Bernard J. Cebelak
Executive
Born Jul. 4, 1909, Grand Rapids (MI), U.S.; son of Frank and Anna (Kuczynski); married Camille (Kowrach); children: Camilla Rae, Edwardine Ann.
Career: shipping clerk, Corduroy Rubber Co.; PBX installer, Michigan Bell Telephone Company; co-founder, chief executive officer (CEO), president, Kent Manufacturing Company, Grand Rapids.
Member of: president, Polish Heritage Society, Grand Rapids, 1974-76; past board member, Kosciuszko Foundation, and Grand Valley University International Studies.
Honors: special tribute for establishment of permanent Polish exhibition at Grand Rapids Public Museum, Michigan Senate, 1977; Citizen of the Year, Polish Heritage Society, 1987; special tribute for support Americares for Poland, International Medical Relief Organization, 1984; awards, Orchard Lake Schools, 1988, for devoted service to Little Sisters of the Poor, Diocese of Grand Rapids, 1989, for establishment of Cebelak Scholarship Fund, Catholic Central High School, 1990, American Council of Polish Culture (A.C.P.C.), 1991.
Affiliation: Catholic
Languages: English, Polish
Hobbies: golf, tennis, walking
Home: 682 Cascade Hilis Ridge SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996