Richard Edward Zdanowski
Chemist, Polish community leader
Born Sept. 1, 1924, Moosup (CT), U.S.; son of Anthony and Victoria (Krawczynska); married Martha (Gusa); children: Barbara, Regina, Richard.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1956.
Career: manager, Chemical Specialties Research, Rohm & Haas Company, Philadelphia, 1951 -.
Author: 21 patents dealing with diversity of chemical products; 35 technical papers on chemistry (many translated into foreign languages).
Member of: chairman, Science Committee, 1966-77, chairman, Divisional Executive Board, executive board member, Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association; American Chemical Society; teacher, president, founder, Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine' Choir, Doylestown (PA), 1960-94; president, Adam Mickiewicz Polish Language School, Philadelphia, 1965-87; board member, International Congress of the Family, 1984; Polish Home, Philadelphia, since 1965.
Honors: Bronze Star, U.S. Army, 1945; Cross of Merit, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.), 1980; Distinguished Service award, Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association, 1984.
Served with: U.S. Army, sergeant, 1943-46.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, German.
Hobbies: classical music, Polish heritage, travel.
Home: 542 Dreshertown Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.