[TURKEY RUN :: SERB FEST - Online] Fire & Ice Extravaganza

Turkey Run has long been driven by TRADITION. For Serb Fest’s First Generation, coming to Turkey Run meant fantastic canoeing and hiking and an opportunity for old friends and family to gather around a grill for good food, good conversation, and of course, good holy water. While Serb Fest's First Generation laid the foundation for what TR has become today, the Second Generation has introduced new traditions giving their incarnation of Serb Fest its own identity.

First awarded in 2005, the Golden Cevapcici Award is coveted by all. The highly sought after pile of plaster meat is generally awarded biennially (every two years) to the attendee who best exemplifies the Tenets of Turkey Run while particularly displaying year-round Spirit for Turkey Run. It has also served as somewhat of a “lifetime achievement award” for some of its recipients. The award is to be proudly displayed in the recipient’s home for the two year period before being returned to Turkey Run for the next presentation.


2005	2007	2009	2011
JOHN ZELENKOVICH	SCOTT BERGER	CHARLIE RUIZ	JEFF HEITZMAN


2013	2015	2017	2019
JEFF BERGER	RISHI LOONA	OLAF	DAVE R


2021	2023
CRAZY DAN	JOE E

Rookie of the Year honors were first given in 2003. There are a number of qualities that can earn you these honors depending on the competition. While there have been uncontested recipients of the award, being the lone rookie in a given year does not automatically earn you the honor. One must still exhibit a satisfactory display of the Tenets of Turkey Run.


2003	2004	2005	2006
RISHI LOONA	ARPAN DESAI	DAVE R	JOE TAYLOR


2007	2008	2009	2010
ERIC HANSEN	MIKE Z	JACK L	BRIAN O'KELLY


2011	2012	2013	2014
DAN W	CARTER BERGER	ETHAN HEITZMAN	DAVE ABEL


2016	2017	2018	2019
MARK DECKER	JOE E	CALLEN Z	BRYCE


2020	2021	2023
GRIFFIN LEININGER	KURT LANDWEHR	TYLER WAGNER

Also first awarded in 2003, the Cevapcici Consumption Award was created to encourage out-of-control consumption of cevapcici. Brian Kelley, its first recipient, secured the award by consuming more than 50 Serbian Sausages in less than 2 days. However, impressive single servings, or an exceptional appreciation for this quintessential TR menu item may earn you the honors as well.


2003	2004	2005	2006
BRIAN KELLEY	VINCE KUS	BRIAN KELLEY	JOHN ZELENKOVICH


2007	2010	2013	2014
JOHN ZELENKOVICH	GRANT BERGER	SCOTT BERGER	ETHAN HEITZMAN


2015	2016	2017	2018
JEFF HEITZMAN	CARTER BERGER	CARTER BERGER	SCOTT BERGER


2019 (Co-Recipients)		2020	2021
JACK L	CARTER BERGER	SCOTT BERGER	CARTER BERGER


2022	2023
CARTER BERGER	CARTER BERGER

The Intellectual of the Year was first awarded to one-time TR attendee, Vince Kus in 2004. This of course, is not awarded for true intellect, but rather for more or less, “marching to the beat of your own drummer”. In 2008, the award was renamed in honor of its original recipient and the greatest intellectual of our group to ever grace Serb Fest.


2004	2005	2006	2008
VINCE KUS	DAVE R	NICK TAYLOR	JOHN ZELENKOVICH


2009	2010	2011 (Co-Recipients)
JOHN ZELENKOVICH	MIKE Z	MIKE Z & CRAZY DAN


2012	2013	2017	2018
CRAZY DAN	MAX RUSSO	CRAZY DAN	MIKE Z


2019	2021	2022	2023
MIKE Z	JOE ECKER	JOE ECKER	SCOTT BERGER

Most Improved, first awarded to Nutz in 2003, is only awarded upon there being an appropriately deserving attendee. Achieving this honor is the expected goal for any attendee earning a demerit his/her previous year. This precedent was set following Nutz’s 2002 demerit.


2003	2004	2011	2016
JEFF HEITZMAN	JOHN ZELENKOVICH	BRIAN KELLEY	RISHI LOONA


2019
CRAZY DAN