Dale Michael Gorczynski
Councilman, educator
Born Oct. 21, 1950, Miami (FL), U.S.; son of John and Margaret (Chick); married Cynthia (Canales); children: Christina, John.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (in sociology), Rice University, Houston (TX), 1974; Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, 1984.
Career: director, Harris County Summer Youth Program, 1977-79; city council member, chairman, Drug Enforcement Committee, Flood Management Committee, Water Quality Committee, 1979 -, prof., University of St. Thomas, 1987 -, Houston.
Author: Insiders Guide to Environmental Negotiation, 1991.
Member of, i.a.: president's honor roll, Rice University, 1972-73; secretary of will, Rice College, 1973-74; founder, chairman, Rice University Big Brothers Program, 1973-74; president, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.), Houston, 1975-79, Sunset Heights Civic Association, 1976-77; parish council member, All Saints Catholic Church, 1978-79; board directors member, Citizen General Hospital, 1984-86, Parkway Hospital, Greater Houston Hospital Council, Research and Education Foundation.
Honors: Special Service award, Senior Senate of the Catholic Diocese of Galveston, 1982; Outstanding Service award, Houston Gulf Coast Building and Construction Trades Council/American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial organizations (AFL-CIO), 1983, and Houston Park Police, 1986; Heritage Award, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) of Texas, 1984; Environmental Leadership award, Houston Sierra Club, 1984; Conservationist of the Year, Houston Sportsmen's Club, 1984; Councilman of the Year, Houston Police Officers Association, and Houston Apartment Association, 1987; Distinguished Service award, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees/American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), 1987, and Greater Height Area Chamber of Commerce, 1988; Community Leadership award, Burbank Middle School Vanguard Program, 1987.
Affiliation: Democrat. Catholic
Language: English
Hobbies: coaching youth sports, whitewater rafting
Office: City of Houston City Hall, 900 Bagby St., Houston, TX 77002
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996