For the weighty contribution into the cause of regeneration and development of spiritual, historic and patriotic traditions of the Ukrainian Cossacks in Ukraine, being guided by Statute of the All-Ukrainian social organization "Ukrainian Registered Cossacks", on the basis of decision of General Starshinas Rada, on the occasion of the 89th anniversary of OSOAVIAHIM-VAANA-OSOU, the leader of the APSP, Hetman of the URC, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine, Ph. Doctor of Theology, Ph. Doctor of Technical Science, Full Professor A.I. Shevchenko has awarded this organization a high sign of honor of the Ukrainian registered Cossacks order "Silver Cossack Cross" of the II grade.