Volyn University recognizes Ukrainian American historian

LUTSK, Ukraine - At a special session during the Third International Congress of Ukrainian Historians held here on May 17-19, Dr. Lubomyr Wynar was granted the title of honorary professor of the Lesia Ukrainka Volyn State University.

The granting of this honorary title to Prof. Wynar was based on the unanimous recommendation made by the Academic Council of Volyn State University on April 27. In conferring the title of Honorary Professor, Rector Ihor Kotsan noted that Dr. Wynar is recognized as a prominent historian who significantly impacted the development of organized scholarly life and historical sciences in the diaspora and in Ukraine.

Prof. Wynar is president of the Ukrainian Historical Association, which under his direction has established 17 active branches of the Ukrainian Historical Association at various Ukrainian universities . The journal, Ukrainian Historian, which he founded and has tirelessly edited for 43 years, is recognized as a premier scholarly publication by historians in Ukraine and one that plays a major role in the continued development of Ukrainian national historiography.

As the initiator of the triennial international congresses of Ukrainian historians, Prof. Wynar has opened the doors to many historians from Ukraine to interact professionally with their colleagues from other countries, thus elevating Ukrainian history to an international forum.

Rector Kotsan noted that the prestige and visibility of Volyn State University, as well as its College of History, was significantly raised by hosting the third International Congress of Ukrainian Historians, which attracted hundreds of scholars from various regions of Ukraine and from many other countries.

Prof. Wynar also holds honorary doctorates from the Chernivtsi National University and the National University of Ostroh Academy, and is a recipient of the Hrushevsky Medal from the Shevchenko Scientific Society in Lviv.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, July 9, 2006, No. 28, Vol. LXXIV

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