Stephen W. Kowalski
Science educator
Born Jun. 24, 1931. Bayonne (NJ), U.S.; son of Steve and Anna (Gillack); married Barbara (Soffe); children: Brian, Scott.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford (NJ), 1953; Master of Arts (M.A.), 1954, Ph.D., 1964, New York University, New York City.
Career: instructor (chemistry), Upsala College, East Orange (NJ), 1953-55; instructor (physical science and chemistry), New York University, 1954-55; science teacher, Kearny High School (NJ), 1955-56; prof. (science), 1956 -, chairman, Physics and Geoscience Departmentt., 1968-72, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair (NJ); supervisor, Summer Science Institute Program, India, 1966, 1967; coordinator, supervisor (science and mathematics), Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1968; exchange prof., development coordinator, Division of Science, Inter American University, San Juan (PR), 1983.
Author: editor, Consumer Science Text and Laboratory Manual, 1975, 1981; 1 patent, 1970.
Member of: liaison committee and educational committee member, Institute of the Division of Chemistry Education, American Chemistry Society; chairman, Higher Education Committee, New Jersey Educational Association; associate member, American Museum of Natural History; consultant, National Science Foundation (NSF); executive committee member, New Jersey Consumers League; National Education Advisory Commission member, Consumers Union; National Education Association; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Committee for Establishing Goals for Science Literacy, National Science Teachers Association.
Honors: Phi Delta Kappa; Teacher of the Month, 1962, Most Popular Professor, 1963, Montclair State College.
Languages: English, Polish, French.
Hobbies: gardening, archery competition.
Home: 23 Dwyer Road, Wayne, NJ 07470.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996