Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies Awards, Scholarships and Bursaries

The Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies, University of Manitoba, presented its 2007-08 awards to nineteen (19) students and researchers. Individual awards were presented to undergraduate students in the six courses offered in 2007-08 for highest and high marks. In addition, four major awards were handed out for outstanding scholarship.

The Awards Ceremony was part of the St. Andrew’s College 2008 Convocation and Awards Ceremony, held on Sunday, September 21, 2008 in the Great Hall of St. Andrew’s College, Winnipeg.

The Nicholas and Annie Dawyduk Scholarship was presented to Alexandra Kozelko for highest marks in Ukrainian Canadian Studies.

The Anne Smigel Scholarship was presented to Katie Kutryk for high standing in Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies.

The Andrew and Nellie Pawlik Scholarship was presented to Karolya Vargscarr for high academic standing and the fulfillment of a research computer project on Ukrainian Canadiana.

The Steve and Anna Zhuravetsky Research Fellowship was awarded to Dr. Robert Klymasz for a major project in Ukrainian Canadian Studies.

The scholarships and bursaries were derived from the St. Andrew’s College Foundation and the University of Manitoba Trust and Endowment Funds in support of the Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies.

The Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies congratulates all the scholarship and bursary winners and extends a sincere thank you to the families that created the awards. A considerable number of the families were present at the event.

The Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies, established in 1981, is a teaching, research and resource centre at the University of Manitoba and housed at St. Andrew’s College in Winnipeg. The mission of the Centre is to create, preserve, and communicate knowledge relating to Ukrainian Canadians through teaching, research, and community outreach.  For further information, contact the Centre at (204) 474-8906 or e-mail cucs@cc.umanitoba.ca