Background
Zook, Merlin Wayne was born on July 2, 1937 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ellrose Durr and Frances Adeline (Loucks) Zook.
Zook, Merlin Wayne was born on July 2, 1937 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ellrose Durr and Frances Adeline (Loucks) Zook.
Bachelor, Goshen (Indiana) College, 1959; Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1961.
Research associate, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1958; graduate assistant, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1960-1961; audio-visual assistant, staff meteorologist, Mennonite Center Committee, Akron, Pennsylvania, 1961-1963; air quality program specialist, Pennsylvania Department Environmental Protection, Harrisburg, since 1963. Book reviewer Science Education Department Boston University, 1990-1992, National Weather Association, Temple Hills, Maryland., 1983-1988, book review editor, 1988-1992. Scientist, participant American Association for the Advancement of Science-Bell Atlantic Foundation, Washington, 1989-1990.
Guest lecturer Millersville (Pennsylvania) State University, 1988, 90, Boy Scouts American, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 1990, Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, 1990, 91-, Cub Scouts American, Camp Hill, since 1991. Member American Meteorological Society, Union of Concerned Scientists.
Married Maxine Beatrice Hartzler, May 1, 1965. Children: Kevin Ray, Kathleen Joy.