Pearl Kowalski

Chances are, if she’s not on the courts, she’s fighting in one for changes. Retired professor Pearl Kowalski, an avid year-round tennis player, is involved in state and national legislative issues for both active and retired teachers. One of the major changes she has fought for and won was getting dental health coverage for retired educators.

Kowalski taught in the Health and Physical Education Department from 1967 to 1986. Today she stays active by playing outdoor doubles tennis five times a week “as long as there’s no snow on the ground.” Now she has more time for other activities such as officiating girls’ field hockey, gardening and “shopping ’til she drops.”

“I believe activity maintains a quality of life,” says Kowalski. “I think I behave much younger than my chronological age.”

Her lifelong passion for education didn’t retire when she did. A resident of Gloucester City, Kowalski remains active in the Gloucester County Retired Educators’ Association, where she serves as first vice president. She is also involved in the New Jersey Retired Education Association and the National Education Association–Retired.

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