Marie M. Lech (Ceglarek)
United States Public Health Service officer, registered nurse, health care facilities consultant
Born Jul. 22, 1916, Bay City (MI), U.S.; daughter of Peter and Mary (Kolanek); married Stanislaw M. Lech.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), College of Nursing and Health, Cincinnati (OH), 1947; Master of Arts (M.A.) (in nursing service), 1950, (in nursing education), 1951, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City.
Career: head nurse, instructor, 1947-50, medical nursing supervisor, 1952-53, University of Cincinnati Hospital; commissioned officer, United States Public Health Service (USPHS), Bethesda (MD), 1953; nursing supervisor, Nursing Department, chief nurse, Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases Nursing Service, Clinical Center, National Institute of Health, United States Public Health Service (USPHS), 1953-62, Bethesda; hospital nurse, consultant, United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Health Care Facilities, Planning and Construction Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington (DC), 1962-80; Retired.
Author: numerous manuals, reports and articles on programing, planning, operation and physical design of health care facilities.
Member of: International Biographical Centre (United Kingdom); National Association for Central Service Personnel, Chicago (IL), 1953-75; National League for Nursing, American Nursing Association, 1953-80; University of Cincinnati Alumni Association; Columbia University Teachers College Alumni Association; United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Retired Officers Association; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); Kosciuszko Foundation; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Polish - American Arts Association, and Friends of John Paul II Society, Washington.
Honors: American Heritage award, John F. Kennedy Library of Minorities, 1973; plaque for 26 years of dedicated service, United States Public Health Service (USPHS), 1980; listed in: The World Who's Who of Women, 1976, Foremost Women of the 20th Century, 1988; "Unsung Heroes" award, for recognition in establishing Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration program to give driver's license examination in Polish language, 1991.
Served with: United States Public Health Service (USPHS), commissioned nurse officer, captain, 1970-80.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: reading, travel, work with Polish immigrants.
Home: 8101 Connecticut Avenue North 501, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996