NOTES ON PEOPLE (04/16/00)

NOTES ON PEOPLE

Student interns at Supreme Court

PITTSFORD, N.Y. - There is a road to each destination, some the farther, some the harder: Yurij Pawluk seems ahead of most on his long chosen trail. In November 1999 he received a telephone call from Washington informing him of his selection as one of only two undergraduates from among 240 applicants around the country to take part in the Judicial Internship Program at the United States Supreme Court in the spring semester.

Of Mr. Pawluk, 20, a human ecology student at Cornell University, New York State Sen. James S. Alesi (R-Perinton) said, "There isn't anything he can't do. If everyone else paints by numbers, then Yurij is Michelangelo." Sen. Alesi should know; Mr. Pawluk has applied his ability and capacity as the senator's legislative aide for the past two and a half years.

Now Mr. Pawluk will be interning for Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist's administrative assistant.

Mr. Pawluk spent his childhood Saturday mornings studying the Ukrainian language, literature and history at the Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies in Rochester, where he received a diploma with honors in May 1995. He was valedictorian of his Bishop Kearney High School graduating class.

He recently spent his summer vacations working for Sen. Alesi and volunteering at Monroe County Family Court, carries a 3.84 grade-point average, and is the College of Human Ecology's representative to the Cornell Student Assembly.

He will graduate from Cornell University in 2001 with a double major in policy analysis and management and in human development, after which he hopes to attend one of the top law schools in America.

His interests lie in juvenile law and family justice because, he says, it is the most neglected and "unglamorous stepchild of the legal system." This is where he feels he can make the most difference. Mr. Pawluk explains, "I think there are people out there doing things for the sake of doing them. I hope I'm not one of them."

Mr. Pawluk is a member of Plast. He, his twin brother and their parents, Oleh and Maria Pawluk, are all longstanding members of UNA Branch 367 in Rochester, N.Y.

Pastuszek honored with boulevard

LOWER CHICHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. - William J. Pastuszek has been honored with a street in his name. Ormond Street in Lower Chichester has been changed to Pastuszek Boulevard, in honor of the 53-year real estate professional, who has demonstrated tireless dedication to the character, culture and charm of the real estate he owns, improves, cultivates and maintains.

Through his own private funds and efforts, Mr Pastuszek for 30 years developed and redeveloped commercial, industrial and residential properties in the Township of Lower Chichester.

As noted in a resolution passed by the township's Board of Commissioners, he is well-known for his integrity, honesty and interest in promoting business and government working together for the good of the community.

Mr. Pastuszek is chairman of the UNA Auditing Committee and a member of UNA Branch 231.

Notes on people is a feature geared toward reporting on the achievements of members of the Ukrainian National Association. All submissions should be concise due to space limitations and must include the person's UNA branch number. Items will be published as soon as possible after their receipt, when space permits.

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