Heritage Banquet Awardees since 2000

List of Awards Presented by the Polish American Congress, Illinois Division
(Since 2000)

2025
Heritage Award Polish Museum of America
Alliance of Polish Clubs in the USA
Arts/Artistic Kinga Modjeska
Community Service Award Irene Moskal-DelGiudice
Legacy Award Dr. George Otto
Philanthropic Award Zofia Bobak & Paul Bobak
2024
Heritage Award Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America
Charles Rozmarek Award Veterans of the Warsaw Uprising
Arts/Artistic Agata Paleczny
Business Jenny & Januch Barsh MBB Enterprises of Chicago, Inc
Literary Award Dr. Bogdan Kotnis
Media Award Zygmunt Rygiel
President’s Award Kate & Janusz Kulczuga – Ulitmate Machines & Engineeriing
Public Service Award Honorable Diann Marsalek
2023
Heritage Award Copernicus Foundations
Charles Rozmarek Award Zofia Biernadskia
Arts/Artistic Collegium Cantorium Polinia Choir
Business Piotr Wojtowicz
Cultural Award Krzysztof Kamyszew
Philanthropic Award Bogdan Bosak
President’s Award Alicja Otap & Paul Kawa
2022
Heritage Award James J. Robaczewski
Arts/Artistic Barbara Kozuchowska &  Julitta Mroczkowska-Brecher
Business Dariusz Godlewski, RFC
Community Service Award Lukasz Dudka
Life Achievement Award Lady Blanka Rosenthiel
Philanthropic Award Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union
President’s Award Tadeusz Kosciuszko School of Polish Language
2021
Heritage Award Dr. Rudnicki & PAMS
Academic/Professional Dr. Bozena Nowicka McLees
Business Mark & Agnes Kowalczyk
Civic Award Kris Wasowicz
Philanthropic Award Legion of Young Polish Women
President’s Award Andrew Sochaj
Public Service Award Bishop Andrew Wypych
2020
Covid Heritage Awards Banquet Cancelled
2019
Heritage Award Bishop Thomas Poprocki
Arts/Artistic Ewa Milde & Bogdan Lanko
Civic Award Richard Owsiany
Community Service Award Lucie Bucki
Historian Award Dominic Pacyga
Media Award Jacek Niemczyk
Philanthropic Award Tom Startek
President’s Award Maria Roszek-Kucharski
Public Service Award Martin Obrecki
2018
Heritage Award Frank Spula
Community Service Award Mary Anselmo
Media Award Zosia Boris
Philanthropic Award Marzena & Gregory Handzel
President’s Award Jan Kopec & Lucja Mirowska-Kopec, PhD
Public Service Award Illinois National Guard
Service to Polish Community Polish Scouting Org, Chicago
2017
Heritage Award Andrew Przybylo
Business Wldemar Czerpak
Community Service Award Zygmunt Golinski
Composer & Educator Marta Ptaszynska
Polish Culture Award Barbara Bilszta & Wojciech Niewrzol
President’s Award Wanda Morgan & Krzysztof Arsenowicz
Scientist & Eduator Piotr D. Moncarz, Phd -Engineering
Service to Polish Community Polish Schools
2016
Heritage Award Maria Siemionow, MD
Academic/Professional Prof Andrzej Nowak
Humanitarian Fr. Waclaw Lech Ocd
Lifetime Patriot Award Wiktor Wegrzyn
Military Valor Tadeusz Terlikowski
Philanthropic Award Zbigniew Karas
President’s Award Aurelia Pucinski
Sports Award Olivia Smoliga
2015
Heritage Award Fr. Richard Milek
Civic Award Romuald Matuszczak
Cultural Award Anna Krysinski
Media Award Ireneusz Wroblewski Eryk
Philanthropic Award Dorothy Malachowski
President’s Award Marek Rudnicki, MD
Public Service Award Judge Diann Marsalek
2014
Heritage Award Kazimierz Nowaczyk
Community Service Award Fr. Zdzislaw Jason Torba
Historian Award Daniel Pogorzelski
Life Achievement Award Stanislaw Wajdeman
Media Award Wojciech Borkowski
Polish Culture Award Jan Milun
President’s Award Donald E. Pienkos
Sports Award Kpt Andrzej Piotrowski
2013
Heritage Award Lucja Sliwa
Arts/Artistic Basia & Leonard Myszynski (film director Photo
Community Service Award Camille Kopielski
Cultural Award Marian Bryja
President’s Award Congressman Mike Quigley
Sports Award Piotr Sliwa
2012
Heritage Award Dr. Wieslaw K. Binienda
Business Chef Michael Lachowicz
Community Service Award Elizabeth & Mira Link
Cultural Award Magdalena Solarz
Lifetime Patriot Award Slawa & George Swirdeski
Media Award Wanda Urbanska
Philanthropic Award Halina & Stanislaw Urbaniak
President’s Award Geraldine Balut Coleman
2011
Heritage Award Maria Bronny Ciesla
Business Adam Andrzejewski
Life Achievement Award Louis Koncza
President’s Award Chester A. Lizak
Young Professional Award Agnes Ptasznik
2010
Heritage Award Steve E. Pocztowski
2009
Heritage Award Polish Institute of Arts & Science of America
Business PACC
Community Service Award Rev Thaddeus Dzieszko
Media Award Walter Kotaba
Polish Culture Award Polish Highlanders Alliance of N. America
President’s Award Eva Betka
2008
Heritage Award Charles F. Merbs
Civic Award Ald. Robert W. Fioretti
Historic Award PACBA/Jamestown Com.
President’s Award Stanley Bogobowicz
Sports Award Lawrence Langowski
2007
Heritage Award Dr. Julian E. Kulski
Community Service Award Malgorzata Kiesz
Humanitarian Les Kuczynski
Media Award John Kass
President’s Award Joseph Sikora
2006
Heritage Award Wallace Ozog
Community Service Award Comdr Ralph Price
Public Service Award Charlie Wojciechowski
Deus et Patria Award Rev Michal Osch & Holy Trinity Mission
2005
Heritage Award Msgr Zdzislaw Peszkowski Survivors of the Katyn Forest Massacre
Antoni Piechuta Veterans of the Battle of Monte Casino
John Zadarnowski Veteran of the Warsaw Uprising
Media Award David Ensor
2004
None None
2003
Heritage Award Scott F. Paraynski, M.D, Warren Winiarski & Alexander Wolszczan
Arts/Artistic Walter Jagiello
Public Service Award Mayor Gayle Smolinski
2002
Heritage Award Jerzy Kenar, Ed Paschke & Lady Blanda Aldona Rosentiel
Community Service Award Sgt. John Gargul Chicago Police
Media Award Charlie Wojciechowski
Public Service Award Robert J. Bugielski & Ald Michael Wojcik
2001
Heritage Award Edward J. Piszek
Business Pioneer Award Frank Bobak-Bobak Sausage, Wojciech Cioromski- Troy Realty
Barbara & Roman Cooper-CRA
Inglot Family
Walter Kotaba-Polamer
Stanley Stawski
2000
Heritage Award Christine Baranski