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The  Petar and Minnie Sekulovich Scholarship Award
has been established to support Serbian choral singing and to encourage
greater professionalism in the field. This scholarship is open to
college-bound men and women who are active singing members of a
SSF or SOCA member choir and who plan to major or minor in music. The
award is $1,000.
The award honors the memory of Petar Sekulovich (the first President of
the SSF) and his wife Minnie and is a contribution of their son, actor
Karl Malden.
Criteria:
- Application limited to college-bound men and women.
- Applicants must be an active member of their local active
SSF or SOCA member choir.
- Baptized in the Eastern Orthodox Faith of Serbian descent.
- Acceptance to an accredited college, university or
college-level music conservatory.
- Must major or minor in music (Minor defined as a t least 2
courses in music out of every 10).
- For any given recipient, the scholarship may be renewed
annually, but no recipient may receive a Sekulovich Scholarship
for more than four years.
- To maintain the scholarship, a recipient must either major or
minor in music, with a minor defined as at least two courses
in music out of every ten.
- A scholarship holder who fails to take and pass the requisite
minimum number of music courses in a given academic year is not
eligible for a Sekulovich scholarship the following year.
- High school diploma.
- Copy of high school or college transcript.
- Most current G.P.A. with a minimum 2.0
- Biography and aspirations of applicant including extra-curricular
activity within choir, church, and school.
- Signature of applicant, parents (if minors), choir president,
choir secretary, choir director, and parish priest.
- Applications must be received at SSF Headquarters by April
15th of each year.
Selection:
- Selection of the recipient will be made by the evaluation of
the applicants’ credentials by the SSF Executive Board. All
decisions of the SSF Executive Board are final.
- The recipient will be announced at the SSF Festival, held
Memorial Day weekend.
- The award will be made payable to the college or university
of the recipient’s choice upon receipt of a copy of the
college acceptance letter.
Award Recipients of the
Petar and Minnie Sekulovich Scholarship Fund
| Award Year |
Award Amount
(US Funds) |
Award Recipient | Member Choir |
City/State or Province |
Organization |
| 1998 | $1,000.00 |
John Bain |
Petar Krstich Serbian Choir |
Steubenville, OH | SSF |
| 1999 | $1,000.00 |
Janna Lynn Bain |
Petar Krstich Serbian Choir |
Steubenville, OH | SSF |
| $1,000.00 |
John Bain |
Petar Krstich Serbian Choir |
Steubenville, OH | SSF |
| $1,000.00 |
Steven Zori |
Petar Krstich Serbian Choir |
Steubenville, OH | SSF |
| 2000 | $1,000.00 |
Janna Lynn Bain |
Petar Krstich Serbian Choir |
Steubenville, OH | SSF |
| $1,000.00 |
John Bain |
Petar Krstich Serbian Choir |
Steubenville, OH | SSF |
| $1,000.00 |
Steven Zori |
Petar Krstich Serbian Choir |
Steubenville, OH | SSF |
| 2001 | $1,000.00 |
Janna Lynn Bain |
Petar Krstich Serbian Choir |
Steubenville, OH | SSF |
| $1,000.00 |
Peter Drobac |
St. Michael’s Serbian Choir |
Toronto, ON | SOCA |
| $1,000.00 |
Steven Zori |
Petar Krstich Serbian Choir |
Steubenville, OH | SSF |
| 2004 | $1,000.00 |
Nikola Budimir |
S.S.S. Njegos | Cleveland, OH |
SSF |
| $1,000.00 |
Peter Drobac |
St. Michael the Archangel Choir |
Toronto, Ontario | SOCA |
| $1,000.00 |
Misel Milica Nikcevic |
S.S.S. Stevan Sijacki |
Milwaukee, WI | SSF |
| $1,000.00 |
Svjetlana Papulic |
S.S.S. Branko Radichevich |
Chicago, IL | SSF |
| 2005 | $1,000.00 |
Nikola Budimir |
S.S.S. Njegosh | Cleveland, Ohio |
SSF |
| $1,000.00 |
Maja Paich |
S.S.S. St. John the Baptist |
Denver, Colorado | SSF |
| $1,000.00 |
Svjetlana Papulic |
Stevan Mokranjac Choir |
Chicago, Illinois | SOCA |
| $1,000.00 |
Stevan Wallendal |
S.S.S. Stevan Sijacki |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
SSF |
| 2006 | $1,000.00 |
Nikola Budimir |
S.S.S. Njegos | Cleveland, OH |
SSF |
| | $1,000.00 |
Maja Paich |
S.S.S. St John the Baptist |
Denver, CO |
SSF |
| | $1,000.00 |
Amanda Vlainic |
S.S.S. Njegos | Cleveland, OH |
SSF |
| | $1,000.00 |
Thomas Olsen |
S.S.S. St. Nicholas |
Omaha | SSF |
| 2007 | $1,000.00 |
Christopher McAllister |
St. Nicholas |
Johnstown |
SSF |
| | $1,000.00 |
Thomas Olsen |
SSS St. Nicholas |
Omaha |
SSF |
| | $1,000.00 |
Tijana Paic |
SSS Branko Radichevich |
Chicago |
SSF |
| | $1,000.00 |
Maja Paich |
SSS St. John the Baptist |
Denver |
SSF |
| | $1,000.00 |
Amanda Vlainic |
SSS Njegos |
Cleveland |
SSF |
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