THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM (08/31/03)

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

Pennsylvania Ukrainian Club awards scholarships to students

by Ann Matish

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. - Scholarships totaling $3,600 were presented to six students during the third annual scholarship dinner of the Aliquippa Ukrainian Club, St. Nicholas Branch 120 of the Ukrainian National Association.

The recipients were Christopher Holland, Jennifer Refice, Kira Palichat, Michelle Masley, Valerie Refice and Melissa Reft.

To be eligible for these scholarships students must have a parent or guardian who is an active member of the Ukrainian Club and a UNA policyholder.

A special award was given to the family of the late Walter Drevna in recognition of his many years of service to the Aliquippa Ukrainian Club as both a loyal member and longtime officer. Through his hard work and dedication to the club, Mr. Drevna helped ensure the success of the Ukrainian Club, both today and for generations to come.

Interns complete a successful summer at The Ukrainian Weekly

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - The Ukrainian Weekly this summer was fortunate to have a pair of interns on its editorial staff: Roxolana Woloszyn of Maplewood, N.J., and Peter Steciuk of Convent Station, N.J.

Having joined us in late summer 2000, Mr. Steciuk has been our summer intern ever since (with time off for such things as running Plast camps - he was camp director for yunaky at the Vovcha Tropa campground and program coordinator of Morskyi Tabir during the summer of 2003).

Mr. Steciuk is also a veteran of The Weekly's 2001 and 2002 "Year in Review" issues. In September Mr. Steciuk will be off to Ukraine on a Fulbright Grant to study and work with non-governmental organizations.

Mr. Steciuk, 22, is a graduate of Harvard University, where he earned a B.A. in government magna cum laude and a Citation in Ukrainian. He has been accepted to Harvard Law School, but has deferred his admission to 2004, after he completes his 2003-2004 Fulbright stint in Ukraine.

The newcomer to our summer staff was Ms. Woloszyn, 19, a sophomore majoring in English at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. Ms. Woloszyn's career goal is to work as an editor in the field of publishing. During her internship at The Weekly, Ms. Woloszyn inaugurated "The News from Here" column and worked on various other projects at the paper.

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