Czeslaw Marian Nowak
Historian, educator
Born Jul. 4, 1928, Poznan, Poland; came to U.S., 1955; son of Andrzej and Jadwiga (Sadlowska); married Ludwika (Ulan).
Education: University of Maryland, 1956-58; Washburn University, Topika (KS), 1958-59; Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1962, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1964, Ph.D., 1971. Boston University (MA).
Career: instructor, Lowell State College (MA), 1968-70, Boston University, 1970-73, Northeastern University, Boston, 1970-73; prof., Bridgewater State College (MA), 1973 -.
Author: Czechoslovak - Polish Relations, 1918 - 1939, 1976.
Member of: American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS); commander, Polish Home Army Veterans of New England, Boston, 1978-84. 1991 -; co-founder, Polish Scouting in America - Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego (Z.H.P.), Boston, 1960-70's; Polish Veterans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.), Boston; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.).
Honors: scholarship, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1966-68.
Served with: Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), Polish Scouting Underground Organization - Szare Szeregi, Warsaw Uprising, 1944, private, first class, 1943-48; United States Air Force (USAF), 1955-59.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, Czech, Slovak, German.
Home: 14 Hillside Road, Forestdale, MA 02644.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996