 Through her influence she also managed to secure the release of more than one hundred professors of the University of Krakow.Luciana Frassati Gawronska received the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland from the Polish government in 1993 for her service to the country.She was also named an admired woman of Poland in the 1 March 2003 issue of "Wysokie Obcasy", joining other Polish and international figures such as Hillary Clinton.