Nation Builders and Community Recognition Awards

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Ukrainian Canadian Congress
Saskatchewan Provincial Council

980-606 Spadina Cres. East
Saskatoon, SK S7K 3H1

Phone: (306) 652-5850
Fax: (306) 665-2127
E-mail: uccspc@ucc.sk.ca

Nation Builders and Community Recognition Awards

About Nation Builders |

About Community Recognition |

Recognitions Committee |

Nominating Candidates |

Nation Builders and Community Recognition* Awards Recipients

A-E	F-J	K-P	Q-Z
1995	1996	1997	1998
1999	2000	2001	2002
2003	2004	2005	2006
2007	2008	2009	2010

* first awarded in 2005

About Nation Builders

Overview

In 1991, Ukrainian Canadians marked 100 years of Ukrainian settlement in Canada. At that time, the national Ukrainian Canadian Congress in Winnipeg recognized 100 Ukrainian Canadians who had made an outstanding contribution to the development of Canada. The Saskatchewan Provincial Council of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress resolved to similarly honour Ukrainians in this province. The Nation Builders Awards, initially titled Community Appreciation Awards, were initiated in 1995 and have been held annually since then.

The UCC-SPC Nation Builders Awards were established as an official recognition event of the UCC-SPC. The object is to recognize individuals:

who have provided, without reward or gain, outstanding service or exceptional community involvement in an area that is beyond the performance of the individual's normal duties or the exercise of the responsibilities of a profession to which that individual belongs; and/or
who have made a lasting impact on Saskatchewan and/or Canada through their contribution to Canadian or Ukrainian-Canadian community development, goals and ideals.

Each year about 10 individuals are so recognized. Candidates for recognition can be nominated by member organizations of the UCC-SPC as well as by individual members of the Ukrainian-Canadian community. The Recognition Committee reviews the submissions as well as the names of persons held in its database. Each group of honourees is chosen so as to represent a cross-section of the Ukrainian-Canadian community as well as Canadian society. Candidates for recognition must have spent a significant part of their lives in Saskatchewan or have made a significant part of their contribution while in Saskatchewan.

From its inception to the end of 2010, the Nation Builders Awards project has honoured 165 individuals (132 NBA, 33 CRA). Honourees hail from all parts of the province and represent a wide range of activities from the arts, to community advocacy, to community and/or political leadership, to accomplished professionals.

Luncheon Venue

The highlight of the Nation Builders Awards is the luncheon, commencing at noon on the first Sunday in November, at which time the honourees are recognized. The luncheon is a semi-formal event; the venue is decorated accordingly. From 1995-2000 the luncheon was held at the Hotel Bessborough in Saskatoon, in 2001 & 2002 it was held in Regina at the Hotel Saskatchewan and in 2003 it will be held in Yorkton at St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Parish Cultural Centre.

During the luncheon the honourees receive a ‘Nation Builders Awards’ trophy. The attendees receive, as a souvenir of the event, a commemorative booklet containing the biographical sketches of the year’s honourees.

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About Community Recognition

In 2005, as part of UCC-SPC’s Saskatchewan Centenary celebration, the prestigious Nation Builders recognition program was enhanced by the establishment of a second award -- the Community Recognition Award. The Community Recognition Award joins the Nation Builders Award as an annual presentation. Community Recognition Awards will be bestowed upon persons who have made meritorious contributions to the Ukrainian community and/or Saskatchewan-Canada in one or more of these areas:

Youth Achievement;
Leadership;
Volunteerism;
Cultural Preservation & Development;
Creativity & Innovation.

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Recognitions Committee

The Recognition Committee consists of a chairperson and up to four additional members appointed by the UCC-SPC Board for a term of three years. Mary Cherneskey (Saskatoon) was the first chairperson, heading the committee for two terms (1995-97 and 1998-2000) and Dr. Tony Harras (Regina) followed as chair for three terms from 2001-2009. Eugene Krenosky (Regina) is the current chair; Marie Kishchuk (Saskatoon), Pat Marchinko (Canora), Ollie Marciniuk (Hafford), John Rozdilsky (Saskatoon), Stephen Senyk (Regina) and Mary Ann Trischuk (Yorkton) are the other current members. Previous committee members include: Vera Labach (1995-2000), Alex Balych (1996-2005), Pearl Balych (2000-2003), Angeline Chrusch (2002-2004), Judge Andrew Kindred (1994), Merle Maximiuk (2004-2008) and Paul Ortynsky (2001-2006).

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