UNA awards more than $16,000 in scholarships to university students

by Peter Steciuk

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - The Ukrainian National Association has awarded more than $16,000 in scholarships to 129 college students throughout the United States and Canada for the 2001-2002 academic year.

The recipients, all members of the UNA, submitted applications in late May for consideration by the UNA Scholarship Committee, consisting of Treasurer Stefan Kaczaraj, Auditor Yaroslav Zaviysky and Advisor Vasyl Luchkiv.

This year's UNA scholarships add to the more than $1.78 million awarded by the UNA since 1946, continuing its tradition of supporting the education and development of today's Ukrainian American and Ukrainian Canadian youth.

The Scholarship Committee awarded $100 to each of 36 incoming freshmen, $125 to each of 30 sophomores, $150 to each of 25 juniors and $175 to each of 29 seniors.

The nine remaining recipients, whose applications required a personal statement, were awarded special scholarships, entitling them to greater financial assistance from the UNA. These special awards were designated as follows.

• The Joseph and Dora Galandiuk Scholarship, in the amount of $2,000, was awarded to Larissa Babij (UNA Branch 387), 21, of Manchester, Ct., a senior majoring in architecture at Barnard College.
  
  
• The $750 Vera Stangl Scholarship was awarded to Rishi Barran (UNA Branch 777), 20, of Auburn, N.Y., a sophomore majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring in government at the University of Maryland at College Park.
  
  
• The Joseph Wolk Scholarship, carrying a $750 stipend, was awarded to Tonya Kornylo (UNA Branch 367), 19, of Rochester, N.Y., a sophomore majoring in political science at Russell Sage College.
  
  
• The $1,000 Jarosewycz Scholarship was awarded to Halyna Salabay (UNA Branch 269), 20, of Jersey City, N.J., a junior majoring in psychology and minoring in women's studies and art history at Rutgers University.

Five students were awarded the $500 Blackstone Scholarships:

• Julie Erickson (UNA Branch 206), 21, of Woonsocket, R.I., a senior majoring in human development and family studies and minoring in psychology at the University of Rhode Island;
  
  
• Karen Erickson (UNA Branch 206), 19, of Woonsocket, R.I., a sophomore majoring in athletic training and minoring in nutrition at Ithaca College;
  
  
• Nicholas J. Hull (UNA Branch 241), 20, of St. Petersburg, Fla., a junior with a double major in Slavic studies and history at Brown University;
  
  
• Halyna Kosovay (UNA Branch 277), 18, of West Hartford, Conn., a sophomore majoring in psychology and minoring in advertising at the University of Connecticut; and
  
  
• Stephanie Kun (UNA Branch 206), 19, of Herndon, Va., a sophomore majoring in telecommunications at Ohio University.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, September 2, 2001, No. 35, Vol. LXIX

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