RELEASE
July 19, 2001
From:
Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences , Lincoln Nebraska
Contact: Cathy Oslzly 472-3121 for more information
Governor Mike Johanns signed a proclamation declaring August 1-3, 2001, Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) Days in the State of Nebraska. The proclamation aligns with the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences conference to be held in Lincoln August 1-3, 2001, sponsored by the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
Pictured bellow is Governor Johanns signing the proclamation with Dr. Mila Saskova-Pierce, Professor of Modern Languages and Literature at UNL and SVU program coordinators Cathy Oslzly and Tom Zumpfe. A group of Czech and Slovak supporters stands behind the governor.
Zumpfe
said "On behalf of Czechs and Slovaks in Nebraska, the United States
and around the World, we thank you for helping to promote awareness of
our heritage and our efforts to preserve it. SVU was formed in 1958 with
the purpose of providing a forum for the free development of Czechoslovak
culture in exile and making the world aware of the Czech and Slovak cultural
traditions, which date back more than a millennium. This purpose continues
today with over 100 presenters in more than 20 panels at the conference
to be held at UNL August 1-3, 2001."