Professor Lenovský receives the prestigious Ondrej Štefanek Award for the Development of Slovak Literature

The prize bears the name of Ondrej Štefunk, an important cultural figure, writer and organiser of compatriot life, who has left an indelible mark on the history and contemporary activities of compatriot communities around the world.

The award ceremony took place on 20 March 2025 at the headquarters of the Democratic Union of Slovaks in Romania. Present were representatives of regional, national, state, scientific, research, educational and self-government institutions.

The award is one of the most significant awards in the compatriot world for those who have been engaged in long-term, continuous and systematic scientific, artistic or organizational work on compatriot issues.

Laudatio for this year's laureate was delivered by aesthetician and theatreologist doc. PhDr. Michal Babiak, PhD.

The previous winners of the award for significant contribution to the development and promotion of Slovak literature produced in the Slovak foreign world are: Víťazoslav Hronec from Serbia (2009), Ivan Miroslav Ambruš from Romania (2010), Viera Benková from Serbia (2011), Juraj Antal Dolnozemský from Hungary (2012), Peter Andruška from Slovakia, Michal Harpáň from Serbia (2013), Michal Babiak from Slovakia (2014), Samuel Boldocký from Serbia (2015), Ján Botík from Slovakia (2016), Ján Labáth from Serbia, Anna Rău-Lehotská from Romania (2017), Alžbeta Uhrinová Hornoková from Hungary (2018), Jarmila Hodoličová from Serbia, Miroslav Kmet from Slovakia (2019), Jaroslav Čukan from Slovakia (2020), Etela Farkašová from Slovakia, Ján Kišgeci from Serbia (2021), Pavel Bujtár from Romania, Martin Prebudila from Serbia (2022), Mojmír Benža from Slovakia (2023), Samuel Čelovský from Serbia (2024).