Anthony Vincent Bukoski
English educator, author
Born Oct. 18, 1945, Superior (WI), U.S.; son of Joseph and Genevieve (Fronckiewicz); married Elaine (Zabaski).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Wisconsin State University, Superior, 1970; Master of Arts (M.A.), Brown University, Providence (RI), 1973; Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), 1976, Ph.D., 1984, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Career: English teacher, secondary school, Walpole (MA), 1971-74; assistant prof., Northwestem State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, 1985-86; assistant prof., 1987-92, associate prof., 1992 -, University of Wisconsin - Superior.
Author: Twelve Below Zero, 1986; Children of Strangers, 1993; short stories, i.a. in: New Letters, Quarterly West, The Literary Review, Akcent (Poland); essays, i.a. in: Canadian Literature, Critique, Southern Studies.
Member of: council member, Polish American Historical Association (P.A.H.A.); T. Kosciuszko Fraternal Aid Society, Superior.
Honors: Special Achievement award (for Twelve Below Zero), 1987, Outstanding Achievement award (for Children of Strangers), 1994, Wisconsin Librarians Association; Wisconsin Teaching Fellowship, University of Wisconsin System, 1990.
Served with: United States Marine Corps (USMC), corporal, 1964-67.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: walking, reading.
Home: 2523 E. 4th St., Superior, WI 54880.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996