NOTES ON PEOPLE (05/23/99)

NOTES ON PEOPLE

Cited for 10 years of public service

HARWOOD HEIGHTS, Ill. - Andrew Skyba, trustee of the Norwood Park Fire Protection District, was honored on April 7 by the Norwood Park Township Regular Republican Organization for 10 years of public service. Mr. Skyba was re-elected to that post during the April 13 elections. More than 100 persons attended the testimonial dinner at the Suparossa, which also featured candidates running for local office and elected officials.

Mr. Skyba is an active member of the Ukrainian community, most notably the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council, as chairman of the Illinois chapter, and the Ukrainian National Association, which he serves as advisor, Chicago district secretary and secretary of Branch 399 (Lions).

Mr. Skyba is active also in the local Ukrainian Independence Day Committee and the Ukrainian-American Chamber of Commerce, is a charter member of the Ukrainian Famine Commission and a member of the Friends of the Ukrainian Consulate Committee.

He has been a member of the Harwood Heights Youth Commission since 1989, working with projects for residents and their children; has served on the Harwood Heights Plan Commission since 1994; and is a trustee of Local 2081 of the AFSCME union of government employees as well as a member of the union's auditing committee.

Mr. Skyba is a child protection investigator and language specialist with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. He holds a B.A. in criminal justice administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago, earned a certificate from the Graduate Level Lawyers Assistant Program from Roosevelt University, and has done graduate work in sociology and criminology at Western Illinois University.

He has been active as a legislative aide in the State Senate, served as coordinator of local and congressional political campaigns, and acted as liaison for ethnic affairs to the governor's office. Mr. Skyba is a past president of the Jefferson Park Township Young Republicans and a current member of he Norwood Park Township Regular Republican Organization.

Inducted as member of honor society

FRACKVILLE, N.J. - Ulana M. Chabon, daughter of Joseph and Andrea Chabon of Frackville, has been inducted into the national engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi.

Ms. Chabon is a junior at Lehigh University, where she is majoring in chemical engineering. Members elected to this society are ranked in the top eighth of the junior class. They must display leadership in extracurricular activities and in the classroom, highest standards of integrity and breadth of interest both inside and outside of engineering.

Ms. Chabon is also a Presidental Scholar. Upon completion of her senior year, she may continue her education at Lehigh University for an additional 12 months on a full scholarship. She will continue her co-op program with Mobil Technology Corp. in New Jersey during the summer months.

Ms. Chabon is member of Ukrainian National Association Branch 242.

Notes on people is a feature geared toward reporting on the achievements of members of the Ukrainian National Association. All submissions should be concise due to space limitations and must include the person's UNA branch number. Items will be published as soon as possible after their receipt, when space permits.

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