrushchev: The Secret Speech
- Russian Foreign Policy
- East European States
- Russia, China, & Southeast Asia
- Bush vs. Putin: Foreign Policy
- Is Sovereignty congruent with Power
- Imperialism & Democratic Heritage
- Olympic Sports and Politics
- International Anarchism & Terrorism
- Nuclear Missiles in Cuba
- Putin’s Power: Oil & Gas
- Truman, Stalin, and F.D.Roosevelt
- South Ossetia Independence Claim
- S.S. Lotus Judgment No. 9, Sept. 7, 1927
- International Telecommunication Union
- Economic Statecraft: USA / Iraq
- The World’s Economic Systems
- Eastern European Politics
- Trade interdependence and peace
- Marxism and U.S. Economics
- Kant, Mitrany, and the Marxists
- Why States Conflict
- China’s Decline
- Why did Vietnam invade Cambodia 1978?
- Imperialism & Democratic Heritage
- General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade
- Onset of WorldWar 2
- Problems facing modern India
- Idealist versus Marxian Theory World Systems
- Netherlands, Belarus, Venezuela, Mozambique
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Interviews
21 February 2015
Anthony Mrugacz: GM at Equinox
In our new series My Phnom Pen we ask local charcters about their favourite things in the cinty. First up Anthony Mrugacz, 55, the general manager at Equinoc, one of Phnom Penh’s most popular drinking holes, live music venues and de facto art galleries. (read more)
25 April 2015
Live Music bubble bursts
Phnom Penh is a city on the rise. But a slew of recent live music venue closures has offered a timely insight into the dangers of boom and bust – and left gigging musicians worried about their prospects. (read more)
Autumn 2007
Cambodian exchange
seeks to empower
through education
More than a quarter of a century has passed since the Khmer
Rouge slaughtered 1.7 million of Cambodia’s 7.5 million
people through executions, forced labor and starvation. (read more)
Publications
There’s more than just Academia and Awards, why not explore my variety of free publications…
The Experience of 5 Days of Training to become a Motorcycle Instructor in the Great State of Texas. Twelve applicants , 10 rode Harleys, 1 a Goldwing, and the author a BMW. Confrontation led to cooperation yet only 7 passed the course. Semi-hilarious drama ensues and the author is branded with a new nickname. Update 20024: Still riding the same BMW K100RS from 25 years ago when I successfully became an instructor. Alas the motorcycle has over 100,000 miles on the odometer now.
Cambodian English vocabulary, also known as Khmenglish, for the pearl of Asia: sarcastic and humorous tourist survival guide. In the sarcastic spirit of Ambrose Byrce’s “The Devil’s Dictionary”, understand how English is used and the reality of life in Cambodia. Sarcasm is fun for the whole family. For entertainment use only. Learn Khmenglish slang today!
MISADVENTURES IN MEXICO & BELIZE
A true story- a travel journal from 1991. Two Texans and one Chevy four wheel drive truck cross the Rio Grande River, Long before GPSs, smartphones,and the free WiFi-, an adventurer just needed a whole lotta cajones to traverse mountains, jungles, & beaches south of the border. Living at times off the land, at other just day dreaming in a hammock.