Stephen Aloysius Szumski
Microbiologist
Born Dec. 26, 1919, Dupont (PA), U.S.; son of Stanislaw and Marta (Zieziulewicz); married Loretta (Kociolek); children: Daniel, Thomas, James, David, Stephen, Joseph, Judith, Timothy, Robert, Richard.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1947, Master of Science (M.S.), 1949, University of Arizona, Tucson; Ph.D., Penn State University, 1951.
Career: microbiologist, group leader, 1951-65, associate director, 1965-85, Professional Medical Services, American Cyanamid Company; Retired.
Author: 17 U.S. patents (antibiotics producer, devices for injecting reagins, tuberculin and histoplasmin).
Member of: American Society of Microbiologists; district chairman, 1955-58, troop commander, chairman, 1952-75, Boy Scouts of America (NY); treasurer, Senior Citizen Club and Golden Age Club, Pearl River (NY).
Honors: Silver Beaver award, Boy Scouts of America, 1965.
Served with: United States Naval Reserve (USNR), pharmacist's mate 1st class, 1942-45.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, French, Russian.
Hobbies: gardening, collecting stamps.
Home: 106 Hunt Avenue, Pearl River, NY 10965.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.