Awards and Recognitions

Since 1998, the Institute has been awarding distinguished scientists with medals with the image of Dr. Ivo Pilar (the work of academic sculptor Stipe Sikirica), which were first awarded to the founders of the Institute – distinguished scientists and public figures

Annual Awards and Recognitions to Researches of the Pilar Institute

Annual State Award for Science for 1996

Zora Raboteg Šarić
Vesna Lamza Posavec

Annual State Award for Popularization and Promotion of Science for 1996

Ivan Grubišić

Annual Award of the Ministry of Defense for Scientific Contribution to the Advancement of the Defense of the Republic of Croatia (1996)

Vlado Šakić

Annual State Award for Science for 1997

Ivan Rogić

Decoration – Order of Croatian Morning Star with the image of Ruđer Bošković (1998)

Dragutin Pavličević

Decoration – Order of Croatian Morning Star with the image of Marko Marulić (1998)

Ivan Rogić

Annual Award for Young Scientists for 1999

Boris Mlačić

Decoration – Order of Croatian Morning Star with the image of Ruđer Bošković (1999)

Ivan Čizmić

Annual State Award for Science for 2000

Dragutin Pavličević

Annual State Award for Science for 2001

Benjamin Perasović

Annual Award for Young Scientists for 2001

Dražen Živić

Annual Award for Young Scientists for 2002

Željko Holjevac

Annual State Award for Science for 2003

Andreja Brajša-Žganec

Annual State Award for Science for 2004

Anka Mišetić

Annual State Award for Science for 2005

Ivan Čizmić
Vlado Šakić

Annual State Award for Science for 2008

Ljiljana Kaliterna Lipovčan

Annual State Award for Science for 2009

Marija Geiger Zeman

Recognition of the Municipality of Blato on the occasion of the Municipality Day 2011

Vinicije Lupis

Recognition of the University of Georgia, USA, for outstanding contribution to the development of the UGA – Croatian study abroad program (2014)

Saša Poljanec-Borić

Annual State Award for Science for 2015

Inga Tomić-Koludrović

Annual State Award for Science for 2016

Drago Čengić

Decoration – Order of Croatian Moning Star with the image of Marko Marulić (2016)

Vinicije Lupis

Annual Award of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County

Vinicije Lupis

Silver Charter of Matica hrvatska (1997, 2010)

Vinicije Lupis

Letter of Appreciation from the City of Gospić (May 2016)

Ivo Pilar Institute

Recognition for the best presented scientific paper (International Scientific Research and Experimental Development ISCE 2016)

Anita Bušljeta Tonkovic, Jelena Puđak and Dražen Šimleša

Letter of Appreciation from the Geography Students’ Club of the Faculty of Science and Mathematics in Zagreb

Ivo Pilar Institute

Public recognition Seal of the City of Osijek for 2016

Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences – Regional Center in Osijek

Award from the Herbert-Haag Foundation for Freedom in the Church (2017)

Jadranka Rebeka Anić

Plaque from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Mostar

Miljenko Brekalo

Letters of Appreciation from the Osijek Branch of Matica hrvatska

Regional Center in Osijek and Miljenko Brekalo

State Award for Science for 2018 in the field of humanities for the book Slatinska kronika Domovinskog rata

Miljenko Brekalo

State Award for Science for 2018 for the popularization and promotion of science in the field of social sciences through authorship and hosting of popular science TV features in the show “Kod nas doma” (HRT1), co-organization of the popular science symposium “On the Power of Evolutionary Thought”, media appearances and comments on radio, TV, podcasts and portals, and authorship of the online publication “rEvolucija”

Igor Mikloušić

Federik Grisogono Award of the Croatian Geographical Society Zadar in recognition of scientific achievements and special contribution to the development of geography in Croatia

Dražen Živić

Letter of Appreciation from the Croatian Emigrants’ Association for long-term cooperation

Regional Center in Vukovar

Letter of Appreciation from the “Ban Josip Jelačić” Military School for support in implementing the study trip of the XXII Generation of the War School in Eastern Slavonia

Regional Center in Vukovar

Rudi Supek Award for exceptional achievements, successes and merits for the development of sociology and the Croatian Sociological Association in 2019

Inga Tomić-Koludrović

Decoration – Order of the Croatian Morning Star with the image of Ruđer Bošković for special merits for science, higher education and many years of systematic scientific research of values arising from the Homeland War (NN 6/2019, 18. 1. 2019)

Miljenko Brekalo

Award of the Osijek-Baranja County in recognition of exceptional achievements in the area of the Osijek-Baranja County in 2019

Miljenko Brekalo

Golden plaque of the City of Slatina for an immeasurable contribution to the dignity of the Homeland War, illuminating the war path of the Croatian defenders of the Slatina region and for science

Miljenko Brekalo

Plaque of the University of Mostar for exceptional contribution to the development of the University through outstanding work in the scientific, teaching and professional fields University of Mostar

Miljeno Brekalo

Pilar Institute Recognition – Annales Pilar

Academician Josip Županov (2000)
Prof. Ante Fulgosi, PhD (2001)
Academician Alica Wertheimer Baletić (2003)
Fra Bonaventura Duda (2004)
Prof. Ivan Cifrić, PhD (2005)

Pilar Institute Medal with the image of Dr. Ivo Pilar

Mayor of Pakrac Damir Špančić (2003)
Mons. Dr. Franjo Komarica, Bishop of Banja Luka (2006)
City of Vitez (2006)
Prof. Dragan Primorac, PhD, Minister of Science, Education and Sports (2006)
Mr. Galeb Majadle, Minister of Culture, Sports and Science of Israel (2008)
Mayor of Vukovar Ivan Penava (2016)
Božo Galić, Prefect of Vukovar-Srijem County (2016)
Ruža Marić, Director of the Vukovar City Museum (2016)
Fra Ivica Jagodić, Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery of St. Philip and James, Vukovar (2016)

Medal with a medallion with the image of Dr. Ivo Pilar

FOUNDERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PILAR INSTITUTE
(Medals with the image of Dr. Ivo Pilar awarded on the Institute’s Day, November 26, 1998)