Stephen Wesley Kowalski

Background

Kowalski, Stephen Wesley was born on June 24, 1931 in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States. Son of Steve J. and Anna (Gillack) Kowalski.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Fairleigh Dickinson U., 1953; Master of Arts, New York University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1964.

Career

Research chemist, consultant, Shulton, Inc., Clifton, New Jersey, 1953-1956; instructor chemistry, Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey, 1953-1954; guest lecturer, Upsala College, 1954-1965; instructor science, New York University, 1954-1955; teacher science, Kearny (New Jersey) High School, 1955-1956; research chemist, Hoffman LaRoche, Nutley, New Jersey, 1956-1957; professor, chairman physics-geoscience department, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, since 1956; also chairman physics-geoscience department, Montclair State College professor emeritus, since 1995. Guest lecturer Fairleigh Dickinson U., 1955-1969. Coordinator, supervisor Agency for International Development Summer Science Institutions, India and Ohio State University, 1966, National Science Foundation-Agency for International Development Summer Science Institutions, India, 1967.

Science coordinator master of arts in teaching program Fairleigh Dickinson U., 1968. Visiting professor, consultant Interam U. P.R., 1983-1984. International speaker on science in consumer education.

Member of national edn.adv. committee Consumers Union.

Achievements

• Stephen Wesley Kowalski has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors New Jersey Consumers League, 1964-1967, Montclair Athletic Commission. Senior associate Danforth Foundation, since 1961. Member American Chemical Society (national committee conferences and institutions, division chemical education since 1968), National Education Association, New Jersey Education Association (chairman higher education committee 1968-1970), National Science Teachers Association (committee establishing goals science literacy), New Jersey Science Teachers Association, Association New Jersey College and University professors (founder 1969), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Delta Kappa (life).

Connections

Married Evelyn L. Geiger, April 2, 1955 (divorced April 1971). Children: Lillian Ann, Kathryn Lynn, Kristina Eve, Stephen Edward. Married Barbara A. Soffe, August 7, 1971.

Children— Brian Ashley, Scott William.

Father:

Steve J. Kowalski

Mother:

Anna (Gillack) Kowalski

Spouse:

Barbara A. Soffe

Spouse:

Evelyn L. Geiger

child:

Kristina Eve Kowalski

child:

Lillian Ann Kowalski

child:

Kathryn Lynn Kowalski

child:

Stephen Edward Kowalski