NOTES ON PEOPLE (06/25/00)

NOTES ON PEOPLE

Selected to prestigious N.J. Governor's School

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Alexa Kryzaniwsky, 17, of Madison, N.J., has been selected as one of only 20 outstanding students to attend the prestigious New Jersey Governor's School of the Arts for theater this summer.

The junior at Newark Academy in Livingston, member of a Ukrainian folk dance troupe directed by Roma Pryma Bohachevsky, and a student at Dance Innovations in Chatham, was selected on the bases of her PSAT/SAT scores, faculty recommendations and evidence of interest in the subject inside and outside the classroom.

After a rigorous and anxiety-filled audition process, in which she was pitted against 200 highly qualified nominees, Miss Kryzaniwsky learned that she was one of the few that made it into the month-long program at the College of New Jersey in Trenton, which involves intense study and rehearsal. The program culminates with a final performance by the students.

In addition to her extensive involvement with Newark Academy's acting programs and drama productions, Miss Kryzaniwsky also finds time to be active in Plast and to perform for the Dance Innovations Performance Foundation, a non-profit organization that hold benefits for charitable causes.

Articles about Miss Kryzaniwsky appeared recently in The Star-Ledger, New Jersey's largest newspaper, and Minute Man, the newspaper of Newark Academy.

Miss Kryzaniwsky, her parents, Dr. George and Christina Kryzaniwsky, and her two sisters, Lidia and Larysa, are members of UNA Branch 88.

Finds novel way to market cereals

BATTLE CREEK, Mich - The Kellogg Co. has a great mind behind its marketing. Marta Cyhan, senior manager of promotion marketing at the Battle Creek-based cereal maker, who had a large stake in the novel idea to put collectible Sesame Street Mini-Beans in Kellogg's products.

The Sesame Street beanbag doll promotion was described by Mrs. Cyhan as "fast and furious." She added, "I spent a lot of time in New York getting the program together. Seeing the project come to life was amazing."

"I feel lucky to have my job. You can be so creative," she said, "This is exactly what I've dreamed of doing. I couldn't have written it better than it came out."

It is by no means an easy task to snag such high-profile celebrities as supermodel Cindy Crawford, basketball stars Grant Hill and Sheryl Swoopes, and NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon, as Ms. Cyhan has helped to do. "For every 1 percent of glamour, you have 99 percent headache. But it' s redeeming that way," she added.

Ms. Cyhan (née Kuropas) is a graduate of Wayne State University. She came to Kellogg Co. two years ago from Stroh Brewing Co. "I obviously like grain based products, because I went from beer to cereal," she joked.

Ms. Cyhan was recently featured in an article headlined "Success: A packaged deal; Cyhan makes cereal more glamorous," in the Battle Creek Enquirer.

Ms. Cyhan is a member of UNA Branch 20 in Hamtramck, Mich., and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roman Kuropas.

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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