Steven Jay Czonstka
Engineer, consultant, former air force officer
Born Nov. 11, 1945, Hutchinson (KS); U.S.; son of Stanley V. and Josephine (Pas); married Ann Marie (Gaukel).
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) United States Air Force (USAF) Academy, Colorado Springs (CO) 1967; Master of Science (M.S.) (in nuclear engineering), Purdue University, West Lafayette (IN), 1969; Georgia Institute of Technology; United States Air Force (USAF) War College; National Defense University; United States Air Force (USAF) Air Command and Staff College; United States Air Force (USAF) Squadron Officers School; United States air Force (USAF) Academic Instructors Course.
Career: engineer, pilot, United States Air Force (USAF), Nevada, Texas, Virginia, Southeast Asia, Thailand, 1968-84; division chief, United States air Force (USAF), 1984-88, senior engineer, 1988-92, Eglin Air Force Base (FL); engineering consultant, chief executive officer (CEO), Ft. Walton Beach and Niceville (FL), 1992 -.
Member of: life member, Air Force Association, and United States Aiir Force (USAF) Academic Association of Graduates; treasurer, life member, Association of Old Crows, Eglin chapter; secretary, founder, program chairman, Newsletter editor, Emerald Coast chapter, International Test and Evaluation Association; Retired Officers' Association; treasurer, Bluewater Bay Homeowners' Association Council, and Gleneagles Green Homeowners' Association; communications director, Bluewater Bay Self-Government Group; Okaloosa County Home Rule Charter Commission.
Honors: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal (6 times), Distinguished Service Medal (2 times), United States Air Force (USAF); Space Shuttle Mission Specialist (recommended by Air Force to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)), 1982; Superior Management Award, United States Secretary of Defense, 1988.
Served with: United States Air Force (USAF), lieutenant colonel, 1964-88.
Affiliation: Independent. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, German.
Hobbies: tennis, computers, physical fitness.
Home: 1221 Oakmont Dr., Niceville, FL 32578.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996