Memorable Manitobans: Manitoba Recipients of the Shevchenko Medal

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This award is conferred by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress on Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian people, groups, and organizations for outstanding contributions to the Ukrainian Canadian community.

Individuals

Recipient	Year
Jaroslaw Barwinsky (1926-2016)	?
Borislaw Nicholas Bilash (1929-2021)	?
Mary Sawchak Dyma (1899-1998)	1962
Isydore Hlynka (1909-1983)	1968
George [Jurij] Hwozdulych (1920-2002)	?
John George Karasevich (1910-1981)	?
Watson Kirkconnell (1895-1977)	1962
Walter Klymkiw (1926-2000)	?
Anatol Julian Kurdydyk (1905-2001)	?
Wasyl “Basil” Kushnir (1893-1979)	1961
Anellia “Nellie” Pawlik (1913-2015)	?
Walter Oleh Romaniw (1944-2016)	2004
Wasyl “William” Topolnicky (1893-1978)	1974
Orysia Paszczak Tracz (1945-2016)	2016
Mary Annie Wawrykow (1911-1977)	1971
Paul Yuzyk (1913-1986)	?

Groups and Organizations

Recipient	Year
Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre	2019

Sources:

“Three women given medal,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 July 1962, page 12.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 23 April 2024

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