2. BIOGRAPHY
■ Known as „Ms.Vegeta”
■ Croatian scientist and professor
■ Born in Dolac close toTravnik (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
■ She went on University of Zagreb – Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
where she graduated in chemistry, physics, mathematics and mineralogy
■ She returned to Sarajevo to teach in gymnasium
■ After worldWar 2 she got an eight year sentence in Zenica - she was accused of
belonging to the Ustashi movement
■ Punishment has been reduced because she suffered from cystic tuberculosis
■ In 1955 she came and stayed in Zagreb where she got herself a job in Podravka to
which she gave her best heritage spice known asVegeta
4. Achievements
■ She received the high honor of the President of
the Republic of Croatia –The Order of Danica
with figure of NikolaTesla
■ She receivedThe Golden Kuna Award for
LifetimeAchievement from the Croatian
Chamber of Commerce
■ Podravka Memorial for Lifetime Achievement in
1987
■ „My greatest achievement and pleasure is that a
good product –Vegeta with techincal control and
effort became a big product."