The Multifaceted Zvi Yaniv
By C. A. Kennedy
"A true Renaissance man", is a standard shorthand phrase authors use when they encounter exceptionally talented folk who have mastered many fields of endeavor and
who entertain varied cultural interests. Dr. Zvi Yaniv for one, for he is certainly well versed in many disciplines, to wit: He is a scientist, an educator, an artist,
a musician, a gardener, a businessman, an inventor, a religious instructor, a linguist, a researcher of ancient tribes, husband, father, employer...and on and on.
Steven Vetter: Entrepreneur for the Future
By C. A. Kennedy Steve Vetter possesses the soul of an entrepreneur, which resides in the mind and body of a man for whom unraveling the nuances of the physical universe has been a lifelong obsession. He is a man for whom creating corporations and running business enterprises is as integral to his psyche as is his love of math and the sciences. "As long as I can remember, I have had an aptitude and interest in math, physics, business and computers," he said. "I had a passion for these things, and I also enjoyed explaining these things to people."
Dr. James C. Murday, Guardian of our Future
By C. A. Kennedy The future is something palpable to Dr. James S. Murday. He knows its shape and feel. As the Chemistry Division Superintendent of the Naval Research Laboratories, he deals daily with a flood of innovative ideas and scientific discoveries, plans for research, new products under development and in the testing modes. Future time is the very stuff of his life.
Dr. Gary S. Mezo, A Healer…AWarrior
By C. A. Kennedy Ask Dr. Gary S. Mezo a personal history question during an interview and he replies with the graciousness of a Southerner "born and bred," that it was his father's passion for physiology and medicine that inspired him to become a physician. "My father was a young medical student when my birth, and the attendant financial hardships, dictated that he forego his lifelong dream." His father's great legacy; however, was imbuing his son with his love of medicine. Mezo never truly considered any other path, and entered family practice. Diagnosing and treating his patients was almost second nature, and medicine was a true avocation.
