Sonia (Kotzko) Sagasz

b February 4, 1925 (Zyrawa, Ukraine). Sonia Sagasz arrived in Regina in 1949 from which time her commitment to Ukrainian Canadian community service has been far-reaching and tireless. She has served on executives and boards of the Ukrainian Catholic Women's League at St Basil's, the St Basil's Building Committee, the Ukrainian Co-op, National LUK, UCC – Regina Branch, Ukrainian Catholic Women's League of Canada, Women's UCC Regina Branch, and the Ukrainian Centennial Commission of Saskatchewan. Over the years, Sonia was able to fit into her busy schedule attendance at numerous UCWLC, World Congress and UCC congresses as well as participate in the Regina Centennial Choir, the Kyiv Pavilion (including being its ambassador in 1982), and originate the concept of the Saskatchewan Ukrainian Science Park. Sonia was awarded the Shevchenko Medal in 1995.

Murray Senkus

b August 31, 1914 (Hafford, SK). He received a Master of Science in 1936 from the University of Saskatchewan. Two yearls late he received a PhD from the University of Chicago; in 1966 he received a degree in Management of Research from the Harvard Business School. Dr Senkus' greatest achievement was developing the process for crystallizing sodium penicillin, which extended its storage life – a discovery that has since saved countless lives. He has visited Ukraine 12 times since 1969. He has provided financial assistance to the Lviv National University and has been a member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society for the last 55 years. He has been active with Caritas Ukraine and assisted in the establishment of the Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage at the University of Saskatchewan. He worked for many years as Director of Research and Development with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco and research manager with P.T. Djarum Tobacco in Indonesia.

Jean (Charko) Sternig

b February 28, 1918 (Krydor, SK) d December 25, 1996 (North Battleford, SK). Jean attended the University of Saskatchewan and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1937, a Bachelor of Education in 1956 and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Continuing Education in 1972. She was principal at Great Deer, Marsden, Krydor and then principal of the Battleford Collegiate Institute (1956-70). She was Director of Continuing Education at the Comprehensive High School at North Battleford (1970-78). From 1978 to 1984 she was employed by the North West Regional College as a Literary Co-ordinator and then for the last three years as principal. During this period, Jean established the Literacy and ESL programs, and initiated the extension of the university programs. Jean sat on the Saskatchewan Multicultural Advisory Council for four years, edited the Saskatchewan Multicultural Magazine and organized the Battlefords Multicultural Council in 1985.