fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt nˈoʊæk sˈɜːvd ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi, ðˈɛn ˈɜːnd ɐ dʒˈeɪ.dˈiː. fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv bˈʌfəlˌoʊ lˈɔː skˈuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
From 1957 to 1958 Nowak served in the United States Army, then earned a J.D. from the University of Buffalo Law School in 1961.