On the occasion of the National Independence Day, President Andrzej Duda solemnly presented state orders in the Belvedere Palace. Order of “White Eagle” to prof. Ryzard Legutko and prof. Henryk Skarzynski. Other awards were also presented at this ceremony.
Considering his outstanding services to the Republic of Poland, he was awarded the Order of the White Eagle. Ryzard Legutko – “for achievements in scientific activity, efforts in the formation of civil society and social activity.”
Legutko is a full professor at the Jagiellonian University. He is also the author of books on social and political topics, translator and commentator of Plato's works.
President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda, prof. Ryzard Legutko and prof. Henrik Skarzynski at the state award ceremony PAP/Piotr Nowak
In 2005-2007, he was a senator and deputy chairman of the Senate in the 6th term, in 2007 he was the minister of national education in the government of Jarosław Kaczynski, in 2007-2009 he was the state secretary of the chancellery. President of the Republic of Poland. He was a member of the European Parliament in the 7th, 8th, and 9th terms of the Law and Justice list.
Legutko is the author of books including: Without Anger and Prejudice. Sketches on Books, People and Ideas (1989), for which he received the PEN Club Award, Absolute Ethics and the Open Society (1994), with the Andrzej Kijowski Medal , “Tolerance. A word about the strict state, the law of nature, love and conscience” (1997), for which the author was awarded the prize of the Minister of National Education “Esej o polskiej” (2008). “The celebration of the common man” (2012) or “Socrates. The philosophy of a righteous man” (2013), for which he was awarded the literary prize. Joseph Mackiewicz. In the past, among other things, he was honored with the following awards: Sapientia and Veritas Gold Medal for Polish Science, Grand Cross of Portugal, Order of “Honour” or Honorary Award of Sh. Lech Kaczynski.
Awarded with the Order of “White Eagle” for outstanding contributions to the development of Polish medicine, especially for people with interpersonal communication problems, for achievements in scientific, clinical, teaching and organizational activities and for popularizing Polish scientific opinion in the world. also to Prof. Henrik Skarzynski – one of the most famous otolaryngologists, audiologists and phoniatricians in the world. Founder and director of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing and World Hearing Center in Kajetani.
It was Skarzynski who initiated hearing implants in Poland. In 1992, he implanted a cochlear implant in an adult with complete deafness. It was the first such arrangement in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe.
On July 14, 1993, in the city of Ochota, Warsaw, he founded the Center for diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of deaf and hard of hearing people “Kohler Center”. It was the first center in Poland and the second in Europe with comprehensive treatment of hearing impairment. On this basis, in 2012, the World Hearing Center was established in Kajet, near Warsaw, which is the only such institution in the world.
Prof. Skarzynski is the author and co-author of more than 4536 scientific articles and about 3900 scientific presentations, supervisor of several doctoral theses and supervisor of several habilitation theses; member of world scientific societies. Corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
He is the author and co-author of 14 patents for devices and methods related to medical technologies, including: systems and tools for examination of hearing, vision and speech, a device for correcting speech defects. Since 2011, he is a national consultant in the field of otorhinolaryngology. From 2022, he is the chairman of the main board of research institutes.
The Order of the White Eagle is the highest order of the Republic of Poland, established in 1705 and reactivated in 1921. This order is awarded to the most outstanding Poles for outstanding civil and military services to the Republic of Poland, both in peace and in war. and high-ranking representatives of foreign countries.
State emblems
Włodzimierz Nahorny was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta “for outstanding services to Polish culture, for achievements in artistic and creative activity and contribution to the development of jazz music in Poland.”
Witold Waszczykowski “for his outstanding contribution to state and public activities, his participation in the formation of the state's foreign policy” and Wit Karol Wojtowicz “for his outstanding contributions to the cultivation and popularization of Polish culture” were awarded with the Order of the Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta. heritage”.
President Andrzej Duda also awarded Wojciech Falkowski with the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta “for outstanding contributions to Polish culture, for achievements in the preservation and expansion of national heritage, for public and public activity.” contributions to public activities for the protection of the memory of the victims of the Katyn massacre and the Smolensk disaster”, as well as Jan Reiczak – “for outstanding services in the work of democratic changes in Poland, for achievements in state and public activities carried out in the fight against war. interest of the country”.
On the occasion of the National Independence Day, President Andrzej Duda also awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta to Piotr Gavl – “for the outstanding contribution to professional work and social activity for the benefit of the country”, to Robert Kostro. “for outstanding services in the perpetuation of historical memory, for special efforts in the organization of the Polish Historical Museum”, as well as to Boguslaw Machalinski – “for outstanding contributions to scientific, research and pedagogical work, for achievements in the development of medical science”. Agnieszka Romaszewska-Guza – “for an outstanding contribution to the development of independent journalism and free media, for achievements in the promotion of democratic values and contribution to the construction of civil society” and Tadeusz Wolsha – “for an outstanding contribution in the field of science, research and pedagogical work, for achievements in the work of formalizing and remembering the truth about the modern history of Poland” and Andrzej Celinski – “for outstanding services in Polish culture, for achievements in artistic and creative work”.
President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda at the PAP/Piotr Nowak state award ceremony
Andrzej Kozlowski and Wojciech Strzalkowski were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Restitution of Polonia “for outstanding achievements in work and social activities for the benefit of the country”. This award was also given to Jerzy Kwiecinski – “for an outstanding contribution to the formation of energy security in Poland” and Antony Wrega – “for an outstanding contribution to the work of democratic transformation in Poland”.
Andrzej Duda awarded Hubert Cioromski and Mariusz Mikoda with the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland “for outstanding contributions to the Polish community in Chicago”.
The President of RPPAP/Piotr Nowak was awarded
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