The American Association for Ukrainian Studies The Organization and its Members
		AAUS is governed by a ten-member executive board, which consists of a president, vice-president, secretary-treasurer, and four members-at-large. The organization also has other committees and officers, as stipulated by its by-laws. It is a non-profit organization chartered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA. Its organizational infrastructure presently is supported by the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University. The organization was founded in 1989 at the time of the founding of the International Association for Ukrainian Studies.
		In this section: Contact information for officers of the organization. Information about AAUS and its members. A copy of our by-laws in .html and .pdf formats. Information about the leadership of the IAUS and other national affiliates.
		Executive Officers (2006-2008; click on names to e-mail): President: Alexandra Hrycak, Department of Sociology, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202, USA Vice-President: Vitaly Chernetsky, Department of German, Russian, and East Asian Languages, 172 Irvin Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA Secretary-Treasurer: Adriana Helbig, School of Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1114 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL 61801, USA Members-at-Large: Margarita Balmaceda, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, M. Quaid Hall, Seton Hall University,  South Orange, NJ 07079, USA Alexander Dillon, 393 Pacific St.,  Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA Paul D'Anieri, Office of the Associate Dean of International Programs, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA Serhii Plokhii, Department of History, CGIS South, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 Oxana Shevel, Department of Political Science, Eaton Hall, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 02155, USA Catherine Wanner, Department of History, 108 Weaver Building, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA Myroslava Tomorug Znayenko, Director of Central and East European Studies, Rutgers University, 175 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07l02, USA, Ex Officio Outreach Officer:  Marta Dyczok, Department of History, Social Science Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5C2, CANADA Newsletter Editor: Rory Finnin, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, 708 Hamilton Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA Communications Committee: Chair:  Robert De Lossa, 47 Hawthorne Rd., Wayland, MA 01778 USA Member: Rory Finnin, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, 708 Hamilton Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA Member: Alexander Dillon, 393 Pacific St.,  Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA Member: Vitaly Chernetsky, Department of German, Russian, and East Asian Languages, 172 Irvin Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA, Ex Officio Nominating Committee: Chair: Catherine Wanner, Department of History, 108 Weaver Building, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA Member: Vira Andrushkiw, US-Ukraine Foundation, 733 15th St. NW, Suite 1026,  Washington, DC 20005, USA Member: Jurij Dobczansky, Social Sciences Cataloging Division, CEEL, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave., Washington, DC 20540, USA Auditing Committee: Chair: Michael Naydan, 311 Burrowes Bldg., German and Slavic Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA Member: Alexander Motyl, Center for Global Change and Governance, Rutgers University, 123 Washington St., Suite 510, Newark, NJ 07102, USA Member: Andrew Sorokowski, 2384 Glenmont Circle #T-6, Silver Spring, MD 20902, USA Book Prize Committee: Chair: Marian Rubchak, 712 William St., Boonton, NJ 07005, USA Member: Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak, 4000 Cathedral Ave. NW, #143B, Washington, DC 20016, USA Member: Larissa Onyshkevych, 9 Dogwood Dr., Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, USA Article Prize Committee: Chair: Andriy Danylenko, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Pace University, 41 Park Row, 11th Fl., Room 1118, New York, NY 10038, USA Member: Position temporarily vacant. Member: Sonja Sluzar, 4003 Byron Rd., Wilmington, DE 19802, USA Translation Prize Committee: Chair: Maria Rewakowicz, 3901 Independence Ave. Apt. 4D, Riverdale, NY 10463, USA Member: Michael Naydan, 311 Burrowes Bldg., German and Slavic Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA Member: Vasyl Makhno, Shevchenko Scientific Society, 63 Fourth Ave., New York, NY, 10003, USA Information about the AAUS: The AAUS is the American affiliate of the International Association for Ukrainian Studies (IAUS). It also is an affiliate of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) and the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS). It meets twice years at the annual conventions of ASN and AAASS and at other times as appointed by the executive board or by petition of the membership. American participants in the world congresses of the IAUS (held every three years; the next will be in Chernivtsi in August 2002) must be members of AAUS. To join the AAUS, please fill out an on-line application form, or send a message to the Secretary-Treasurer, Adriana Helbig. Dues are $20US/year for students and retirees, $30US/year for faculty and professionals, $40/year for joint memberships (2 listings, one set of mailings). Dues-paying members receive the AAUS bulletin and the journal "Harvard Ukrainian Studies." As well, they are able to participate in AAUS-sponsored events at the ASN and AAASS conventions. The AAUS welcomes members from all professions and disciplines with an intellectual focus and interest on Ukraine or the Ukrainian diaspora. Its primary focus is on university-based Ukrainian studies and outreach to the broader public. Individuals interested in particular programs or in financially supporting the AAUS should contact the president, Myroslava Znayenko (click here). The AAUS By-Laws: Click here for .html version. Click here for a .pdf version. (Click here to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, with which to read .pdf files.) IAUS Executive Committee and Leadership of Other National Affiliates: Click here for IAUS Executive Board. Click here for a list of other national organizations and their leadership.    Links page Links to websites of interest for Ukrainian studies.  Brama.com homepage This site is hosted by Brama.com. Click here to see what else Brama has to offer those interested in Ukraine.  Contact the AAUS webmaster E-mail the AAUS webmaster with comments and suggestions for the site.