Christine Turkewych awarded
the Queen Jubilee Medal
The
Shevchenko Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of the
Queen’s Jubilee Medal to Dr. Christine Turkewych in a recent
ceremony in Ottawa. “The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal
was created to honour Her Majesty’s 60 years of work on behalf of
Canadians, and to recognize Canadians who exemplify a similar
dedication to their community. Dr. Turkewych is one such Canadian
whose accomplishments deserve our recognition.” said Senator
Andreychuk who presented Dr. Turkewych with the award. Dr. Turkewych
is the Director of Literary Arts with the Shevchenko Foundation and
is responsible for the Kobzar Literary Awards; the John Syrnick Award
for Journalism and the Kobzar Writer’s Scholarship at Humber
College. We are proud of her valuable contributions to the Foundation
as well as to the wider Ukrainian Canadian community and wish her
Mnohaya Lita!
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Dr. Christine Turkewych (right) received Jubilee Medal presented by Sen. Raynell Andreychuk