Susan Kalcik Received Prestigious Americo Paredes Prize

Our devoted parishioner and Johnstown resident Susan Kalcik has been awarded the prestigious annual Americo Paredes Prize by the American Folklore Society at the 2016 national meetings in Miami, Florida.

Each year, the AFS Committee on Cultural Diversity, Chicana/Chicano Section, and Folklore Latino, Latinoamericano, y Caribeño Section join with the AFS Executive Board to give this prize, which recognizes excellence in integrating scholarship and engagement with the people and communities one studies, or in teaching and encouraging scholars and practitioners to work in their own cultures or communities. Susan’s work includes programs, lectures, exhibitions, workshops, and publications for the Smithsonian Institution, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pennsylvania Arts Council, the America’s Industrial Heritage Project, the BottleWorks Art Center, the Community Arts Center of Cambria County, the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, and the Slovak Heritage Association of the Laurel Highlands. Currently her research focuses on the history and traditional culture of Slovaks and Slovak Americans.

Susan has worked in the Johnstown area since she came here from the Smithsonian Institution in 1990 to conduct a cultural survey of Cambria County for the National Park Service’s America’s Industrial Heritage Project. When the project was finished, she spent a year organizing the AHIP archives at the Library of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Following that project, she acted as Executive Director of the BottleWorks Ethnic Art Center and later joined the faculty of Pennsylvania Highlands Community College and attained the rank of Full Professor of American Studies before retiring. While in Johnstown she founded the Slovak Heritage Society of the Laurel Highlands. In 2010, Susan was one of the winners of the first Johnstown Heritage Award given by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association.

Prior to coming to Johnstown, Susan worked at the Smithsonian Institution in DC as the director of the ethnicity portion of the Festival of American Folklife for 6 years before transferring to the Development Office. During that time she also traveled to various parts of the country on assignments for the National Endowment of the Arts and the Smithsonian Institution.

Susan has published several seminal articles in the field of folklore, including “Folklore and Cultural Pluralism" in 1978, “Ethnic and Regional Foodways in the United States: The Performance of Group Identity” in 1984, "Ethnic Foodways in America: Symbol and the Performance of Identity" in 2012. She co-founded the periodical “Folklore Feminists Communication” which helped to revolutionize the study of folklore to include the stories, performance and culture of women as well as that of men. She is co-editor/author with Rosan Jordan of the widely cited book Women's Folklore, Women's Culture. She was a pioneer in the study of women’s narrative style and the role of women in the study and field of folklore. She was also elected by her peers for a 3 year term as a member of Board of the American Folklore Society from 1995 to 1997.

News and Events
2009 SoborChristmas in July ProjectCathedral Website Launched2009-2010 Cathedral Church School Program Begins Sept 13Church School Year BeginsMetropolitan Receives a Gift From Cathedral SeniorsMetropolitan Nicholas & Father Frank Attend Msgr. Flinn's FuneralDr Louise Brudnak Receives AwardOrthodox Women's Retreat To Be Held At Christ the Saviour SeminarySunday SchoolCathedral SeniorsSaint Sophia's Basket PartySunday School Fall OutingCathedral ChoirCathedral Seniors OutingCathedral Hayride OutingCathedral Christmas Cards Offered For SaleCathedral Sunday School NewsLatest Cathedral Sunday School NewsEducation Center NewsTrivia Night FundraiserFr. Frank Miloro Baptizes Nikos Kobal"Give Thanks to The Lord For He is Good" - A Reflection on Thanksgiving by Fr. Frank MiloroNew Parishioner Received into The FaithRussian New Year's Celebration2013 Russian New Year's CelebrationPaschal Bulletin Now PostedA Paschal Message From Father FrankEvening Tea to Be Held at Cathedral Education CenterSubdeacon David Mastroberte to Be Ordained to the Diaconate Cathedral Seniors News UpdateCathedral Children Head out To Camp Nazareth Parking Lot and Handicap Walk Dedicated At Educational CenterCathedral Hosts Successful Trivia NightCathedral Seniors Christmas GatheringCathedral Church School Hosts Christmas Pageant2010 Winter Bowling Party2011 Russian New Year's Party40th Day Memorial Service for Metropolitan Nicholas Set For April 21, 2011Holy Week and Paschal Services Broadcast Schedule Posted2018 Holy Week and Paschal Services Service Schedule Is Now Posted!Photogallery of Holy Week Services Now Available Paschal Bulletin Now Available On-LineA New Addition to the Cathedral FamilyHenry and Romayne Laichak Honored on Golden Wedding Anniversary2011 First Holy Confession SundayFr John & Pani Betty Jean Baranik Honored on Fortieth AnniversarySupport the Cathedral "Love Tree" Almsgiving ProgramComing Events for July & August 20112011 Cathedral Vacation Church School Photo GalleryBaptism of Elias Andrew MastroberteCathedral Receives New Processional CrossMrs Ann Evanisko Celebrates 94th BirthdaySaturday’s Kitchen Prepares For Annual Christmas DinnerCathedral To Broadcast Christmas LiturgyReflection On The First Anniversary of the Repose of Metropolitan NicholasNew Parish Directory New Parish Directory Church School NewsEducational Center News2012 High School and College Graduates RecognizedCathedral to Host Special Assembly of Diocesan Priests Cathedral To Host Diocesan Altarboy RetreatDiocesan Chancery Releases Details of Consecration of Bishop-Elect GregoryFirst Annual Seminarian/Cathedral Altarboy Flag Football GameFollow the Consecration Ceremonies On-Line.Fr. Frank and Pani Constance Miloro To Retire From Active Parish MinistrySubdeacon James Janiec Is Ordained To The Diaconate Successor To Protopresbyter Frank Miloro AnnouncedTrivia Night A Huge Success!Cathedral Is Home Base For Food DriveChrist the Saviour Cathedral Appeal For St. Sophia Academy Holiday Inn Downtown Holiday Party 2nd Annual Seminarians Verses Altar boys Football GameFolk Group KeceraCathedral Trivia NightAxiosChristmas in JulyCathedral "Trivia Night"Ecumenical GatheringJewelry Christmas TreeSpaghetti DinnerCathedral Senior's NewsACRY newsAnnual Women's RetreatMiss Helen Spanovich - Testimonial DinnerVacation Church SchoolChristmas in JulyCathedral parish PicnicCathedral Trivia NightSunday SchoolTrivia Night Cathedral Christmas PartyCathedral SeniorsCathedral Parish PicnicLove TreeSusan Kalcik Received Prestigious Americo Paredes PrizeCathedral Christmas PartyTrivia NightNoah Sakmar Is Tonsured As Reader!Fr. Frank's Audio Reflection on New Church School Year.Cathedral To Broadcast Christmas LiturgyMetropolitan Nicholas Celebrates Theophany at Christ the Saviour CathedralAnnual Ecumenical Gathering In Johnstown.Cathedral Holy Week Services To Be Live-Streamed Miraculous Icon Visits Cathedral: Video Now PostedMetropolitan Nicholas' 75th Birthday Celebration UpdateMetropolitan Nicholas Reposes in the Lord Prayer is Offered Throughout the Diocese On The 40th Day of the Repose of Metropolitan NicholasProtopresbyter Frank P. Miloro Celebrates Final Liturgy as Dean of Christ the Saviour CathedralNew Dean Begins Service To Christ The Saviour Cathedral Cathedral To Live Broadcast Nativity Services!