Caesar T. Gaza
Psychologist, Polish community leader
Born Oct. 4, 1926, Brooklyn (NY), U.S.; son of Waclaw and Irena (Mejer); married Diana (Jaszek); children: Grazyna Teresa, Copernicus Thomas.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1953, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1955, Ph.D., 1963, New York University, New York City.
Career: adjunct lecturer, Brooklyn College, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York University, 1957-69; research associate, Occupational Center of Essex County, West Orange (NJ), 1963-67; associate prof., Kean College of New Jersey, Union, 1966-92; research and psychology consultant, 1963 -; psychologist, private practice, Union, 1990-94; Polish - American representative, Ethnic Advisory Council of the State of New Jersey (appointed by governor Christine Todd Whitman), 1994 -.
Member of: president, Sarmatia, New York City, 1951-53; chairman, Younger Members of Kosciuszko Foundation, 1960-63; president, Polish University Club (NJ), 1972-74; co-founder, president, trustee, Polish Cultural Foundation, Clark (NJ); American Psychological association (APA); New Jersey Academy of Psychology; New Jersey Psychological Association; New York Neuropsychology Group.
Honors: Gold Medal, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.), 1977; Man of the Year, Polish University Club, 1979; Gold Medal of National Treasury, 1985, Gold Cross of Merit, 1990, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom); Grand Marshal, Parade of Nations of State of New Jersey Ethnic Festival, 1988.
Served with: U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1943-46
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic
Languages: English, Polish
Hobbies: architecture, chess, reading
Home: 9 Hoffman St., Maplewood, NJ 07040
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996