Leonard Wieslaw Konikiewicz
Biomedical communications educator, researcher
Born Lwow, Poland; came to U.S., 1959; son of Lubin and Melania (Rogozinska); married Antonina (Grodowska); child: Annette.
Education: Associate, Brest School of Music (U.S.S.R.), 1948; Bachelor of Science (B.S.), State University of NewYork (SUNY), Albany, 1981; Ph.D., Polish University Abroad, London (United Kingdom), 1985.
Career: illustrator, Cornell University Medical College, New York City, 1960-67; director, Medical Communications, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg (PA), 1967-85; director, Biomedical Communications, clinical assistant prof., College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, 1985 -.
Author: Bioelectrography - A New Method for Detecting Cancer and Monitoring Body Physiology (textbook), 1984; over 45 research papers and articles in professional journals, 1967-91.
Member of: International Association of Polish Home Army - A.K. Veterans; Biology Photoimaging Association; music director, Our Lady Church, 1967-85, vice president, Polish Cultural Association, 1981-82, Harrisburg; volunteer organist, parish council member, St. Mary Church, Johnson City.
Honors: 2nd prize, Pennsylvania Council of Art, 1972; Best Cover Picture award, Lab World, 1975; Best Medical Picture award, Medical World News, 1977; grants, Pennsylvania March of Dimes, 1976-78, Pennsylvania Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1978-82, Betatron Corporation, 1983-85; Polish Home Army Cross, 1994; listed in: Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Who's Who in the World.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian.
Hobbies: painting, writing, music.
Office: East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, PO. Box 70583, Johnson City, TN 37614.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996