Dutka, June 1943-

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DUTKA, June 1943-

PERSONAL: Born June 7, 1943, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; daughter of Michael Philip and Olga (Andrusyshen) Dutka. Ethnicity: "Ukrainian." Education: University of Manitoba, B.A., 1964; University of British Columbia, B.L.S., 1966. Religion: Ukrainian Catholic.

ADDRESSES: Home—Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, Department of Slavic Languages and Literature, University of Toronto, 1 Spadina Cres., Room 109, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2J5.

CAREER: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, reference librarian at Elizabeth Dafoe Library, 1966-68, government publications librarian, 1968-69, head of government publications section, 1969-95, libraries' development officer, 1995-98, senior scholar, 1999-2001, librarian emeritus, 2001—. Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre, member of board of directors, 1978-81.

MEMBER: Canadian Library Association, Canadian Association of University Teachers, Manitoba Library Association, Gilbert and Society of Winnipeg (member of board of directors, 2002—), Ukrainian Catholic Women's League of Canada, Alumni Association of the University of Manitoba, Friends of the University of Manitoba Libraries.

WRITINGS:

The Grace of Passing: Constantine H. Andrusyshen, the Odyssey of a Slavist, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2000.

Contributor to books, including Extraordinary Ordinary Women: Manitoba Women and Their Stories, edited by Colleen Armstrong, Manitoba Clubs of the Canadian Federation of University Women (Manitoba, Canada), 2000. Contributor of articles and reviews to library journals and other periodicals, including Canadian Home Economics Journal.

WORK IN PROGRESS: A book tracing the 100-year history of St. Nicholas Church, the oldest Ukrainian Catholic church in Winnipeg.

SIDELIGHTS: June Dutka told CA: "The result of my research and writing, The Grace of Passing: Constantine H. Andrusyshen, the Odyssey of a Slavist, fulfills my wish to recreate the main phases of the life and writings of Dr. Constantine Andrusyshen (1907-1983), because he had never written anything autobiographical. Through interviews with his colleagues, former students, and family members, it was interesting for me to gain insight into the social, spiritual, and cultural environment in which he grew up.

"Throughout my story, I attempted to illustrate the high value that immigrants who came to Canada during the early 1900s placed on education. Andrusyshen's chief legacy, the Ukrainian-English Dictionary, continues to be popular years after his death. At the time of his death in 1983, Andrusyshen was well known in Canada and abroad as a translator and lexicographer. He was recognized as a key figure in the establishment of Slavic studies in Canadian universities."