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SVITLANA KRAVCHENKO’S WORK CONTINUES Svitlana Kravchenko’s mother used to ask herself at the end of the day, “Did we do something useful today?” She taught her daughter to ask that same question, says Olena Kravchenko, Svitlana’s niece. But her aunt transformed that question, asking herself, “Did I do something useful for the planet today?” Svitlana Kravchenko died Feb. 10 at age 62, but her wide-ranging work and teaching in environmental law and human rights will go on, according to her husband, UO law professor John Bonine. Kravchenko met her husband in 1994 at an environmental conference in Ukraine. Both shared a passion for environmental law — Bonine is a co-founder of the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, as well as a founder of Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW). An internationally recognized scholar of environmental law, Kravchenko established herself as a champion of conservation and resource law in the Ukraine before coming to UO Law School to become director of the Masters in Law (LL.M.) Program in Environmental and Natural Resources Law. She taught at Lviv National Uni- versity for 29 years in Ukraine and was a citizen diplomat at the Aarhus Public Participation Convention. She served as an elected member and vice chair of the Aarhus Compliance Committee, hearing cases brought by citizens against the government, Bonine said. Her research infl uenced universities and public policy around the world, according to Mary Wood, professor of law and faculty director of UO Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program. “She was a towering fi gure in the international environmental law community,” Wood said. The law fi rm Kravchenko founded in Ukraine, Environment-People-Law, which niece Olena and Bonine are continuing, was the fi rst public interest law fi rm in that country, Bonine said. “Svitlana is among the most, if not the most, internationally acclaimed person ever to have taught at the UO Law School,” said Oregon Law Dean Michael Moffi tt. “Her reach extended into dozens of countries, and a part of our reputation and impact was a product of her international acclaim.” Bonine said the Svitlana Kravchenko International Award for Human Rights and the Environment has been created to continue Kravchenko’s work. It will go to two categories of people, Bonine said: environmental law scholars who maintain a close connection with their students, and public interest lawyers and citizen activists who advocate for human rights and the environment, with a particular focus on public participation and access to information, which, Bonine added, “was a huge part of her life.” “She loved people more than herself. She loved the planet, animals, the environment more than herself,” Olena Kravchenko said. “Svitlana was the warmest, most loving person and professor I have ever met,” Bonine said. “Her students knew that love, and I knew that love in a personal way.” Donations to the award founded in Kravchenko’s honor can be made via ELAW at https://donationpay.org/elaw/ and a memorial tribute page can be found at wkly.ws/17d — Camilla Mortensen and Ted Shorack Get outstanding low prices on quality products. SAVE 50% 19 99 reg. 39.99 Easy Go Lawn Cart 14-gal. capacity. Multipurpose use. 4.5" wheels. L 141 912 1 While supplies last. SAVE 44% 6 99 reg. 12.49 33-Ct., 33-Gal. Trash Bags Strong, sturdy SAVE 33% 9 Dust Reduction Air Filters 3/ 99 design. Drawstring closure. W 144 868 B6 While supplies last. Attracts and captures large airborne allergens. Lasts up to 3 months. F 126 594, 595, 596, 597 F6 While supplies last. reg. 4.99 MARCH SAVE 41% 4 99 reg. 7.49 16-Qt. Moisture Control Potting Mix Enriched with Miracle Gro ® plant food. Protects against over and under- watering. L 273 345 91 While supplies last. Eugene True Value Hardware 2825 Willamette Store address information here Eugene, OR (541) 342-5191 www.truevalue.com/Eugene store url goes here Sale ends SALE ENDS XX/XX/12 3/31/12 ©2012 by True Value ® Company. All rights reserved. Find the right products for your project and expert advice at True Value. 12 MARCH 1, 2012 EUGENE WEEKLY WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM
