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she also thanked Honorary President Iryna Kuro wyckyj for her support and friendship. Speaking on behalf of the board of directors of New York Federal Credit Union, Irena Chaban presented formal greetings and extended their con gratulations to President Marianna Zajac. She pre sented the newly elected president with a check for $10,000, a gift from the credit union to support the UNWLA’s future endeavors. At this juncture, Honorary President Iryna Kurowyckyj presided over a hallowed UNWLA tradition— formally best owing the title Honorary Member on UNWLA members who had distin guished themselves in serving the organization. The six women honored by this prestigious designation were Natalia Hewko, Olha Hnateyko, Oxana Farion, Iwanna Martynets, Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak, and Maria Chymynec, the first woman to chair the UNWLA’s Scholarship Program. (1967-1971). A musical inter lude featuring Oksana Kro- vytska, a soloist with the New York City Opera, followed. In introducing Ms. Krovytska, Master of Ceremonies Natalia Hewko noted that “she is the Butterfly Puccini wanted,” an accolade that was solidified during the diva’s masterful rendition of the Madame Butterfly’s intricate aria. Ms. Krovyt ska also performed songs by Ukrainian composers Mykola Kolesa and Mykola Lysenko, dedicating the songs to UNWLA members. She noted that it was another Ukrainian soprano— Solomia Krushelnytska —whose rendition of Puccini’s Butterfly in 1904 ensured the opera’s acceptance and appeal among opera devotees throughout the world. An exciting feature of the triennial UNWLA convention is an award ceremony hono ring Young Women Achievers. Presenting the awards at this year’s convention were Dr. Iwanna Ratych and UNWLA Parliamentarian Dr. Oksana Xenos, who was recognized as a Young Woman Achiever at a previous convention. The young women selected to receive the award were carefully selected by a committee chaired by Dr. Ratych. The seven young women are Olga Halaburda, Adrianna Melnyk-Hankewycz, Na talie Anne Lissy, Adrianna Daria Slyz, Solomia So roka, Oksana Woloszczuk Andrushkiw, and Christina Korduba Zachar. All awardees have distin guished themselves profes sionally and have been active members of their respective Ukrainian hro- madas. (Biographical data on individual awardees, compiled by Dr. Iwanna Ratych, is presented in the sidebar accompanying this report.) Called to the podium, Nadia McConnell, president of the U.S./Ukraine Foundation and a for mer Young Woman Achiever honored at a previous convention offered her best wishes to the awardees, thanked Honorary President Iryna Kurowyckyj for her support of the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, and acknowledged the “UNWLA’s pivotal role in Ukraine and within the Ukrainian diaspora.” The banquet concluded with final remarks from MC Natalia Hewko and a closing prayer offered by Bishop Oleksandr. Convention Banquet Place Card We are grateful to Iryna Buczkowski for all photographs accompanying this article, for her assistance in related matters, and for her generosity in donating her honorarium to Our Life Press Fund.
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