Complex sentence: In 1977, Edo Kovačević was elected a member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and in 1982, he received the Vladimir Nazor Award for lifetime achievement in the arts.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1977, Edo Kovačević was elected a member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. In 1982, he received the Vladimir Nazor Award for lifetime achievement in the arts.