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Winter 2018 Issue of KF's Newsletter Winter 2018 Volume LXVI Number 2 ISSN: 1081-2776 THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION THE AMERICAN CENTER OF POLISH CULTURE President’s Message......................1 President of Poland Visits the Kosciuszko Foundation..................3 A meeting with Professor Szybalski........................5 Exhibit of One Painting..................9 Questioning American Ed............34 39301 17061vF5 TKF Winter Newsletter_rev.indd 2 1/30/18 5:22 PM Staff Board of Trustees Table of Contents Marek Skulimowski Alex Storozynski NEW TRUSTEES President’s Letter...................................1 President and Chairman New Honorary Trustee..........................2 Executive Director Józef Świąder is Wanda M. Senko a biotechnology President of Poland Jolanta Kowalski Vice Chairman executive, entre- Visits the Kosciuszko Foundation.........3 Chief Financial Officer Cynthia Rosicki, Esq. preneur and Part- A meeting with Professor Tomasz Kierul Vice Chairman ner at Nonpareil Waclaw Szybalski.................................5 Director of Development Biotechnologies. Collegium of Eminent Scientists: Andrzej Rojek During his 25-year Progress Report....................................7 Ewa Zadworna Vice Chairman career as a biotechnology investor Director of Cultural Affairs at JP Morgan, Dreyfus, Scudder Exhibit of One Painting in Peter S. Novak and Feirstein Capital, Mr. Świąder Warsaw, Poland.....................................9 Addy Tymczyszyn Treasurer Program Officer, Scholarships helped hundreds of innovative The Emil and Zofia Chroboczek Scholarship Fund................................. & Grants for Americans Joseph E. Gore, Esq. companies by providing capital, 11 Corporate Secretary R&D strategies and business The Frank and Barbara Anna Jarmolowicz leadership. Mr. Świąder founded Kosak Scholarship Fund.....................12 Program Officer, Scholarships MEMBERS Nonpareil Biotechnologies, a pub- & Grants for Polish Citizens Drs. James and Wanda Trefil lic/private partnership, to translate Science Scholarship............................ Miroslaw Brys, M.D., Ph.D. groundbreaking biotechnology and 13 Iwona Juszczyk Piotr Chomczynski, Ph.D. accelerate its clinical development 2017-18 Exchange Fellowships Rental Events Manager Hanna Chroboczek Kelker, Ph.D. to impact human health. and Grants..........................................14 Zbigniew Darzynkieiwcz, Ph.D. Alicja Grygiel 2017-18 Scholarships and Grants Ambassador Lee Feinstein Membership Officer Adriana Woś– for Americans.....................................19 Rachel Jarosh, Esq. Myśliwiec, Esq. Izabella Laskowska Christopher Kolasa, M.D. The Kosciuszko is a bi-lingual Receptionist Alexander Koproski Essay Contest / PATA........................26 attorney with offices Marian M. Kornilowicz, Esq. Our Volunteers.................................. Leszek Tyburczy in Hackensack, 26 Julian E. Kulski, Ph.D. Building Superintendent New Jersey. 2017 Teaching English in Poland.......27 Stephen Kusmierczak She represents Wlodek Mandecki, Ph.D. The Interplay of Nature Mariola Sosnowska individuals and corporate entities Victor Markowicz and Culture in Poland.........................31 Housekeeper in immigration, bankruptcy, family Michal H. Mrozek Questioning and civil litigation, as well as Barbara Bernhardt Peter S. Novak American Education.......................... transactional negotiations in New 34 Washington DC Director Marek Pienkowski, M.D., Ph.D. York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. 2017 Washington DC Gala.................35 Steven T. Plochocki Christine B. Kuskowski Affiliated with the Kosciuszko Prof. Waldemar Priebe Cultural Events.................................. Director Emerita of Foundation since birth, she is a 36 Ewa Radwanska, M.D., Ph.D. Teaching English in past debutante and active member Sigmund Rolat Poland (TEIP) Program of the Pro Arte League. Her parents, Krzysztof Rostek TKF HEADQUARTERS Aleksandra Ustinow Woś and Jerzy Grażyna Czetwertyńska, Ph.D. Henry Sikorski, Ph.D. 15 E 65 Street Odon Woś, ingrained a sense of President, KF Poland Artur Szymanski New York, NY 10065 patriotic “giving back” through Jozef Swiader Tel: 212-734-2130 Mary Kay Pieski, Ph.D. their life–long and ardent support Wojciech Uzdelewicz [email protected] Director of the Teaching of Polonia and the Foundation, by Henry Walentowicz, Esq. English in Poland (TEIP) organizing fundraisers, concerts Adriana Woś–Myśliwiec, Esq. WASHINGTON CENTER Program (Volunteer) and art exhibits in many venues 2025 O street NW Teresa G. Wojcik, Ph.D. forthe benefit of various world- Washington, DC 20036 Assistant Director of Teaching wide charitable organizations. A Tel: 202-785-2320 English In Poland (TEIP) member of the prestigious Fides et Program (Volunteer) Ratio, Polish American Apostolate WARSAW OFFICE Committee and many other ul. Dobra 56/66, BUW organizations, Adriana sees the 3rd Floor needs of today’s Polish American 00-312Warsaw entrepreneurs as a source of Poland On the Cover: Warsaw: the Palace networking for the Foundation, Tel: +48 (22) 621-7067 on the Isle at Royal Lazienki as well as a source of continued [email protected] support for the educational goals of the Foundation. 1 . 39301 17061vF5 TKF Winter Newsletter_rev.indd 3 1/30/18 5:22 PM President’s Message: It Has Been a Year... he Kosciuszko Year has come to In 2017 The Kosciuszko Foundation acquired three re- markable items for its Polish archives and art collection, an end, but we will never stop honoring this one of the most extensive and valuable outside Poland. noble gentleman who was far ahead of his time. T Ms. Ann Petelka Picard donated a splendid oil painting, His values and ideas are eternal, and will forever “A Wounded Legionist,” by renowned Polish artist promote his legacy. Kosciuszko should not only Wojciech Kossak. Our newly elected trustee Ms. Adriana be remembered during his anniversary year or Wos-Mysliwiec Esq. purchased and donated Wladyslaw for his tongue-twisting last name. His story and Benda’s painting of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, which was achievements are worthy of a permanent place in used to recruit soldiers to the Polish Army in WWI. Dr. the nation’s school books. Piotr Chomczynski, a Foundation trustee, funded the purchase of a letter handwritten by Tadeusz Kosciuszko. In September, the Kosciuszko Foundation had the honor of hosting Polish President Andrzej Duda, the PAP Photo by Jakub Kaminski, For the first time in the Foundation’s history, items from first sitting president to ever visit the Foundation. our art collection traveled to Poland. Three outstanding Addressing members of the Kosciuszko Foundation Collegium of Eminent paintings—“Kosciuszko in West Point” by Bolesław Jan Czedekowski, Scientists, President Duda lauded the Foundation’s achievements over “Light Cavalry Lisowczycy” by Józef Brandt and “Gamrat and Stanczyk” the last 92 years, particularly its championing of education among by Jan Matejko—are on display at the Palace on the Isle at the Royal Lazienki Polish youth. We expect this meeting to increase dialogue between the in Warsaw. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Foundation Polish government and the Foundation to raise awareness of Polish and the Royal Lazienki Museum celebrating the 200th anniversary of scientific achievements in the United States and encourage students Tadeusz Kosciuszko’s passing. The paintings will be on view until April 15 of Polish ancestry to pursue careers in the sciences. In this vein, I hope and are accompanied by a thought provoking educational program. We to engage scholars of Polish origin and ancestry in our programming. are very thankful to the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the I strongly believe the Collegium of Eminent Scientists will stimulate Polish Committee for UNESCO and the American Chamber of Commerce further interactions between scholars in the US and Poland and raise for their patronage. financial support for future members of the Collegium. The 83rd Annual Dinner and Ball will be held on Saturday, April 28, with This academic year has been very rewarding for our grant, fellowship the theme, “Sto Lat! 100 years of Poland Rising.” Please save the date! and scholarship recipients. We have distributed more than a million We will be celebrating Poland’s centennial of independence after 123 dollars for education and Polish culture, offering fellowships and grants years of being wiped off the world map. of up to $25,000 to 40 scholars from Poland, and scholarships of up In honor of the holiday season and the New Year, I sincerely thank you to $7,000 to 83 undergraduate and graduate students. Nearly 50 for all your support and partnership in 2017. Wishing you good health, Polish-American organizations and individuals have received grants for happiness, and success in the coming year and always. a variety of educational and cultural activities. And over the summer, 44 American students traveled to Krakow and Lublin to study Polish Happy New Year! n language, culture and history. A letter from Tadeusz Kosciuszko in French. “Sir, I have the honor to say that tomorrow will end (unknown word) and about eleven o’clock I will have the pleasure of coming to you. I combine the words of respect, signed ‘Kosciuszko’” . 1 . 39301 17061vF5 TKF Winter Newsletter_rev.indd 4 1/30/18 5:22 PM New Honorary Trustee: Rafal Olbinski afal Olbinski immigrated to the United States in 1981, where he soon established Rhimself as a prominent painter, illustrator and designer. He has received more than 150 awards, including the Gloria Artis, Poland’s highest honor for contributions
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