Award "Braca Karic" in 2005.

For Achievements in Culture and Arts

Bora Dugic

The award was presented to Bora Dugic (1949, Djurdjevo), a unique marvel in the Serbian and Balkan music world, and the most outstanding performer of the ancient musical instrument – the pipe. Bora Dugic has demonstrated that the pipe can produce a chromatic scale as well as the most diverse melodies – from pastoral elegies to the lively ones, Virtuoso compositions, even classical music. Owing to his refined taste, emotions, a sense for phrase and an exceptional performing technique, Bora Dugic is considered one of the best folk artists in the world. Besides performing, he is also involved in composing instrumental compositions. He is the winner of the Vuk Award (1997), October Award of the city of Kragujevac (1995), Gold KPZ Badge (1995), Gold Link Award of Belgrade (2003), Gold Medal for film music at the Short Film Festival, and as of the year 2005, the Karic Brothers Award.

For Achievements in Science and Research

Prof. dr.
Tomislav Djokic

The award was presented to Prof Dr Tomislav Djokic (1940, Pristina), full professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Pristina, based in Kosovska Mitrovica. He performed his scientific work in many areas of medicine, but he was particularly recognised in the worldwide scientific public by his works in the field of cell biology of the respiratory system. He was dean of the Faculty of Medicine in Pristina for a number of years and a visiting professor at the Faculty of Medicine in San Francisco. A great number of his papers have been published in international magazines and his citation index is exceptionally high. Dr Djokic is the editor-in-chief of the international magazine Acta Biologiae et Medicine Experimentalis, which has been published in English for over 27 years, and has an editorial board of international renown. He conducted many projects funded by the Ministry of science and technology of the Republic of Serbia. During his pedagogic work, he has been a mentor to a great number of students who were doing their master’s and PhDs. He is a recipient of many awards, amongst which is the Senior Fulbright Award.

For Journalism, Non-fiction writing and Publishing

Milos Vasic,
journalist

The award was given to Milos Vasic (1947, Belgrade), journalist from the Vreme monthly magazine. Milos Vasic follows and analyses goings-on on our political scene as well as behind it, takes notes and ‘has an opinion, and calls attention’ (as he likes to put it) to everything that has been attached to this weak democratic move in Serbia. In the same manner, Milos Vasic has been noting down with discontent the weakness, greediness, or at least the incapability of the new ruling class to resist power, money, and the demimonde from the entertainment world to the criminal underworld, and organised crime. The series of articles published in the Vreme since the assassination of Djindjic, hundreds of interviews, research, reading and comparing thousands of documents about the circumstances that led to the assassination of the prime minister, have resulted in a book The Assassination of Zoran Djindjic

For Enterprise in the Economy

Milos Nenezic, general director Corporation Trajal, Krusevac

The award was presented to Milos Nenezic (1969), director-general of the Trayal Corporation from Krusevac. On taking up the post of director-general, he has managed to consolidate the business of the biggest collective in Krusevac for a very short period of time, and make it into the most successful exporter in the region, with 3 500 employees. It is through great effort and expert management that he succeeded in regaining the trust of the local and foreign business partners, as well as banks. As a result of exceptional managerial moves, and expert and creative leadership, the Trayal Corporation was working full capacity. As an example: the monthly production value of 2.8 m euros in the beginning of 2003, has increased to 4.5 m by the last quarter of 2004, and in the first months of 2005, it has reached no less than 5 m euros. The biggest influx of capital, that is 70%, comes from export to the EU. The achieved results since Milos Nenezic has taken over leadership were publicly acknowledged and rewarded for their quality and overall progress.

For Humanitarian Activities, Strengthening of Peace, Cooperation and Friendship

dr Torado Tokuda,
Tokushukai Medical Corporation

The award was presented to Dr Torado Tokuda (1938, Tokunoshima), president of the Executive Board of the Tokushukai Medical Corporation that comprise of 170 clinics and 50 hospitals. Dr Tokuda’s principal motto is that all human beings are equal and that his role, and that of his co-workers, is not only to treat patients, but also to care about their well-being. It is over twenty years now that Dr Tokuda has been accepting doctors from Asia and other countries for specialization in his hospitals, and hundreds of our doctors have stayed in his hospital for specialization, which has enabled them to gain necessary experience and knowledge. Dr Tokuda’s intention is to make possible for young experts to educate themselves, get acquainted, and develop into outstanding leaders in their own country in the 21st century. Dr Tokuda’s generous donations in capital diagnostic apparatuses have helped many hospitals in Serbia.