Claim: Rudolf Ryban was elected to the Slovak Student Council from 1935-1937, and also elected and became Chair of the Hurban Club at the Faculty of Theology and Chair of Dr. Michal Lucansky's National Lutheran Youth Organization.
Evidence: During his studies at the Faculty of Lutheran Theology, he was elected to the Slovak Student Council (1933–1937, G. Husak, J. Pull, M. Lokvencova, V. Bezak, Kirschbaum, Nukovic et al.). I didn't want to nor I could let myself be the deciding vote during voting on Council resolutions so I decided that it would be better to resign from the Council which I later did." He was also elected and became Chair of the Hurban Club at the Faculty of Theology and Chair of Dr. Michal Lucansky's National Lutheran Youth Organization.