NOTES ON PEOPLE (06/16/02)

NOTES ON PEOPLE

High school senior receives state award

HOLMDEL, N.J. - Roman Stephan Roik, son of Paul and Anita Roik of Holmdel, N.J., has been named an Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar. The award recognizes those New Jersey students in the top 10 percent of their senior class with exceptional performance on their SATs.

Mr. Roik attends Holmdel High School, where he was elected a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society. In addition, he has also been named a National Merit Commended Scholar.

During his sophomore year, Mr. Roik lived with his father in Indonesia and attended the Jakarta International School. There he was awarded a Gold Medal in the International School Mathematics competition.

Upon returning to the United States, Mr. Roik followed up on his keen interest in international affairs by helping establish the first Model United Nations team at his high school and being selected a finalist in the New Jersey Governors School for International Studies. Along with being a member of his school's Math League and Debate Society, he has successfully competed in various New Jersey Mock Trial Competitions.

While in high school he participated in his school's soccer and wrestling programs, and was a member of the Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization. He is also a onetime member of the Ukrainian folk dance troupe in Whippany, N.J.

Mr. Roik will be attending the University of Virginia this fall. He plans to enroll in the MacIntire School of Business with a concentration in international business.

Mr. Roik loves Soyuzivka and visits there often. He is a member of UNA Branch 170, having been enrolled by his grandfather Stephen Ostrowsky, the former financial secretary of the branch. His siblings, Roksana and Oles, also are members of the UNA.

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