Stanislaus Joseph Smolenski
Pharmacy educator, Polish community leader
Born Apr. 13, 1908, Chicago (IL), U.S.; son of Julian and Jozefa (Goryszewska); married Ludomira (Smoniewski).
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), Pharmacy College, University of Poznan (Poland), 1938, University of Hamburg (Germany), 1949; Graduate College, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1953.
Career: researcher, Dr. Klawe Pharmaceuticals, Warsaw (Poland), 1938-39; teacher, Polish Technical School, Hamburg, 1946-47; assistant teacher, 1954-55, instructor, 1955-70, assistant prof., 1970-74, associate prof., 1974-76, College of Pharmacy, Chicago; Retired.
Author: editor, Pharmacognosy Titles, 1970-1976; contributor to Advances in Legume Systematics, 1981; numerous articles in professional journals; publication, prayer and school books for elementary school.
Member of, i.a.: founder, Polish Association, Polish Study Center, Polish Technical School, Hamburg, 1945; honorary president, Polish Association in Germany, Hamburg Division, 1948; American Society of Pharmacognosy, 1966-76; Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Society for Economic Botany; American Association of University Professors (AAUP); Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (chairman, Illinois Division, 1978-81); in Chicago - president, Nowa Polonia, 1953-57, honorary president, Society of the Friends of John Paul II Foundation, since 1994, president, R. Dmowski Institute, since 1974, St. Hyacinth School Board (chairman, 1979-82).
Honors: I. Lukasiewicz Medal - "De Pharmacia Bene Meritus" (Poland); 600th Anniversary of Academia Medica Cracoviensis Medal (Poland); Cross of the Order of Merit, Polish Government, 1994; award for 24 years of service, St. Hyacinth School Board; Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation, State Universities Annuitants Association, Chicago.
Served with: Polish Army, Infantry, 2nd lieutenant, 1933-35; Polish National Armed Forces - Narodowe Sily Zbrojne (N.S.Z.), captain, 1943.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, German, French, Latin.
Hobbies: collecting stamps.
Home: 4850 North Linder Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.