60 representatives from various fields have been awarded state honors
Sixty representatives from various fields of activity have been awarded state decorations. The corresponding decree was signed by the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, on September 7. This was reported to BelTA by the press service of the Belarusian leader.
The orders, medals, and honorary titles have been awarded for many years of fruitful work, high professionalism, exemplary performance of official duties, courage and bravery shown in rescuing people during a fire, merits in military service and protection of the state border, significant personal contribution to the improvement of the tax system, implementation of the country's socio-economic policy, development of forestry production, transport industry, mechanical engineering, and agriculture, and outstanding achievements in education, healthcare, science, culture, and sports.
The Order "For Service to the Motherland" III Class has been awarded to Andrey Gurinovich, Head of the Medical Detachment (Special Purpose) of the State Institution "432nd Red Star Order Main Military Clinical Medical Center of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus," and Pavel Kharchenko, Head of the 14th Border Detachment of the Border Service.
The Order of Honor has been awarded to Alexander Podobed, a locksmith-electrician at OJSC "Management Company of Holding "Belkommunmash."
The medal "For a Saved Life" has been awarded to Nikita Dedin, a police officer-driver of the Luninets Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Security Department.
Among those awarded the medal "For Distinction in Military Service" is Pavel Lebedev, Deputy Head of the Department of the State Border Committee's Directorate. The medal "For Distinction in Protecting the State Border" has been awarded to Sergey Klimenkov, Head of the Department of the Main Directorate of the State Border Committee. The medal "For Labor Merit" has been awarded to Vladimir Berezovsky, Dean of the Accounting and Economics Faculty of the Belarusian State Economic University. The Francysk Skaryna medal has been awarded to Tamara Surago, a history and social studies teacher at the Valevskaya Secondary School in the Novogrudok District.
The decree also conferred honorary titles of the Republic of Belarus. Igor Khlebus, Head of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces – Head of the State Institution "Honored Collective of the Republic of Belarus 'Exemplary Band of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus'," and Yulia Shcherbakova, a vocal accompanist in the opera troupe of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre, have been awarded the title of Honored Artist.
The title of Honored Educator was awarded to Lyudmila Nekhorosheva, Head of the Department of Industrial Enterprise Economics at the Belarusian State Economic University.
Sergey Avakov, General Director of OJSC "Planar", became an Honored Industrial Worker.
The title of Honored Agricultural Worker was awarded to Petr Kastelyan, General Director of Grodno Breeding Enterprise, and Aleksey Mikulich, Director of KUPP "Mankovichi" of Stolin District.
Vladimir Puchko, Director of Baranovichi Bus Depot, was awarded the honorary title of Honored Transport Worker, and Igor Butkevich, First Deputy Chairman of the State Border Committee, was awarded the title of Honored Border Guard.
Anton Smolsky, an athlete-instructor of the national biathlon team of the Republican Center for Olympic Training in Winter Sports "Raubichi", became an Honored Master of Sports.
By his decree, Alexander Lukashenko also announced Gratitude from the President of the Republic of Belarus for many years of fruitful work in the tax authorities, exemplary performance of official duties, significant achievements in professional activities, significant personal contribution to ensuring legality, strengthening law and order, as well as fruitful scientific and pedagogical activities, and a significant personal contribution to the training of highly qualified specialists for the economic sectors.
Source: belta.by