Stanislaw Rola-Szustkiewicz
Engineer, metallurgist, educator
Born Apr. 22, 1907, Mszczonow, Poland; came to U.S., 1954; son of Ignacy and Weronika (Kozicka); married Halina (Giedroyc); children: Wiktor, Anna.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), Technical University of Lwow (Poland), 1936; Ph.D. candidate, California University, Davis, 1962-64, Oklahoma University, Stillwater, 1964-65; Ph.D., Warsaw Technical University (Poland), 1968.
Career: engineer, Beldona Ironworks, Swietochlowice (Poland), 1936-39, Royal Aircraft Institute, Farnborough, Hants (United Kingdom), 1941-43; editor, Glos Polski (Australia), 1948-51; engineer, head, Chemical - Metallurgical Laboratory, Melbourne (Australia), 1950-55; associate prof., Alliance College, Cambridge Springs (PA), 1959-63, University of Virginia, East Shore of Virginia, 1964-86; Retired.
Author: project, Chelaty, 1964-66.
Member of: Polish Pilots Association, London (United Kingdom), 1946-88; founder, presidednt, Association of Poles in Australia, 1946-51; president, Polish - Canadian Congress, Hamilton, St. Catherine, 1957-58; active member, Polish National Party in U.S. - Stronnictwo Narodowe, 1958-89; Professional Engineers Association (Canada); American Chemical Society; American Metallurgical Society; consultant, Rheumatoid Disease Foundation; Knights of Columbus; Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.).
Honors: scholarships, National Science Foundation (NSF), 1961, University of California, 1963-64.
Served with: Royal Air Force, 318 Squadron of Gdansk, flying officer, 1940-46.
Affiliation: Populist. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French.
Hobbies: natural medicine, tennis.
Home: 137 Lamplighter Circle, Winston-Salem, NC 27104.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.