UCC-APC ANNUAL HETMAN AWARDS
Honour Ukrainian Community Volunteers!
In 1998, the UCC-Alberta Provincial Council initiated an Annual Hetman Awards to acknowledge significant volunteer achievements of outstanding Ukrainian Albertans. The Annual Hetman Awards are dedicated to the celebration of all volunteers who have chosen to give their time, effort and expertise in order to keep our Ukrainian Canadian community in Alberta strong, vibrant and active. In 2020 new recognition category was added – Professional Achievement Award. The UCC-APC recognizes that many members within and beyond our community make substantial, positive impacts on Ukrainian issues through their professional work.
The UCC-APC welcomes nominations from any organization or group of individuals in Alberta. The Hetman Award selection committee is comprised of former Hetman Award recipients. All award recipients will be publicly honoured at the Annual Hetman Awards Gala. Please note that all sitting presidents of organizations that are members of the UCC-APC board are not eligible for a Hetman award.
I was very honored when I found out about this. Volunteerism and keeping our Ukrainian Community strong is something I care deeply about. Not for recognition. But for the good of our community and the upcoming generations behind us. My parents and grandparents did the same for our community. I owe it to them to continue the tradition and keep building on our community. Christopher Gnyra, 2021 Hetman Award recipient
2022 DEADLINE IS July 19th 2022! NEW! Please note that the Senior and Adult Hetman Awards have been merged. We now accept nominations for Hetman Outstanding Leader for everyone ages 31+ and Outstanding Youth Leader ages 16-30.
Questions? Call the UCC-APC office at (780) 414-1624 or email us.
2021
The Hetman 2021 Recipients are as follows:
Outstanding Leader: Amil Shapka, Bill Shostak, Chris Gnyra, Chrystia Moussienko, Marian Gauk, Mary Krys
Exemplary Volunteer: Anne Stephen
Professional Achievement: Debbie Kachmar-Potter, George Chrunik, Ihor Bohdan, Ken Kachmar, Mykola Kanevets, Radomir Bilash
Posthumus: Dr. Bohdan Medwidsky, Elias John Cholach
2020
The Hetman 2020 Recipients are as follows:
Adult: Marko Kopinec, Lidia Wasylyn, Borys Sydoruk, Oksana Dawid
Senior: Slava Yopyk
Exemplary Volunteer: Cheryl Semeniuk, Svitlana Kadziela
Professional Achievement: Olenka Bilash, Shane Gibson
L to R: Ambassador Andriy Shevchenko, Orysia Boychuk, President, UCC-APC, Svitlana Kadziela, Marco Levytsky, Marko Kopinec, Slava Yopyk, Lidia Wasylyn, Cheryl Semeniuk, Consul General Oleksandr Danyleiko
L to R: Shane Gibson, Oksana Dawid, Borys Sydoruk, Inna Thorn, President, UCC-Calgary
Download Hetman Awards 2020 Booklet here.
Hetman Awards Show with interviews can be found here.
Thank you to our Hetman Awards Show sponsor Ukrainian Canadian Professional & Business Association of Calgary!
UCPBA Calgary is a community of professionals and business owners of Ukrainian descent who support each other and our community through a variety of activities. Our focus is on professional and business growth & on promoting our Ukrainian heritage. To connect with UCPBA Calgary, visit their website https://www.ucpbacalgary.ca/ or email them at admin@ucpbacalgary.org.
2019
The Hetman 2019 Recipients are as follows:
Youth: Leanna Makuch, Michael Wowk, Laryssa Shmihelska,
Adult: Daria Luciw, Tim Baydala, Bohdan Horich, Ulana Soletsky
Seniors: Evelyn Cook, and Mary Bereziuk
Exemplary Volunteers: Barbara Olynyk, Eugene Luchka, Rosemarie Nahnybida, Violet Kully
2018
For more photos, click here
Click below for the recipient interviews:
Hetman Award Recipients
Exemplary Volunteer Award Recipients
Click here for Alberta Kontakt’s Coverage on the 2018 Hetman Awards in Calgary, AB
2017
Helen Sirman – Exemplary Volunteer
2016
List of recipients – Special 125th Anniversary Community Awards
2015
Left to Right: Olesia Luciw-Andryjowycz – President, Steffie Chmilar, Oleh Wowk, Ivanna Kruhlak, Mary-An Sech, Emil Yereniuk, Vlodko Boychuk, Bohdan Walkiw.
Not pictured: Bill Kravec.
2014
First row seated left to right: Olesia Luciw-Andryjowycz, President, UCC – APC, Luba Kovalchyk, Frances Sych, Lawrence Pshyk, Orest Eveneshen
Second row left to right: Eileen Yewchuk (Family member representing Mary Goy – posthumous), Olesia Markevych, Cassian Soltykevych, Zorya Belanger, Andrea Kopylech
2013
Left to right sitting: Oksana Iwaszko, Ivanna Szewczuk, Nettie Kowal, Ron Zapisoski, Larry & Donna Sendziak
Back row left to right: Barbara Hlus, President UCC-APC, Mr. Alexandruk, Adrian Warchola, Jason Golinowski, Steve Chwok, William Dymianiw, Uliana (Elaine) Holowach-Amio, Danylo Moussienko
2012
Photo by Marco Levytsky
Back Row (L-R): Andriy Nahachewsky, Maryana Mykhaylyak, Juliana Michayluk, Yuri Broda, Olga Hlus, Joyce Chrunik-Rudiak.
Front Row (L-R): Lesia Savedchuk, Korneil Ozipko, Pauline Lysak, UCCAPC President Daria Luciw, Victor Pysyk, Dr. Doris Kule, Dr. Peter Kule.
October 14, 2012 – Ukrainian Youth Unity Complex, Edmonton, AB
2011
Photo by Marco Levytsky
Front row (L-R): Mr. Ed Stelmach receives a Hetman Award from UCC-APC summer student Adrian Warchola.
Back row (L-R): Mrs. Marie Stelmach, summer student Amy Yaremcio (covered), UCC-APC President Daria Luciw.
2010
Photo by Marco Levytsky – Premier Ed Stelmach (M-centre), Mayor of the City of Edmonton Stephen Mandel (R-top) and UCC-APC President Daria Luciw (M-right), with the 2010 Hetman Awards Recipients (L to R): Ksenia Fedyna, Katrina Baziuk, Oksana Dacko, Mila Luchak, Audrey Uzwyshyn (posthumous award – Taras Uzwyshyn), Dobr. Nadia Kryschuk, Eugene Topolnisky, Jaroslaw Szewczuk, Andrew Ilnycky, Peter Dziedzic
2009
Photo by Marco Levytsky – Bishop Most Reverend David Motiuk, Premier Ed Stelmach, Minister Gene Zwozdesky (with the Shevchenko Medal), UCC National President Paul Grod, UCC-APC President Daria Luciw, UCC-Edmonton President Luba Feduschak, UCC-Calgary President Michael Ilnycky with the 2009 Hetman Awards Recipients.
Hetman Awards Banquet Photo Gallery
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Previous UCC-APC Hetman Award Recipients, 1998 – 2013
| 1998 Maria Dytyniak Myroslav Hladyshevsky Elsie Kawulych Paul Kit Vera Kunda Ludvik Marianych Orest Olineck John Pawluk Lloyd Sereda Peter Zagrosh | 1999 Anna Bombak William Fedeyko Jean Holuk Chester Kuc Volodymyr Kuzmyn Marco Levytsky Helen Marianych Wasylyna Mychasiuk Volodymyr Paik Natalka Talanchuk | 2000 Elsie Choban Peter Dackiw Ivan Lahola Mary Lobay Walter Marych Maria Pastuszenko Steve Sumka Mykola Woron Amanda Shuya Orest Zarsky | 2001 Dmytro Todosijchuk Rev. Jaroslaw Puk Roman Brytan Mary Porenchuk Adrian Harasymiw Steve Kowal David Makowsky Chrystal Myroniuk John Solodzuk Fiona Pelech Halia Lypsky-Wilson | 2002 Leanna Dejneka Bohdan Tataryn Carla Kozak Nellie Seniw Lena Sloboda Lydia Talpash Tamara Tatuch Andrew Wujcik George Yopyk Zenon Wasarab Michael Senych | |
| 2003 Joanna Krupicz Tammy Komarnisky Stan Kobylko Taras Podilsky Irene Tarnawsky Alexandra Hohol Vicky Beauchamp Steve Romaniuk Nadia Cyncar | 2004 Volodymyr Amiot Mykola Vorotylenko Luba Kuc Marry Necyk Harry Prockiw Mack Skoreyko Doris Lychak Lubomyr Pastuszenko Olia Savaryn Tekla Tkaczyk | 2005 Paul Groch Andrew Hladyshevsky Joyce Sirsky-Howell Marion Ostapchuk Lesia Pohoreski Orest Soltykevych Catherine Chichak Harry Hohol Eva Tomiuk Nellie Wasylik | 2006 Bruce Prytuluk Julian Nahnybida Roman Petryshyn Gordon Gordey Markian Amiot Melety Snihurowych Romana Poritska Cathy Lebedovich Patricia Faulder | 2007 Rena Hanchuk Susanna Lynn Wasyl Bahniuk Fiona Frances Tarnowetz John Zinchuk Leo Zalucky Edward Chmilar Krystal McCormick Marusia Shysh | |
| 2008 Stephan Yaremchuk Gloria Ferbey Judge Russell Dzenick Elizabeth Holinaty MaryAnn Baziuk Tanya Lesiuk Irene Jendzjowsky Luba Feduschak Nick Bihun Taras Lys Luba Boyko-Bell | 2009 Katrina Michayluk Juliana Masiuk John Eshenko Lilea Wolanska Art Mykyte Harry Mosychuk Elizabeth Sembaliuk Namisha Hlus Jean Mekitiak Mary Shewchuk Michael Hantzsch | 2010 Katrina Baziuk Oksana Dacko Mila Luchak Eugene Topolnisky Andrew Ilnycky Jaroslaw Szewczuk Ksenia Fedyna Peter Dziedzic Nadia Kryschuk Taras Uzwyshyn | 2011 Ed Stelmach Marie Stelmach | 2012 Yuri Broda Maryana Mykhaylyak Joyce Chrunik Rudiak Andriy Nahachewsky Juliana Michayluk Lesia Savedchuk Korneil Ozipko Victor Pysyk Shirley Din Pauline Lysak Olga Hlus Drs. Peter & Doris Kule | |
| 2013 Danylo Moussienko Adrian Warchola Oksana Iwaszko Uliana(Elaine)Holowach-Amiot Ivanna Szewczuk Jason Golinowski Larry & Donna Sendziak William Dymianiw Ron Zapisocki Nettie Kowal Olga Alexandruk Steven Chwok | 2014 Luba Kovalchyk Frances Sych Lawrence Pyshk Orest Eveneshen Mary Goy Olesia Markevych Cassian Soltykevych Zorya Belanger Andrea Kopylech | 2015 Steffie Chmilar Oleh Wowk Ivanna Kruhlak Mary-An Sech Emil Yereniuk Vlodko Boychuk Bohdan Walkiw Bill Kravec | 2016 Special 125th Anniversary Community Awards List of Recipients | 2017 Lt. Gen. Paul Wynnyk Kevin Royle Iryna and Oleksiy Karpenko Ivanka Soletsky Roman Soltykevych Orysia Boychuk Iryna Kalynovich Larissa Podilsky Steve Orleski Stephanie Soltykewych Luba Atamaniuk Cassie Gavnichuk Bill Kravec (Postthumous) Helen Sirman | |
| 2018 Youth Daniel Feculak Stephania Nedoshytko Brett Strutynski Stephania Romaniuk Adult: Gregory P. Syrnick Dr. Linda Dudar Oleksandr Melysh Dr. Alla Nedashkivska Senior: Zennovia Haydey Evelyn Eveneshen Bohdan Pivovarchuk Anna Zwozdesky Exemplary Volunteers: Evelyn Cook Virginia Sharek Darlene Jasinski Marcia Maluta Anne Pawelek Ivan Mohyla Deborah Johnson |
