Raymond Albin Szczesniak
Banking executive, medical chemist
Born Nov. 28, 1940, Buffalo (NY), U.S.; son of Vincent and Irene (Lewandowska); children: Peter, David, Philip, Carl.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (in pharmacy), Fordham University, Bronx, (NY), 1963; Master of Science (M.S.), 1965, Ph.D. (in medicinal chemistry), 1968, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Career: senior research chemistry, Squibb Corporation, New Brunswick (NJ), 1968-73; in Dallas (TX) - senior research scientist, Nuclear - Medical Laboratories, 1973-77, president, Professional Consulting Inc., 1978-81, publication coordinator, Cardinal Capital Corporation, 1982-85, Desktop Publishing, Southmark Mortgage, 1985-89, loan and systems administration executive, American Federal Bank, 1989 -.
Author: Antimalarial Agents, 1967; Angiotensin I (patent), 1973.
Member of: Society of Nuclear Medicine, 1968-77; Mensa (officer, 1975-77); Intertel; Elks Club, New Brunswick, 1969-73; Knights of Columbus (officer, 1972-82), South Brunswick (NJ), and Dallas; coordinator, Dallas Committee Foreign Visitors, 1977-81; student enrichment, Henry W. Longfellow Academy, Dallas.
Honors: Merck Award, Merck & Company, 1963; research fellowship, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1964-67.
Served with: United States Air Force (USAF), 1958-60.
Languages: English, Polish, French, German.
Hobbies: chess, organ music.
Home: 4042 Mendenhall Drive, Dallas, TX 75244.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.