NOTES ON PEOPLE (11/03/02)

NOTES ON PEOPLE

Winnipeg author receives Queen's Medal

WINNIPEG - Nonagenarian Dr. Michael Ewanchuk (left), author of 12 books on Ukrainian pioneers in Canada, as well as a book on Ukrainian contract workers in Hawaii, was honored recently by being presented the Queen's Medal on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth's 50 years on the British throne. The medal was presented by Lieutenant Governor Peter Liba (right) of Manitoba. Dr. Ewanchuk is currently working on two more books about Ukrainian settlers and pioneers. He is a longtime member of the Ukrainian National Association from Branch 175.

Photographer gets Fulbright grant

NEWTON, Mass. - Tania D'Avignon of Newton, Mass., a photographer, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to do research at the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in Kyiv during the 2002-2003 academic year, according to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board.

Her photo journalism project "Ukrainian Women in Transition" will depict the changing role of women in Ukraine at the turn of the millennium.

Ms. D'Avignon is one of approximately 800 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad to some 140 countries for the 2002-2003 academic year through the Fulbright Scholarship Program. Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the program's purpose is to build mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries.

The Fulbright Program, America's flagship international educational exchange activity, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Over its 56 years of existence, thousands of U.S. faculty and professionals have studied, taught or done research abroad, and thousands of their counterparts from other countries have engaged in similar activities in the U.S.

Recipients of Fulbright Scholar awards are elected on the basis of academic or professional achievement and demonstration of extraordinary leadership potential in their fields.

Ms. D'Avignon is a member of Ukrainian National Association Branch 55.

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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