Egeli's tertiary education took place at George Washington University and the Corcoran School of Art, where he studied with Eugene Weisz and Edmund Archer.
In 1956, after his tour of duty, he entered Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, where he studied with Jacques Maroger and won the Senior Concours.
He then returned to George Washington University to obtain his remaining academic requirements, finally transferring to Maryland Institute College of Art for graduation.
[3] Also, Secretaries of Transportation, Labor, Agriculture, Commerce, Treasury[4] Energy, Navy, Air Force and 3 Commandants of the Marine Corps.
[13] His works hang at Yale, Smith,[14] Johns Hopkins, Fordham, Vanderbilt, Elon, Rice, Ball State, University of Delaware, Iowa State, New York Stock Exchange, Council on Foreign Relations, New York Bar Association, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and many others.
He enjoyed historical research, in particular on subjects like the Ark and Dove, which he painted and were among the first displays in the reconstructed 1634 State House at St. Mary’s City, and which were later published as prints.