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Afternoon Plenary Session After verification of quorum, the first order of business was approval of Minutes of the XXVII Convention held in Albany, New York. Next on the agenda was announcing the list of those who had earned the right to the title of Honorary Member. The six women chosen for this distinction would be formally recognized at the convention banquet. The remaining portion of the plenary ses sion focused on nominations and elections of N a tional Board Officers and the Auditing Committee. Ulana Zinych presented the report of the Nomina tion Committee and introduced the nominees: E xecutive C ommittee • President: Marianna Zajac (Branch 95, Central New York) • 1st Vice President: Ulana Zinych (Branch 108, New England) • 2nd Vice President (Membership): Anna Macie- linski (Branch 96, Detroit, Michigan) • 3rd Vice President (Culture): Sophia K. Hewryk (Branch 67, Philadelphia) • 4th Vice President (Public Relations): Chrystyna Melnyk (Branch 108, New England) • Corresponding Secretary: Ludmyla Hrabovsky (Branch 125, New York) • Financial Secretary: Roma Shuhan (Branch 83, New York) • Treasurer: Nadia Cwiach (Branch 30, New York) • Press Secretary: Lidia Slysh (Branch 64, New York) • Member-at-Large: Vera N. Kushnir (Branch 99, Central New York) • Member-at-Large: Irene Steckiw (Branch 113, New York) • Recording Secretary: Maria Andriyovych (Branch 125, New York) S tanding C ommittees • Education: Christine Shwed (Branch 88, Phila delphia) • Arts and Museum: Zoriana Haftkowycz (Branch 86, New Jersey) • Scholarship Program: Maria Polanskyj (Branch 98, New Jersey) • Archives: Olha Trytyak (Branch 86, New Jersey) • Health and Ecology: Orysia N. Tresznewsky, M.D. (Branch 54, Philadelphia) • Social Welfare: Irena Rudyk (Branch 83, New York) • Auditing Committee Chair: Oxana Farion (Branch 90, Philadelphia) • Auditing Committee Member: Maria Tomorug (Branch 83, New York) • Auditing Committee Member: Renata Zajac (Branch 95, Central New York) • Auditing Committee Alternate: Tatiana Rishko (Branch 92, New Jersey) • Auditing Committee Alternate: Halyna Keller (Branch 88, Philadelphia) All nominees were approved by unanimous voice of voting delegates and the session was ad journed. Banquet Saturday night’s Convention Banquet began with a cocktail reception, with guests and delegates in elegant attire mingling, renewing acquaintances, and unwinding from the day’s meetings and ses sions. Place cards, each sporting a miniature hand- embroidered rushnyk and the UNWLA emblem, directed those attending to their tables. Once all had found their seats, Convention Chair Anna Macie- linski formally opened the program with a brief welcoming speech and introduced Natalia Hewko, the Master of Ceremonies for the banquet. After acknowledging honored guests representing various institutions and organizations at the banquet, Ms. Hewko introduced Honorary President Iryna Kuro wyckyj, reciting highlights of Mrs. Kurowyckyj’s distinguished accomplishments as UNWLA presi dent, as the first Ukrainian president of the National Council of Women/USA, and as a strong commu nity leader. In her farewell address, the Honorary President formally thanked each member of her administration and introduced her successor, Ma rianna Zajac, providing a brief history of the newly elected president’s previous work in the organiza tion as Branch president, Regional Council presi dent, and vice president. Praising Ms. Zajac’s diverse accomplishments, she remarked, “She’s a mover and shaker.” At the podium, President Marianna Zajac greeted guests and delegates and spoke about her vision for the UNWLA and her enthusiasm for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. (Her acceptance speech will be printed in its entirety in Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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