Amicus Poloniae
Amicus Poloniae (Latin: "Friend of Poland") is a distinction, established 1996 by the Polish ambassador to the United States and conferred annually to the citizens of the United States for merits in the field of Polish-American relations, especially in the popularization of achievements of Polish culture, sciences and promotion of Poland in the United Staes.
Together with the distinction the laureate obtains a tablet from cherry timber with brass White Eagle – the Coat of arms of Poland and engraved name of the laureate.
Laureates
- 1996 Stefan & Wanda Wilk – Los Angeles, California, Polish Music Center, University of Southern California[1]
- 1997 Ellen K. Lee – La Senda, California, Helena Modrzejewska Foundation, California[2]
- 1998 Paulina Babinski – Denver, Colorado, American Council of Polish Culture in Denver[3]
- 1999 Joshua Siegel – New York, NY, Department of Film and Video Museum of Modern Art., New York[4]
- 2000 Paul Mazursky – Beverly Hills, California, Actor, film director
- 2001 Hanna Saxon – Miami, Florida, Chopin Foundation in the USA
- 2002 George E. Pataki – governor of New York State
- 2003 Richard Farwell – Executive Director of Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
- 2004 Frank Barnyak – President of the U. S. Navy League in Los Angeles
- 2005 Anna M. Cienciala – Professor of History and Russian and Eastern European Studies, University of Kansas
- 2006 Salme Harju Steinberg – President of Northeastern Illinois University[5]
- 2007 David Lynch – cinema director
- 2007 Clay Bullwinkel - Silicon Valley businessman and mentor of Poland-based technology companies
- 2008 Yola Czaderska-Hayek, Mahendra Patel – Chief Executive Officer, Hope Medical Institute[6][7]
- 2009 Jane Kaczmarek – actress graduated from the University of Wisconsin and the Yale School of Drama.[8]
- 2010 Wojciech Kielak – Former president of the Polish American Congress in Nebrasca and a commanding officer in Gen. Maczek's division in the Western European Front
- 2012 Paula Freer – Director of International Government Relations for Marathon Oil Corporation
- 2013 Teresa Lowenthal, Paul Lowenthal – American Institute of Polish Culture, Miami, Florida
- 2014 Bruce Rauner – governor of Illinois[9]
- 2015 Georgetown University Press[10]
References
- ↑ Stefan Wilk
- ↑ Ellen K. Lee
- ↑ Paulina Babinski
- ↑ Joshua Siegel
- ↑ Salme Harju Steinberg Archived February 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Yola Czaderska-Hayek Archived February 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Mahendra Patel
- ↑ Jane Kaczmarek
- ↑ Bruce Rauner
- ↑ Georgetown University Press
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