User:Bzuk

I award you the wikiwings in recognition of your knowledgeable contribution to aviation articles. -Rig0

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William “Bill” Zuk is an author, filmmaker, historian, photographer and artist. He has spent much of his life as an educator, sharing his passion for writing, history and aviation with both children and adults.

A member of the Manitoba Writers' Guild, he is the author of 10 childrens’ and adult books, including:

• Janusz Zurakowski: A Legend in the Skies, 2007 (Canadian edition, 2004)
• The Avro Arrow Story, 2006
• The Avro Arrow: The Story of an Incredible Plane... 2004
• Avrocar: Canada’s Flying Saucer, 2001
• How Women Won the Vote in Manitoba, 1978 (Video/Kit)

As a documentary screenwriter, director and consultant, Bill has worked on 17 films to date, including:

• How Women Won the Vote, 1976
• Bearing his Soul: Gerry “The Big Bear” Barrett, CTV 2003
• Zero Over the Prairies, CTV/PBS, 2003
• Avrocar: Flying Saucer Secrets for the Past, Discovery Canada, 2002
• As Close as Brothers, MTS Allstream, 2010

As a pilot and aviation writer, Bill served as the Executive Director and Training Coordinator for the Manitoba Aviation Council. In this capacity, he developed a training syllabus for the Manitoba aviation industry and facilitated and administered the training program from pilot project to full implementation. He is a current member of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society, and a volunteer at the Western Canada Aviation Museum. The flying saucer he built for the Discovery Canada television documentary now resides there.

Working primarily as a teacher/librarian for several Manitoba school divisions, Bill also taught Art, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. He created new libraries in three different school divisions and developed systems and programing for libraries as well as integrating a computer curriculum. For three years, he served as the Chair of the Professional Development Committee for the Manitoba School Library Association. In the field of research, he analyzed educational materials for the Manitoba Textbook Bureau, Television Ontario, Manitoba Department of Education and Prentice-Hall of Canada. Curricula he designed include the Family Treasures Project, Story-Vine literature enrichment program, Convention Game, Election Simulation and Student Activity Blocks.

During a two year period, Bill was the co-chair of I Love to Read Days Reading Festivals in Winnipeg. He was the public relations coordinator for a Canadian Images 2 Conference and an Association of Media and Technology in Education in Canada conference.

For over 30 years, he has been the owner/operator of Timeless Memories Photography, and has served for 10 years as the official photographer for the Winnipeg International Air Show. Bill has also written extensively for aviation magazines worldwide, and was the editor of the trade journal, Western Canada Aviation & Aerospace, published bi-annually; currently he is the editor of the History Newsreel of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society.

Bill received his Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education and Masters of Education from the University of Manitoba.

This editor is a Master Editor and is entitled to display this Rhodium Editor Star.

This editor is an Illustrious Looshpah and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge.

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		The Original Barnstar
		For your tireless work creating, editing and improving Wikipedia's coverage of aircraft. Snowman 17:33, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		I'm usually just so proud of myself that I even cite something at all, that I forget the details. Thank You for always making my citations look their best. --Colputt 02:30, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		Great work updating aviation-related articles. Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 04:19, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

I hereby present this Plenary Indulgence to Bzuk in recognition of all his patience during this November 2007 --EH101 (talk) 15:07, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

		The Working Man's Barnstar
		For taking on the thankless task of cleaning up the references in F-4 Phantom II non-U.S. operators - thanks! Ahunt (talk) 19:18, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

For all your hard work on Anna May Wong, you deserve a cookie.

		Wikiwings
		For great work re-writing, formatting and generally fixing Hughes H-1 Racer. This is actually harder to do than writing a new article from scratch! - Ahunt (talk) 14:23, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

		The Special Barnstar
		To Bzuk, Thanks for making me laugh LOL:) Banrockstation (talk) 14:24, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

		Wikiwings
		For exemplary text and reference expansion work on Aluminum Overcast. - Ahunt (talk) 17:44, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

		The Citation Barnstar
		For swiftly finding and adding a whole mess of references to British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. - Ahunt (talk) 14:18, 18 October 2010 (UTC) The Writer's Barnstar Thanks again Bill! Bloggins762 (talk) 09:10, 26 August 2011 (UTC) The Original Barnstar Thanks for contributions to aviation articles, and for creating this picture. Sp33dyphil "Ad astra" 01:40, 28 September 2011 (UTC) The Film Barnstar Skittles the hog (talk) 18:03. 23 October 2011 (UTC) Sandbox Projects User:Bzuk/Sandbox/The Aviator, User:Bzuk/Sandbox/Templates, User:Bzuk/Sandbox/New Article, User:Bzuk/Sandbox/Another new article, User:Bzuk/Sandbox/ new article start, User:Bzuk/Sandbox/Another new article (1) The Basics The five pillars of Wikipedia How to edit a page Help pages Tutorial How to write a great article Manual of Style Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines Warning vandals The "uw-vandalism" series is often used. See {{uw-vandalism1}}, {{uw-vandalism2}}, {{uw-vandalism3}}, {{uw-vandalism4}}, and {{uw-vandalism4im}}. {{uw-3rr}} Users who vandalize after a recent final warning can be reported at WP:AIV. Other cautions: [1] This user is a member of WikiProject Aircraft. This user is a member of WikiProject Film.