Friend of Ukraine Award
Periodically the Society selects a recipient(s) to receive the UTS Friend of Ukraine Award to a non-Ukrainian person or entity in recognition of service to Ukraine or Ukrainians.
If you know of a worthy individual in the community, consider nominating him or her.
If you know of a worthy individual in the community, consider nominating him or her.
Congratulations to Congressman Tim Murphy - 2016 UTS Friend of Ukraine Award Recipient!
Left to right: Roksana Korchynsky, Ph.D. (President), Eugene Szestak (Board Member), Halyna Mykhailiv Ciarallo (Board Member), George Honchar (Vice-President), Congressman Tim Murphy, Motria Hodowanec (Secretary), Bonnie Lee Reinhart (Board Member), Michele Corba Kapeluck (Board Member)
Year |
Friend of Ukraine Award Recipient |
Description |
|
2014
2008 2006 2002 2000 |
E. Maxine Bruns
Mrs. Marlies Backaus Murphy Andrew N. Farley, Esquire Rotary Club of Norwin Ms. Gail Shrott, Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Council of International Visitors |
For writing the book, A Parents' Guide to International Adoption with a focus on Ukrainian Adoptions, and for facilitating the adoption into the US of more than 50 children from Ukraine For providing pro bono legal services for Ukrainian organizations and for underwriting Festive Ukrainian Cooking authored by Marta Piestska Farley For working with the Tri-State (Pittsburgh) Children of Chornobyl Relief Committee to establish a Poison Control Center in Lviv, Ukraine For hosting delegations from Ukraine |