NEW YORK – Mykola Haliv, a longtime friend of the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) and the first head of the New York Friends of UCU Committee, celebrated his 96th birthday on June 29. His friends joined both personally and virtually to extend their best wishes.

Alex Kuzma, chief development officer of the Ukrainian Catholic Education Found­ation, announced the establishment of the Mykola Haliv Scholarship Fund, started by Mr. Haliv’s daughter, Lesia Haliv, and sister-in-law, Oksana Malanchuk.