Boleslaw Zenon Jarkowski
Engineer, educator
Born Jul. 6, 1913, Radom, Poland; came to U.S., 1959; son of Boleslaw and Karolina (Wojcik); married Stefania (Weyher).
Education: Air Forces Staff College, Weston-Super-Mare (United Kingdom), 1944; Bachelor of Science (B.S.), University of Toronto (Canada), 1958; Master of Science (M.S.), Tuskegee Institute (AL), 1963; Ph.D., Technical University of Warsaw (Poland), 1967.
Career: stress analyst, AVRO A/C Ltd., Toronto, 1958-59; senior stress analyst, National Water Lift Company, Kalamazoo (MI), 1959-61; instructor to prof., 1961-79, prof. emeritus, Tuskegee Institute.
Author: Investigation of Cumulative Fatigue Damage for Selected Materials (for Naval Air System Command), 1977-78.
Member of: faculty advisor, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Association of University Professors (AAUP), American Security Council, American Society of Engineering Education.
Honors: Polish - Order of Virtuti Militari, Cross of Valor with Bars, Air Force Medal with 3 Bars; British - Defense Cross with Bar, 1939/45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star with Clasp, Defense Medal, War Medal; Vliegerkruis (Netherlands); Croix Du Combatant Voluntaire (France); Pi Tau Sigma; Outstanding Educator of America, 1972.
Served with: British Air Force (Polish branch), pilot, 2 times commander, 300 Polish Bomber Squadron of Lancasters, 1942-47; promoted to colonel.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: skiing, tennis, golf.
Home: 4424 San Clerc Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32217.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996