SILVER SPRING, MD, November 02, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Stephen Holowenzak has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Holowenzak is a retired professor, patriot and humanitarian who is noted for teaching at 125 military bases around the world. Prior to starting his career as an educator, he received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and English at Mount St. Paul College. He then attended the Catholic University of America; where he earned a Master of Arts (MA) degree in counseling, guidance and personnel management, and later went on to earn the advanced Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree with academic concentrations in educational psychology, technology, statistics and measurements.
Having spent much of his career with the University of Maryland University College (UMUC), Dr. Holowenzak is now an honored professor emeritus of the university system, with its mission educating adult learners by providing educational courses and services in multiple locations and on military installations wherever they were and included many hazardous and dangerous assignments. His positions with UMUC included senior lecturer, distance educator, academic director of education and student teaching services, collegiate professor, adjunct professor of psychology, senior program manager of faculty services and communication, and instructor and trainer in computer studies and math. Dr. Holowenzak's work with the university brought him to Germany and Japan, and his work at military bases brought him all over Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He wanted to "go the distance to teach" and be where our USA military forces were at their time in history.
Aside from his work with UMUC, Dr. Holowenzak also held roles with Ford Aerospace Corporation and the Fulbright Japan-U.S. Education Commission. He also authored a piece for the Maryland Public Television series, "A Maryland State of Mind," in 1996. Dr. Holowenzak has been featured in UMUC's magazine, The Achiever, multiple times. More recently, at the Overseas Maryland Association Reunion Gathering (in Heidelberg, Germany on October 7-9, 2016) of former UMUC presidents, administrators and faculty members, Dr. Holowenzak was presented with a legacy disc of his 30 years of work within UMUC history - 1947-2017. His work and others became professional lifelong stories in the UMUC / OMA Oral History Project: IMPACT UMUC - Supporting Today's Students and Tomorrows Leaders.
His accomplishments were taken into account when he was chosen to appear in the 66th through 70th editions of Who's Who in America, and the 39th through 43rd editions of Who's Who in the West.
Along with his "occupational-passion" of teaching and administrating programs for adult learners worldwide, Dr. Holowenzak gave decades of voluntary support and services to many U.S. military commands overseas and ministered to U.S. based chapel communities in four branches of military service. Some examples are: Yokota AB, Community Chapel Food for Homeless Program and the Kanto Plains Special Olympics and Catholic Ministries in other countries. In Germany, he became a member of the Knights of Columbus (K of C) in service to our Lord and His people, while overseas and stateside, he held K of C service, leadership and officer roles.
At St. Michael the Archangel Council No. 15084, as Grand Knight - Fraternal Year 2014-15, Council 15084 in statewide competition was evaluated, highly rated and recognized by the K of C Maryland State Council for its programs, services and activities. At the K of C Maryland State 117th Annual Convention, May 2015, Council 15084 won multiple first place service awards for its Church, Council, Community, Family, Culture of Life, Youth Activities; the Award for General Programs Excellence and two National K of C Awards for Church and Community Services. For Fraternal Year 2014-15, Council 15084 became a K of C State of Maryland Star Council.
Dr. Holowenzak was elected Faithful Navigator of Fourth Degree Assembly 386 for Fraternal Year 2016-17. In this capacity, as Chief Executive Officer, the Assembly was charged with building and advancing "U.S Patriotism" in the Maryland and Washington, DC region. The patriotic programs and activities of the Assembly for Fraternal Year 2016-17 include: The Washing of the Vietnam Memorial Wall, The Placing of a Wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, participating in "The Wreaths Across America" Program at Arlington National Cemetery and other patriotic ceremonies, events and functions planned throughout the year. Knights' Council work can be found in the publications Archangel Calling ... and the Knights activities and work for the Assembly to our nation can be found the publication named The Patriot.
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