No less than 90 students received awards at the ceremony in celebration of their academic achievements. Each of the faculty’s four academic schools recognised students according to the results they obtained during the 2017 academic year.
Students boasting academic averages above 70% were acknowledged and the top three in every programme in their respective academic years were also rewarded.
Top performers
Zack Niewenhuizen was the top third-year student in the School for Information Technology with an average of 80,78%, and Juliana Grobler took first place as the top third year in business mathematics with an average of 88,6%. The top honours student from this school was Patricia MacDonald who had an average of 75,3%.
In the School for Industrial Psychology and Labour Relations, Malehlohonolo Mokoena finished her third year (BA) with 81%. Sammy Leach was the top BCom student within the same school, finishing her third year with 87, 44%. Rutger Kotze was awarded the prize for the best honours student in industrial psychology, while Bianca Janse van Vuuren received the prize as the best BComHons student in labour relations management.
The top third-year student in the School for Economic Sciences was Hlape Mohlamme with an average of 86,1%. Jam-Jam Siboniso, the academic officer of the Student Campus Council, was also awarded in this category, after obtaining an average of 80,2% in his third year. The award for the top honours student in this school went to Devon van Wyngaardt with an average of 81,13%.
The School for Accounting was well represented by Franco Bosman, top third-year student in the CA programme, obtaining an incredible 93%. Nomathando Mtshali was the top honours CA student. In the Financial Accounting programme, the best third-year achiever was Yahné Groenewald and the best honours student, Ashley Janse van Rensburg.
Prof Linda du Plessis
In her address, Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-chancellor for integrated planning and Vanderbijlpark Campus operations, congratulated the students on a job well done and encouraged them to enjoy their student journey in the process. Prof Herman van der Merwe, deputy dean of the faculty, was the master of ceremonies and encouraged students to work hard at keeping their top positions.
