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Our Life | Наше життя February | Лютий 2021 25 Upon her retirement as Editor-in- Chief of the Ukrainian National Association’s news publications The Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda , the National Board of the UNWLA wishes to express its deepest appreciation to Roma Hadzewycz (member of Branch 75, Morris County, NJ) for her many years of service and her many contributions in support of Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora. Over her 43-year career with The Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda , Roma produced a prodigious body of work documenting not only historical events of contemporary Ukraine, but also the life of diaspora Ukrainians around the world. Under her guidance, these publications served as highly respected journalistic vehicles sourced worldwide by government entities, politicians, and diplomats for information about developments in Ukraine and the diaspora. National Board Pays Tribute to While still in college, Roma was a part-time intern at The Ukrainian Weekly . After graduating from New York University with a double major in journalism and psychology, she began working full-time for The Weekly and went on to obtain a master’s degree in journalism from NYU. In 1977 she became a member of The Weekly’ s editorial staff and in 1980 assumed the responsibilities of its Editor. Her title was elevated to Editor-in- Chief in 1991. In 2007 her Editor- in-Chief role expanded to include Svoboda . In addition to producing regular editions of The Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda , Roma has edited “Ukraine Lives!” (2002), a compilation of historic articles published between 1988 and 2001 and released to mark the 10th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence; edited “The Ukrainian Weekly 2000,” Volumes I and II (2000, 2001), a selection of the most significant news stories published by the newspaper during its then 67 years of existence and released to mark the end of one millennium and the beginning of another; and coedited “The Great Famine in Ukraine” (1983), published by The Ukrainian Weekly on the 50th anniversary of the Famine- Genocide in Ukraine. The UNWLA was one of the first to recognize Roma’s accomplishments, presenting her with the UNWLA Extraordinary Professional Achievement Award at its 1984 convention. The Board is proud to count Roma as a longtime member of Branch 75 in Morris County, NJ. The Board thanks Roma for her many years of service to the UNWLA and for her outstanding accomplishments as Editor- in-Chief of The Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda . We wish her a happy and adventurous retirement and success in any future endeavors. Well done, Roma! Marianna Zajac, UNWLA President, on behalf of the National Board Roma Hadzewycz
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