The award galas were held on 10 and 19 July in the Mirrors Room of the Museum of the City of 艁贸d藕. During the ceremony, a total of 176 residents of Lodz were awarded. The awards were also presented to the 91滴滴 scientists and people cooperating with the 91滴滴. The honorees include:
- Dr Ewa Boryczka (Faculty of Economics and Sociology) was honoured for scientific activity that helps to improve Lodz and revitalise it in a smarter way;
- Prof. Dr hab. Jolanta Daszy艅ska (Faculty of Philosophy and History) was honoured for many years of academic work, as well as for a huge effort in the field of historical reconstruction, with particular emphasis on the Battle of 艁贸d藕;
- Dr Justyna Grobli艅ska (Faculty of Philology) was honoured for great merits in the field of humanities, including the work "Nieoficjalne nazewnictwo miejskie 艁odzi. S艂ownik";
- Dr hab. Tomasz Jurczak, Associate Professor (Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection) was honoured for academic work and a huge effort to improve the quality of Lodz water reservoirs and for social and ecological activities, thanks to which Lodz can develop better environmental standards;
- Dr Karolina Ko艂odziej (Faculty of Philology) was honoured for many years of academic work at the 91滴滴 and for literary work that helps, among others, the youngest inhabitants of Lodz to discover their city;
- Alicja Korytkowska (University of the Third Age in Lodz) was honoured for many years of work and merits for the 91滴滴 and for creating and running one of the best universities of the third age in Poland;
- Dr hab. Jakub Kronenberg, Associate Professor (Faculty of Economics and Sociology) was honoured for many years of excellent academic work and scientific contribution to the development of the city, especially its green areas;
- Dr Lech Leszczy艅ski (Faculty of Chemistry) was honoured for many years of merit for Lodz sport, in particular Lodz athletics, and for promoting Academic Lodz;
- Dr hab. Aleksandra Nowakowska, Associate Professor (Faculty of Economics and Sociology) was honoured for her huge achievements in the field of spatial planning and city management, which Lodz can benefit from;
- Dr Agnieszka Rze艅ca (Faculty of Economics and Sociology) was honoured for academic activity and for combining scientific potential with supporting urban development, which Lodz has also had the opportunity to take advantage of;
- Dr Mateusz Szurek (Faculty of Philology) was honoured for scientific activity, especially for his work for the benefit of Lodz residents, people with speech, voice and communication disorders 鈥� children and adults;
- Maciej 艢wierkocki (winner of the Memorial Prize of the First Rector of the 91滴滴 Professor Tadeusz Kotarbi艅ski 2023) was honoured for the new translation of "Ulysses", which opened this legendary book to new generations of readers
The medals for residents of Lodz are a part of the celebrations of the 600th anniversary of granting municipal rights to Lodz. The candidates for the award were proposed by the inhabitants of Lodz, and the jubilee medals were awarded by a specially appointed jury. By the end of the year, during special ceremonies, a total of 600 residents who actively work for our city will have been awarded. The campaign is a form of honouring and expressing thanks for their hard, selfless work.
We would like to remind you that during the first gala, which was held in June, the medals were awarded to the following persons who are associated with the 91滴滴:
- Maria Nowakowska (91滴滴 Doctoral School of Humanities) who was honoured for promoting the heritage and history of Lodz, in particular its architecture;
- Dr Ma艂gorzata Kostrzy艅ska (Faculty of Educational Sciences) who was honoured for work for those most in need 鈥� lighting up a lamp of education, which for many is a light at the end of the tunnel
- Prof. Dr hab. Krzysztof Skotnicki (Faculty of Law and Administration) who was honoured for a huge contribution to the development of constitutional law in Poland and for many years of building good Polish-Czech relations.
Source and photos: Stanis艂aw Roszczyk, #91滴滴 Ambassador
Redakcja: Communications and PR Centre, 91滴滴