"As a person, as a Polish American, as a successful and
creative businessman, Jack Radgowski stands as a model to
all of us. He is as pure a friend of Polish culture as I have
known." The Kosciuszko Foundation's Medal of Recognition
was established in 1955 to honor special friends have significantly
contributed to its mission. Previous recipients include Zbigniew
Brzezinski, Ambassador Jerzy Kozminski, Edward Smith of Morgan
Guaranty and Michael G. Sendzimir of T. Sendzimir Inc.
Jack Radgowski is CEO of Central Semiconductor Corporation
(Hauppauge, New York) which he founded in 1974. Central began
by manufacturing transistors and similar electronic devices
when other companies (such as Motorola and Texas Instruments)
were shifting to silicon technologies. Over 30 years the company
has become an internationally recognized quality manufacturer
of discrete semiconductors. It was named as one to watch in
the "Movers and Shakers of 2002" edition of Reed
Business Publication magazine. A veteran of the Korean War,
Mr. Radgowski has a degree in Electrical Engineering from
the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Prior to founding
Central Semiconductor with his late wife, Dorothy, Mr. Radgowski
held numerous engineering and managerial positions. He has
worked with Litton Industries, Bendix Semiconductor, General
Instrument Corp. and CSR Industries, Inc., where he served
as president.
A native of the New York metropolitan area, Mr. Radgowski
is a long- time and very generous supporter of the Polish-American
community and of The Kosciuszko Foundation in particular.
Mr .Radgowski is also active in supporting the Polish Institute
of Arts and Sciences, the Polish Gift of life, the Polish
American Museum, the Polish American Dancers of Long Island
{Hejnal), the Polish National Club and AMPOLA.
His wide community service includes membership on the Board
of Directors of the Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Suffolk
County, as well as involvement and support of the Family Service
league, the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation, Mather Hospital
and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He is a member and supporter
of the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception and a member
of the Bishop's Council of Stewards of the Diocese of Rockville
Center. In recent years he has been the sponsor of the annual
Pilgrimage to Medjugorje for individuals contemplating a vocation
to the priesthood.
Mr. Radgowski is also a Patron of the Carnegie Hall Foundation
and a supporter of the long Island Philharmonic and the Harbor
Country Day School.
Mr. Radgowski's support of The Kosciuszko Foundation reaches
into many areas, chief among them the support of the presentation
of Moniuszko's "Halka", the Gala Chopin Concert
at Alice Tully Hall, and two Carnegie Hall concerts by the
Sinfonia Varsovia.
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