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| UFS
awards degrees at autumn graduation ceremony |
| The University of the Free State’s (UFS)
autumn diploma and graduation ceremony took
place this week in the Arena on the South Campus
in Bloemfontein (formerly known as the Vista
Campus). This arrangement has been made because
of the large-scale renovations to the Callie
Human Centre on the Main Campus.
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Friday, 24 April 2009
Faculties
of Health Sciences, Law and Theology Diploma
ceremony
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UFS Law student obtains most prizes
ever
 The Faculty of
Law awarded 105 LLB Degrees at this year’s
autumn graduation ceremony of the University of
the Free State (UFS). Thirteen of the students
obtained this degree with a distinction. This is
the most LLB students in the history of the
faculty who passed this degree with a
distinction. Albert Nell passed the LLB with
over 90% average over the four years of study.
He also received 13 prizes at today’s prize
function. This is the first time in the history
of the faculty that one student receive so many
prizes at a time.
Albert was awarded the
following prizes:
- LLB mini thesis (obtain 75% and more)
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Bar Prize (the best LLB student in the final
year of study)
- Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyer Prize
(the best final year LLB student)
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Department of Constitutional Law Prize (the best
student in Introduction to Philosophy of
Law)
- Faculty of Law Prize (best student in
Capita Selecta from Private Law)
- Juta Prize
(Law student who submitted the best publishable
article or assignment)
- PPS Prize (best
student in Legal Practice, final year)
- PPS
Prize (best LLB student in the final year of
study)
- FT Preller Prize (remarkable
academic achievement in the LLB)
- Appie
Steenkamp Floating Trophy (best LLB achievement
in Legal Philosophy)
- UFS Law Clinic Prize
(best student in the Law of Civil
Procedure)
- Phatshoane Henney Medals
(students who obtained the LLB degree cum
laude)
- Moritz Bobbert Medal (students who
obtained the LLB degree summa cum
laude)
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Friday, 24 April 2009
Faculties
of Health Sciences, Law and Theology Diploma
ceremony
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Law student’s achievement excels 80%
Four Law students obtained the LLB
degree at this year’s autumn graduation ceremony
of the University of the Free State (UFS) summa
cum laude and were awarded the Moritz Bobbert
Medal. They are from the left: Lezelle Olivier
(80%), Albert Nell (91%) and Amanda du Toit
(83%). LiFeng Chien were absent during the
photo.
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UFS awards degrees at autumn
graduation ceremony
Today 331
students and five doctorates in the Faculties of
Health Sciences, Law and Theology received their
qualifications at this year’s autumn graduation
ceremony of the University of the Free State
(UFS). Michael Molahloe (left) and Mamokete
Ntholeng both received their LL.B. degrees in
the Faculty of Law.
Photo: Leonie
Bolleurs
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This year’s autumn graduation ceremony of
the University of the Free State (UFS) was held
on the South Campus. From the group of students
that received their qualification from the
Faculty of Law, is from the left: Janine Jonson,
Anneska van der Spoel, Andrea Coetzer, and
Jo-Mari Visser.
Photo: Leonie
Bolleurs
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Students in Nursing receive their
degree
A group of students from the
Faculty of Health Sciences received their
B.Soc.Sc. degree at this year’s autumn
graduation ceremony of the University of the
Free State (UFS). At the occasion were, from the
left: Ruth Beukes, Basetsana Panana, and
Dipontsheng Tsolo.
Photo: Leonie
Bolleurs
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UFS Faculty of Health Sciences
awards degrees
Liezl Swanepoel
(left) and Heide van der Merwe received their
BSocSC degrees at the University of the Free
State’s (UFS) autumn graduation ceremony.
Photo: Leonie
Bolleurs
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Thursday, 23 April 2009
Faculty
of Natural and Agricultural Sciences &
Chancellor’s Dinner
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UFS awards unique
doctorate
Dr Rodney Douglas, who had
never obtained any formal undergraduate
qualification, this week received a Ph.D. in
Geography and Geology during the autumn
graduation ceremony of the University of the
Free State (UFS). The name of his thesis is “A
new perspective on the geohydrological and
surface processes controlling the depositional
environment at the Florisbad archaeozoological
site”. He had four papers published in journals
that were related to his thesis. He obtained his
South African Museums Association Diploma in
Biology in 1988 and his M.Sc. in Environmental
Biology at the University of Natal, Durban in
1992. He was accepted as a Master's degree
student at that university based on research
that he had conducted on, amongst others, the
diets of reptiles. He has been working at the
Department of Herpetology at the National
Museum, Bloemfontein since 1984, where he holds
the post of Principal Museum Scientist and Head
of Department.
Photo: Leonie
Bolleurs
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Chancellor’s Dinner: UFS honours
doctoral students
Last night, the
University of the Free State (UFS) honoured
students who had received their Ph.D. degrees at
the autumn graduation ceremony this past week,
at the Chancellor’s Dinner. A total of 25
doctorates were awarded during the respective
ceremonies. Attending the occasion were, from
the left: Dr Annemarie Kühn, Ph.D. in Chemistry,
Prof. Jeanet Conradie, Department of Chemistry
at the UFS and Dr Kühn’s promoter, Prof. Teuns
Verschoor, Acting Rector of the UFS, Prof.
Corene de Wet, Department of Comparative
Education and Education Management at the UFS,
and Dr Mafu Rakometsi, Chief Executive Officer
of Umalusi and former head of the Free State
Department of Education who received a Ph.D. in
History. Prof. De Wet is Dr Rakometsi's
co-promoter and the late Prof. Leo Barnard,
former Head of the Department of History at the
UFS, who passed away at the beginning of April
2009, was his promoter.
Photo:
Leonie Bolleurs
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Mrs Annemarie Kilian, Mr Willem Kilian (BSc.
Hons) and Prof Stephanus
Kilian
Photo:
Mangaliso Radebe
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Mr Jaco van der Merwe, Mr Renico Pretorius
and Mr Rion Terblanche (all BSc. Quantity
Survying)
Photo:
Mangaliso Radebe
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Ms Mamakoanyane Amelia Shata (BSc. Genetics
and BSc. Hons. Plant Molecular Biology) and Mrs
Maente Adelinah
Shata.
Photo:
Mangaliso
Radebe
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Mr Maurice Ambrose and Mr Owen Monk (both
BSc. Quantity
Survying).
Photo:
Mangaliso
Radebe
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Ms Tobeka Mehlomekhulu (Lecturer: Department
of Geography), Mr Neo Mokgosi (BSc. Hons.
Genetics) and Ms Nwabisa Mehlomekhulu (BSc.
Hons. Food
Science).
Photo:
Mangaliso
Radebe
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Mr John Mdane, Mr Fana Mdane (BSc.
Information Technology) and Mrs Agnes
Mdane
Photo:
Mangaliso
Radebe
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Mr Kevin Vermaak (BSc. Hons. Geohydrology)
and Ms Michelle Steenkamp (BSc. Hons.
Geology).
Photo:
Mangaliso Radebe
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21 April 2009
Faculty of Economic
and Management Sciences
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Prof. Magda Fourie's daughter
graduates
Nadia Fourie, daughter of
Prof. Magda Fourie, former Vice-Rector: Academic
Planning at the UFS and now Vice-Rector:
Teaching at Stellenbosch University, received
the B.Com. Law degree.
Photo: Lacea
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724 degrees were awarded during the ceremony
of the Faculty of Economic and Management
Sciences. Here are, from the left: Simon
Serutla, B.Com. Accounting, Lourencia Hamuaka,
B.Com. Honours in Financial Economics and
Investment Management, Sunet Opperman, B.
Accounting, and Yolandi Greyling, B. Accounting.
Photo: Lacea Loader
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Students in the Faculty of Economic and
Management Sciences graduated this week during
the University of the Free State's (UFS) autumn
graduation ceremony. Altogether 724 degrees were
conferred. Here are, from the left: Marie-Louise
Lombard, B.Com. Law, Adriaan van der Merwe,
B.Com. Law and member of the Student
Representative Council (Legal and Constitutional
Affairs), Basanio Ncike, B.Com. Economics, and
Richard Schooling, B.Com. Banking.
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Center for Accounting honours top
achievers
The Centre for Accounting
at the University of the Free State (UFS)
honoured the top ten students in the third-year
B.Com. and B.Com. Hons. programmes respectively
during this week's autumn graduation ceremony.
Here are, from the left: Prof. Ronell Britz,
Chairperson of the centre, Nils Kotze, first
place in the B.Com. third-year group, and Madri
Victor, first place in the B.Com. Hons. group;
back: Prof. Hentie van Wyk, Programme Director:
Accountant Training.
Photo: Stephen
Collett
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Accounting firms in Free State help
with recognition of top
achievers
Accounting firms in the
Free State have contributed to a fund at the
University of the Free State’s (UFS) Centre for
Accounting to give recognition to top achievers
in the third-year programme for the B.Com. and
B.Com Hons. degrees respectively this week. It
is evidence of the good relationship that exists
between the Centre and the South African
Institute for Chartered Accountants (SAICA),
Free State. Here, from the left, are: Mr Pieter
Clase, CoetzeeSmit Chartered Accountants, Mr
Oswald Wentworth, KPMG, Mr Ettienne van Niekerk,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Herman Leach, Gobodo
Inc. Chartered Accountants, and Mr Stefan
Strydom, Havenga, Rossouw & Viljoen; front:
Mr Ian Smit, Enslins Bloemfontein, Ms Thelma
Crossman, Mazars, and Ms Daphline O'Brien, Ernst
& Young.
Photo: Stephen
Collett
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20 April 2009
Faculty of
Education, Faculty of the Humanities.
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CHESD awards 15 masters
degrees
A group of 15 students
received the Structured M.A. (Higher Education
Studies) of the Centre for Higher Education
Studies and Development (CHESD) at this year’s
autumn graduation ceremony of the University of
the Free State (UFS). This is the biggest group
in the centre's history to be awarded master’s
degrees, while four of the students received
distinctions. Also of interest is that six of
the 15 students already have doctoral degrees.
At the occasion were, from the left: Dr Dipane
Hlalele, Qwaqwa Campus, Ms Liesl Hoare, Central
Univeristy of Technology, Welkom Campus (best
achiever), and Dr Fanus van Tonder, Programme
Director: Higher Education Studies and Research,
CHESD. Ms Hoare received the Deans medal in the
Faculty of the Humanities as the best master’s
graduate student at the graduation ceremony. At
the faculty’s prize function she also received
the Kovsie-Alumni Trust award as the best M.A
student in the faculty. She also received the
CHESD Prize for the best achievement in the
Structured M.A. (Higher Education
Studies).
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs
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UFS awards degrees at autumn
graduation ceremony
Five hundred
and eighty six degrees and nine doctorates were
awarded this week during this year's autumn
graduation ceremony on the South Campus of the
University of the Free State (UFS) to students
in the Faculty of the Humanities. At the
occasion were, from the left: Nicola Bekker,
Madré van der Merwe and Esté Scholtz. All three
the ladies received the qualification B.A.
Language Practice.
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This year’s autumn graduation ceremony of
the University of the Free State (UFS) is held
on the South Campus in Bloemfontein. Today a
group of students from the Programme: Governance
and Political Transformation in the Faculty of
the Humanities received their qualification.
From the left, front are: Dr Tania Coetzee, Head
of the Programme: Governance and Political
Transformation, and Mr Itumeleng Liba, Chief
Operation Officer at CENTLEC; back: Mr Kennett
Sinclair, Vice-Chairperson of COPE in the
Northern Cape, Ms Nicole Joannou, Goldfields
Business and Catering, and Mr Tembeni Lobe from
Bloemfontein.
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Some of the students who received their
qualifications during this week's graduation
ceremony of the Faculty of the Humanities were,
from the left: Shu-Jung Chan, B.Mus. Hons.,
Brian Gxavu, B.Mus., and Mpolokeng Lepote, B.A.
Media Studies.
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UFS’s CHESD awards doctoral
degree
Ms Mardi Delport (middle),
Assistant Director: Media and Communications at
the Central University of Technology received
her Doctoral degree at this year’s autumn
graduation ceremony of the University of the
Free State (UFS). The title of her thesis is:
“An internal communication model for the Central
University of Technology, Free State as a
multi-campus institution”. With her are her
promoter Prof. Driekie Hay (left), Vice-Rector:
Academic Planning, and her co-promoter, Prof.
Annette Wilkinson (right) from the Centre for
Higher Education Studies and Development (CHESD)
at the UFS.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs
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