FACULTY OF SCIENCE (CEREMONY 2)

CONTENTS

Order of Proceedings 2 Mannenberg 3 The National Anthem 4 Distinctions in the Faculty of Science 5 Distinguished Teacher Award 6-7 Graduands (includes 23 December 2015 qualifiers) 8 Academic Dress 18-19 Historical Sketch 20 Mission Statement of the 21 Donor Acknowledgements 22 Officers of the University 27 Alumni Welcome 28

1 FACULTY OF SCIENCE (CEREMONY 2)

ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS

Academic Procession. (The congregation is requested to stand as the procession enters the hall)

The Vice-Chancellor will constitute the congregation.

The National Anthem.

The University Statement of Dedication will be read by a representative of the SRC.

Musical Item.

Welcome by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor D Visser.

Professor Visser will present the Distinguished Teacher Award to Adam West.

Professor Visser will invite Max Price to address the congregation.

Address by Max Price.

The graduands will be presented to the Vice-Chancellor by the Dean of the Faculty of Science.

The Vice-Chancellor will congratulate the new graduates and diplomates.

Professor Visser will make closing announcements and invite the congregation to stand.

The Vice-Chancellor will dissolve the congregation.

The procession, including the new graduates and diplomates, will leave the hall. (The congregation is requested to remain standing until the procession has left the hall.)

2 MANNENBERG

The musical piece for the processional march is Mannenberg, composed by Abdullah Ibrahim. Recorded with Basil ‘Manenberg’ Coetzee, Paul Michaels, Robbie Jansen, Morris Goldberg and Monty Weber, Mannenberg was released in June 1974. The piece was composed against the backdrop of the District Six forced removals. It is named after the Cape Town township of Manenberg, which was established when the residents of District Six settled there. Mannenberg stands out as a uniquely South African piece: it blends together South African musical forms (marabi, mbaqanga and langarm) and American jazz. The song became a rallying cry against the injustices of apartheid and the particular destruction it wrought on communities. With its upbeat melodies and buoyant hook, the piece also serves a celebration of the resilience and endurance of humanity in the face of the brutalities of the apartheid regime. Mannenberg is arguably South African jazz’s most famous export, and still stands as an anthem of hope and of fortitude for oppressed communities. It also serves as a reminder of the inhumanity of what this country and this city endured, and of the legacies of that inhumanity.

3 NATIONAL ANTHEM

Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrika Maluphakanyisw’ uphondolwayo, Yizwa imithandazo yethu, Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.

Morena boloka etjhaba sa heso, O fedise dintwa la matshwenyeho, O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso, Setjhaba sa South Afrika – South Afrika.

Uit die blou van onse hemel, Uit die diepte van ons see, Oor ons ewige gebergtes, Waar die kranse antwoord gee,

Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom, In South Africa our land.

4 DISTINCTIONS IN THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Bachelors degrees may be awarded with distinction

in a subject (or major), where the student achieves first class passes in specified courses

in the degree, where the student has both distinction in at least one subject (or major) and first class passes in at least the equivalent of six full courses.

Honours degrees are awarded by class (first, second class division one, second class division two, or third).

Master’s degrees may be awarded with distinction

in the degree, (by dissertation) for especially meritorious work

in the degree, (by coursework and minor dissertation) for especially meritorious work for the dissertation as well as achieving 75% or better for the coursework.

5 DISTINGUISHED TEACHER AWARD

The Distinguished Teacher Award, given one only to an individual, recognises teaching at any or all levels by a member of the faculty that has made a significant and lasting impression on students.

Previous recipients in the Faculty of Science have been:

1996 M D Picker (Zoology) 1998 I Barashenkov (Maths & Applied Maths) 2002 A Buffler (Physics) S Oldfield (Environmental and Geographical Science) 2003 D Gammon (Chemistry) 2004 B Davidowitz (ADP in CHED & Chemistry) 2008 J O’Riain (Zoology) 2011 G Smith (Chemistry) 2012 Z Woodman (Molecular & Cellular Biology) 2014 J Gain (Computer Science) 2014 S Wheaton (Physics)

The following member of the Faculty of Commerce has been chosen for this award in 2015:

Dr Adam Gerard West Department of Biological Sciences

Despite only having been a lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences since 2010, Adam West’s performance and achievements in that short period have been nothing short of outstanding, and nothing short of distinguished. His course evaluations paint a picture of a beloved, respected and extraordinary teacher and partner-in-learning. Students reflect that he is: “engaging”, “passionate”, “inspirational”, “approachable”, and “personally invested” and that his classes are “stimulating”, “relevant”, “effective”, and “fun”. Often unnoticed or unappreciated, Adam’s course convening is routinely praised and acknowledged by students and colleagues. He also plays an active role in developing the curriculum and leading new and innovative approaches to teaching and learning. Despite often teaching difficult course modules, Adam has consistently received the highest student evaluations. More outstanding is that these evaluations have been constantly improving over the past five years, to the point that Adam now boasts an exceptional 94.1% average across all his undergraduate courses and years of teaching.

He describes his teaching philosophy with a quote from 19th century scientific lecturer, Michael Faraday, that reads “The most prominent requisite to a lecturer, though perhaps not really the most important, is a good delivery; for though to all true philosophers, science and nature will have charms innumerable in every dress, yet I am sorry to

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say that the generality of mankind cannot accompany us one short hour unless the path is strewed with flowers.” Adam shapes his teaching to this reflection, ensuring that students are engaged, delivery of content is tailored to their and his needs and expectations, and that the content is relevant and worthwhile. Adam reflects that the present day is a fundamentally different time to Faraday’s and seeks to balance the wisdom of those words, with a heightened conscience of the specific challenges and opportunities facing students, researchers and academics in the 21st century. He ensures that courses and supervision are tailored to this goal incorporating modern techniques and technology, and has exceptional results to show for it, with outstanding teaching and supervision results at honours, master’s and doctoral level.

What makes Adam unique is that he understands that the key to teaching lies with engagement, not merely attendance. His approach turns his teaching environment into a space for critical thinking, constructive debate and engagement. He influences students to look and think deeper than what’s written on lecture slides and in textbooks, and to seek critical engagement with complex issues, interrogate rapidly changing world views, and achieve personal growth and development.

A third year student comments the following: “Adam West has done so much more than teach me about plants, he has changed my entire university experience from being a few years that I need to persevere through in order to get a job, to being a space of engagement and personal development that I will cherish dearly as having redefined the way I interpret the world”.

7 NAMES OF GRADUANDS Kerry-Lee Nicole Black Jonathan Pieter De Bruijn Chloe Frances Blyth (with James Andrew De Haast distinction in Marine *Ehlke De Jong (with distinction in An asterisk * denotes that the degree Biology and Ocean & Ocean & Atmosphere will be awarded in the absence of Atmosphere Science) Science) the candidate. *Mishak Boshoff *Wade Matthew de Kock Thomas Petrus Arnoldus Siphokazi Depa Botha (with distinction in Ruan Francois de Wet Applied Biology, Marine Joshua Luca Di Bona Biology and the degree with Matthew James Dickie FACULTY OF SCIENCE distinction) *Byron John Donaldson Colyn Jon Bourhill Khwezi Duba Dean: Professor A le Roex Alon Bresler Reabetsoe Robin Dube René Brink *Carla Jacquelyn du Toit *Calvin Lloyd Brizzi (with Arno Duvenhage distinction in Computer Kevin Elliott (with distinction DEGREE OF BACHELOR Science and the degree with in Computer Science, OF SCIENCE distinction) Economic History and the Amy Samantha Bruce degree with distinction) Clare Meghan Acheson *Callum Leigh Bugler Daniella Theony Emdin *Simon Petrus Ackermann Amy Burger *Nina-Courtney Esterhuysen (with Ayesha Adams Jessica Mary Burger (with distinction in Genetics and *Samuel Michael Alfred (with distinction in Marine the degree with distinction) distinction in Computer Biology, Ocean & Nin Xing Fang Science, Computer Games Atmosphere Science and *Sarah Kate Fenton Development and the degree the degree with distinction) *Isabella Anna Theresa Markham with distinction) Nonkululeko Buthelezi (with Ferreira Mogammad Ighsaan Allie distinction in Chemistry) Laura Kristina Figenschou (with Caylyn Anthonie Rio Elouise Button (with distinction in Applied Jordan Apperley (with distinction distinction in Marine Biology) in Biochemistry, Genetics Biology) Mark Anthony Fitzgibbon and the degree with Quraisha Bux Charles Alvern Fitzhenry distinction) *Robin David Campbell Michael James Fleischman (with Nicole Kristin Arendse (with Mohamed Carrim distinction in Marine distinction in Biochemistry, Nicola Kathleen Cathcart Biology) Genetics and the degree with *Temwani Chalwa Dean Matthew Floor distinction) *Nicholas Cheng Raquel Francesca Flynn Jay-Dee Leigh Atkins Vimbaishe Patricia Chibanga Heather Jean Forrer (with Jamie Connor Attenborough (with distinction in distinction in Marine (with distinction in Bio- Biochemistry, Human Biology and Ocean & chemistry, Genetics and the Anatomy & Physiology, Atmosphere Science) degree with distinction) and the degree with Alicia Candes Fortuin Kara-Lee Aves (with distinction distinction) James Peter Foster in Biochemistry, Genetics Ishmael Chikoo Zakhele Eugene Gamede and the degree with Ntombi-Zanele Chinyanta *Raabieah Gamieldien distinction) Tholang Rebecca Chonelanga *Clare Elaine Dorothea Garrard Malibuye Bacela Marumo Florah Chuene Amber Marie Gatley-Dewing Kelly Barrow Varaidzo Amanda Churu (with distinction in *Rebecca Louise Berg *Matthew Rhodes Collins Biochemistry and Human Alan Steven Berman (with *Micayla Grace Colman Anatomy & Physiology) distinction in Spanish and Alexandra Connolly Nolwazi Zakithi Gcwensa the degree with distinction) Jeremy Luke Coupland Alexandra Sharon Glover *Joel Michael Berman Jackson Willy Dando *Jacob Fionn Goldberg Ntombikayise Precious Bhengu Marcelo Edgar Dauane (with Saydrina Ann Govender Bryce Richard Billing (with distinction in Business Daniel Anthony Grindlay (with distinction in Computer Computing and Computer distinction in Computer Games Development and the Science) Science) degree with distinction) *Megan Jean Davidson

8 *Timothy David Gwynn (with *Casey Tara Lyttle (with Stephen Matlhotlhapelo Mokhua distinction in Computer distinction in Ocean & Tebogo Rosah Mokwena Games Development) Atmosphere Science) Goitsemang Welcome Molatlhegi Maximilian Karl Alfred Hahn Fhatuwani Mabila Naadirah Ismail Moola Patrick Luke Hannan (with Amanda Mabinza Robin John Matthew Moonieya distinction in Biochemistry) Amy Leigh Mackintosh *Hugh Christian Baird Morris *Lindsay Hardie Boipelo Tswelopele Madonsela *Maja Fredrika Clarisse Morsing Mashkur Luqman Hassiem (with distinction in Ocean & (with distinction in T’Nielle Haupt Atmosphere Science) Chemistry and the degree Kiara - Avelyen Haylock (with Thandi Elsie Magwai with distinction) distinction in Applied Precious Thembumuzi Mahlalela Candice Mortlock Biology, Ecology & Tumelo Maja Rethabile Emmanuel Moshesha Evolution, Marine Biology *Simangaliso Armstrong George Tebogo Mosito and the degree with Makalima Tania Moyikwa distinction) Nosipho Monica Makasi Maryanne Sophia Mufford (with Joshua Paul Hendricks Tumelo Eugene Makgaka distinction in Genetics) Mark Alexander Swindale Mathabo Noxolo Malange (with *Jethro Kendal Muller Hodgson distinction in Ocean & *Neelakshi Mungra Claire Louise Holton (with Atmosphere Science) *Wadzanai Muramba distinction in Environmental Daniela Julia Malin (with Amal Musbally & Geographical Science) distinction in Biochemistry, *Musemo Mweemba *Kim-Kelly Hunt Genetics, Hebrew Language Stephanie Maria Ncube *Kinza Hussain & Literature and the degree Jessica Lise Nel Alison Diane Hutton with distinction) Xitshembiso Ngobeni Brittany-Amber Jacobs (with *Zaria Phindile Malindi Ntokozo Wendy Ngubane distinction in Genetics, *Saleem Ahmed Manjoo Sandisiwe Zelda Noholoza Human Anatomy & Lunga Ongama Mapekula *Jarid Tyran North Physiology and the degree Lungile Odwa Mapekula Zanele Nzima with distinction) Monique Marais Mitchell Vincent Obermeyer *Kyle Dean Jacobs *Tanya Marshall (with distinction *Dominic Sebastian Obojkovits Roscoe Duane Jampies in Ocean & Atmosphere Jacob Schmidt Olivier Amelie Simone Johnston (with Science) Martin Ombura distinction in Biochemistry) Nicola Micaela Martins *Jessica Pack Jennifer Lee Judd *Kopano Valerie Masete Darryn Papathanasiou Natalie Chido Kawondera Kgopelo Matlala Aashiq Mohammed Parker (with Mohamed Tanweer Khatieb Khumo Matlhoko distinction in Computer Kayla Marion Killian Mulalo Michael Matoro Science) *Hannah Victoria Knight Frances Mari Gouws Mattes Muhummad Yunus Patel (with Samantha Rae Knobel Shaun William Maxwell distinction in Computer *Jacques Alan Kovacs *Sinenhlanhla Sifiso Mazibuko Science, Computer Games Katherine Ruth Kriegler Nkosinathi Mbali Development and the *Michael Kuipa (with distinction Toni Mccann (with distinction in degree with distinction) in Biochemistry, Genetics Human Anatomy & *Sarah Francis Pein and the degree with Physiology) Michael John Pepper distinction) Jessica Claire Mc Cormack Yusasha Pillay Michael John Kyeyune (with Brian Kyle Mc George (with *Kylie - Pires distinction in Business distinction in Computer Rebecca Rachael Popper (with Computing and Computer Science, Computer Games distinction in Human Science) Development and the Anatomy & Physiology) Gabrielle Paige Lait (with degree with distinction) *Lauren Lindsay Powell distinction in Human *Stuart William McRoberts *Kervin Deveshwar Prayag Anatomy & Physiology) *Tanna Michel Alexandria Syrah Procter Keenan Lorenzo Lawrence Nomfundo Mkhize *Jessica Diane Proctor Jenna-Leigh Le Mottee Fortunate Mogane Andries Ruben Putter Erin Grace Lotz *Luqmaan Mohamed Katlego Ramahala *William Lumala Likeleko Mapaballo Annacletta *Sarah Elizabeth Reeves Mohata Moises Jacinto Moises

9 Nicole Inge Richardson (with Kirsten Weyand (with distinction Nicola Frances Rule (first class) distinction in Biochemistry, in Human Anatomy & *Joshua Maarten van der Ploeg Chemistry and the degree Physiology) with distinction) Kudzai Pius Whande Jessica Rose Ritten *Evelyn Julia Wicksteed In Chemistry: Marcel Benjamin Roodt *Beatrix Williams Christopher Kieran De Cerf *Stephen Rose Matthew Williams Sbusisiwe Michelle Dlamini Katherine Margaret Ross Stewart Courtney Angelica Wilson Dylan Giffard Nicholas Ian Rout Kelsey Woor *Siphilangezwi Zama Makhathini *Trinity Danielle Rudner *Donia Hela Wozniak (with Asanda Cleopatra Matsheku *Cristina Serena Russo (with distinction in Marine *Ryan Jonathan Miltz (first distinction in Ocean & Biology and Ocean & class) Atmosphere Science) Atmosphere Science) Nonkululeko Guguglethu Belinda Schmidt Thandile Xiphu (with distinction Mkwanazi Jonathan Nicolaas Schoeman in Business Computing) Diteboho Selina Ramarou Stefano Sella-Rolando Alukhanyo Xonti Laa-iqa Rylands (first class) Zaynab Shaik *Valli Yantolo *Nicole Maragret Sykes Ndakondja Ndasindana Shilenga Musa Tiki Osher Rael Shuman Alexios Ivan Vicatos (first Darren Rael Silke class) Samukelisiwe Monabo Skosana DEGREE OF BACHELOR Cody Williams Joshua Guy Knight Smith (with OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) distinction in Biochemistry, Genetics and the degree with In Computer Science: distinction) In Archaeology: Brendan David Ball Shannon Claire Smyly (with *Toshika Sheshna Emrith *James Bellairs distinction in Biochemistry, *Nomawethu Hlazo *Leonard Z Botha Human Anatomy & *Ayanda Tandokazi Mdludlu *Louis Frederik Buys (first Physiology and the class) degree with distinction) Ngonidzashe Nicholas Choga Jody Tahnee Steyn In Atmospheric Science: *Jacob Hallam Clarkson (first Miqkayla Stofberg Michelle Jacqueline Gore (first class) Caitlin Rosemarie Taylor class) Jarred de Beer (first class) *Marcel Teixeira *Rebekah Hughes (first class) David Alexander Cargill Dunn Lara Daniella Tenderini Nokwethaba Zamanguni *Naeem Akbar Ganey Refilwe Phinda Thathe Makhanya *Mark Grivainis Kollontai Indira Tom Coleen Middleton (first class) Yaseen Hamdulay Ellis Chipo Thressa Tsetse Koketso Molepo *Dylan Conway Henderson *Valerie Mujinga Tshiani Fikiswa Phelokazi Mxaka *Jason Peter James Hlozek *Claire Pauline Tucker Jake William Woolfenden *Jae Hyuk Jang *Alessandra Unterpertinger *Eduardo Jose Baciao Koloma Jr Kathryn Merle Van Boom *Montlamedi Maikano Cornelia Magrietha Van Der Berg In Biological Sciences: Zachary Jared Melnick *Lise Anne van der Elst Lily Astrid Bovim Darryl Christopher Meyer Natasha van Greunen *Tara Leigh Jane Cathcart (first class) *Matthew James Robert Verbeek Sarah Ashley Catto (first class) Calvin Mills Mxolisi Ntokozo Crosby Vilakazi Tavis Andrew Dalton *Lubabalo Nazo Carl Anthony Visser *Campbell Fleming (first class) *Balone Ndaba Jessica Johanna Von Der Meden *James George Hagan (first *Siobhan O’Donovan (first *Alexa May Von Geusau class) class) Andreas Joachim Von Holy (with *Janika Liv Heyerdahl Robert Mark Passmore distinction in Computer *Gabriella Ruth Michaela Leighton Nicole Carin Petersen (first class) Science and Computer (first class) *Joshua McCance Ramsbottom Games Development) *Matthew Benoit Macray *Katherine Rix Gemma Chisomo Walker *Toni Olsen Codie Beulaine Roelf *Hana Petersen *Steven Michael Williamson *David John Scott Richardson Rybicki (first class) *Luqmaan Salie

10 Lauren Christine Sanby (first In Marine Biology: DEGREE OF MASTER class) Lee Angela Badenhorst OF SCIENCE Roslyn Audrey Sanby *Tai Brereton Higgo (first class) *David Ronald Seaward *Rigardt Hoffman *Sunganani Silubonde Mohammed Kajee In Applied Marine Science: *Adam Rayner Sundstrom (first *Johanna Katharina Kohler (first Ben Brooker class) class) Craig Haley Ion Todd *Rebecca Barbara Mackinnon (first *Kevin Mikus Schmidt *Andrew Roy van Rooyen class) Tamsyn Tyler (with distinction) Paul Wanjohi *Peter Jean Roberts *Ryan Cameron Wong Makgotso Sizakele Sibanda Chantal Yang (first class) In Archaeology: Michell Anne House (with In Molecular & Cell Biology: distinction) In Environmental & Geographical *Bianca Abrahams Rae Marilyn Regensberg Science: *Lee Cackett (first class) *Iyaloo Taimi Akuaake *Darshan Chetty *Lorna Erin Born *Timothy James Dennis In Biological Sciences: *Emma Bronwyn Broadway (first Kim Enfield (first class) *Kim Martina Konings class) *Cornelius Jansen Gunter Jennifer Kim Roberts Jody Frank Brown *Raygaanah Jacobs *Justin James Van Blerk *Tanya Lauren Bruggemann *Victor Michael Kalbskopf Wendy Megan West Julie-Ann Mary Coppinger (first Maleshigo Komane class) *Leo Maritz Matjie Lillian Maboya *Grant Joseph James Mc Gowan In Botany: Heather Vimbai Mahachi *Jessica Lee Odendaal (first class) Ntwai Abram Moiloa (with Timothy Oliver Mew *Ashley Victoria Parker (first distinction) Lesego Pauline Molobi class) Kolisa Yola Yola Sinyanya Odwa Ntsika Mtembu *James Grant Pelser (first class) *Jan-Adriaan Viljoen (with Naeemah Sadien Thomas Robert Sutcliffe distinction) *Ting-Ting Zhang *Riley James Traviss *Amy Louise Veenstra (first class) In Chemistry: In Geology: Varusha Pillay Veerapen Siphelele Siphesihle Malaza (with *Miengah Abrahams distinction) *Travis America Giselle Marianthi Vicatos (with *Julia Rosemary Bishop In Ocean & Atmosphere Science: distinction) Sacha Max Bruessow *Katherine Rose Brink (first class) *Sascha Emil Dyer *Matthew David Carr (first *Jennifer Obiaderi Ehima class) In Climate Change and *Bianca Alexandra Harrison (first *Tobin Joe Davenport Development: class) *Tiffany Christen de Klerk James Hamilton Irlam (with *James Joseph Storr Lister *Mark Christopher Hague (first distinction) *Caylee Jane Luden class) *Egidio Artur Alfredo Mutimba *Lucrecia Katlego Maboane *Alice McGrath (first class) *Delfim Julio Vilissa *Silence Magagula *William Middleton Aquinar Tebatso Malatji Ngwako Rabodiba Adam Mohale *Jonathan William Martin Bellinda Mashoene Monyela In Computer Science: *Justin Paul (first class) Ammar Mohammed Abuelgasim *Caroline Helyn Wood (first class) Dedricks Monyai Morake Benjamin Vorster Hugo Manare Caroline Sejeng Harry James Long *Caitlin Gifford Sole (first class) Kwegyir Macdonald Lwabona In Information Technology: *Estee Ann Vermeulen (first Ryan Luke Mazzolini *Eugene De Beste (first class) class) George Gitau Ng’ethe (with *Victor Jabulani Kabine *Daniel Peter Wilson distinction) *Noxolo Mthimkulu (first class) *Sean Nicholas Packham Shaun George Silson

11 In Conservation Biology: In Zoology: DEGREE OF DOCTOR Siow Yan Jennifer Angoh *Leanne Tol OF PHILOSOPHY *Christiaan Willem Brink (with distinction) Angela Joan Ferguson In Archaeology: *Gabriela Schieve Fleury DEGREE OF MASTER *Ellen Jeannie Walker *Kyle John Lloyd OF PHILOSOPHY Thesis Title: Iron Age decorative Hermenegildo Alfredo metalwork in southern Africa: an Matimele archival study *Penny Joan Pistorius (with In Archaeology: Ellen Walker has degrees from distinction) *Guy Robert Musson Thomas UNISA (BA) and the University of Jessleena Suri Manchester (MSc). A jeweller and Wataru Tokura (with distinction) illustrator by training, her doctoral Julia Laura Van Velden (with In Climate Change & thesis emerged as a result of her distinction) Development: interest in applying knowledge Elke Visser Katrine Brink Claassens of jewellery to understanding *Molly Scott McMahon decorative metalwork used in the Iron Age of southern Africa, In Environmental & spanning the last two thousand Geographical Science: In Environment, Society & years. Temitope Samuel Egbebiyi Sustainability: Ellen Walker’s thesis Robyn Leigh Lindiwe Granger Dean Charles Harrison explores the technology and *Lerato Thakholi Jacobus Johannes Kellermann sociology of decorative metalwork used by farming communities in southern Africa from AD200 to In Geochemistry: 1900. She addresses this within Camille Andrea Elisa Olianti a framework of ethno historical, archaeological and archival studies. In Archaeology, the lure of In Geology: discovery always dictates that very Kaylan Hamel (with distinction) few researchers consider legacy *Adam Moodley material in museums and archives Francisco Edilson Moreira Paiva as raw material for new studies. Set against this background, Ellen (with distinction) Walker’s work demonstrated that

there was continuity and change in the technology used to manufacture In Information Technology: jewellery and decorative metalwork Tamindran Shunmugam utilised in the Iron Age. Therefore, indigenous technologies such as metalworking were not static In Molecular & Cell Biology: through time. The main conclusion Richard George Atkinson is that the production and use of *Zoe Gill decorative metalwork was culturally *Tia Lynne Hendry embedded, thereby enabling Jean Felistas Ntuli archaeologists to pass comment on *Gertrud Talvik issues remote from the individual items such as social status, ritual and trade and exchange. The In Ocean & Climate Science: success of this project encourages Marc de Vos fellow archaeologists to frequently Khushboo Jhugroo use archives for new research Tania Carol Williams and not to continuously generate *Erika Anne Brown material which is not studied. *Alexa Simone Prinsloo Chanel Rampartab Supervisor: A/Professor S C h i r i k u r e ( A r c h a e o l o g y ) Co-supervisor: Dr T Maggs (Archaeology)

12 In Botany: In Chemistry: *Andrew Richard Burgoyne Nicholas Wilding Muneebah Adams Thesis Title: Development, Thesis Title: Systematics, Thesis Title: Development synthesis and anticancer biogeography and morphological of Organosilane‒containing evaluation of trinuclear Platinum evolution in Entosthodon Schwägr. bioorganometallic compounds Group Metal organometallic (Bryopsida, Funariaceae) with a evaluated as antiparasitic agents complexes revision of the genus in Africa against Plasmodium falciparum and Trichomonas vaginalis Andrew Burgoyne commenced Nicholas Wilding holds a BSc and his tertiary studies at UCT and BSc(Hons) degree in Botany from Muneebah Adams obtained BSc, transferred to the University of the University of Cape Town. BSc Honours and MSc degrees from Johannesburg to complete a BSc Nicholas Wilding’s thesis UCT. Her interest lies in the field in Chemistry and Biochemistry in aims to increase knowledge on the of organometallic chemistry and 2009. He then went on to obtain evolution of a lesser known group how different metal complexes can a BSc(Hons) and an MSc (cum of early land plants, the mosses, and be utilised for various application, laude) in Chemistry in 2010 and in particular the genus Entosthodon. including as biological agents. 2012 respectively. Through a taxonomic revision of Muneebah Adams’ thesis Andrew Burgoyne’s thesis African Entosthodon (leading to aims to contribute to the continuous in the field of Organometallic the description of six species new search for pharmacologically Chemistry and Anticancer agents for science) and reconstruction of significant compounds which are involves low-valent dendritic phylogenetic relationships among able to circumvent the rising trend type ligands as scaffolds for the the species at a global scale using in parasite resistance to known preparation of platinum group DNA sequences, patterns and treatments. This led her to develop metal containing complexes as processes in their evolutionary organometallic compounds based potential anticancer agents. These history are inferred. Furthermore on thiosemicarbazone, quinoline compounds were then evaluated as these data permit inference of the and benzothiazole scaffolds which effective antitumor agents against temporal and biogeographic context further incorporates organosilane ovarian and esophageal cancer of diversification in Entosthodon, as moieties and transition metal cells. Three series of potential well as reconstruction of the steps fragments into their framework. antitumor agents were synthesized involved in evolutionary reduction The prepared compounds applying principles of Chemistry of sporophytes in the subfamily were evaluated in vitro for and Organometallic Chemistry. Funariidae. their antiplasmodial (malaria), Each series exploited different antitrichomonal (trichomoniasis) functional moieties to fine-tune Supervisor: Professor TJ and cytotoxic activities, in order to lipophilicity or water-solubility. Hedderson (Biological Sciences) identify potential compounds for Coordination of rhodium, iridium pre‒clinical studies. Identification and ruthenium to prepared dendritic of a promising compound led scaffolds resulted in the synthesis of Muneebah to test it in a mouse potential antitumor agents, which model infected with rodent malaria, were characterized by an array to determine if the compound retains of analytical and spectroscopic its effectiveness when evaluated in techniques. These metal complexes a mammalian system. This thesis were active anticancer agents. contributes to the knowledge of Andrew Burgoyne’s thesis has organometallic complexes and their contributed towards the field of role as potential pharmacological Organometallic Chemistry and the agents. development of organometallic complexes as potential anticancer Supervisor: Associate Professor agents. This thesis validates the GS Smith (Chemistry) development of new and alternative Co-supervisor: Professor K platinum group metal anticancer Chibale (Chemistry) agents to current clinical platinum based chemotherapeutics.

Supervisor: A/Professor GS Smith (Chemistry)

13 *Amelia Annie Hilgart Raban Wilfred Masuka In Environmental & Geographical Thesis Title: Determination of Thesis Title: Chemogenomic Science: a robust metabolic barcoding approaches to drug design: Francis Brendan Argent model for chemotaxonomy in docking-based virtual Thesis Title: An exploration of Aizoaceae species: expanding screening of nematode GPCRs for South Africa’s wind climate using morphological and genetic potential anthelmintic agents station records and reanalysis data understanding. Raban Masuka holds a BSc(Hons) Brendan Argent completed both his Amelia Hilgart obtained her BS Chemical Technology from BSc and BSc(Hons) qualifications degree from the University of New the Midlands State University at UCT, following which he began Mexico, Albuquerque, USA. (MSU), Zimbabwe and an LLM in a MSc, which was upgraded to a Her thesis investigates Intellectual Property from Africa PhD. whether profiles of plant University, Zimbabwe and World Brendan Argent’s thesis metabolites, “fingerprints” based on Intellectual Property Organization addresses the sparse nature of data collected from plant extracts by (WIPO). The thrust of his doctoral wind observations across South the use of liquid chromatography, work was the identification of Africa, which, with the advent of combined with mass spectrometry potential anthelmintic (parasitic wind power generation and the (LC-MS), could be used to worm) agents using hybrid structure threat of climate change, creates an identify plant species, or assist and ligand based drug design important knowledge gap about the in their classification. Systematic approaches. regional wind climate. To address collections of selected plants in Raban Masuka’s thesis this, he examined the drivers of the family Aizoaceae found in involved determining the three- surface wind and quantified the Paulshoek in the Kamiesberg region dimensional structure of parasitic coupling between the synoptic of Namaqualand, were carried out worm hormones using NMR- circulation states and station-scale over a calendar year, and careful distance restrained molecular wind flow to develop a process- observations and measurements dynamics. At the same time, the based regionalisation of wind made of associated climate, soil structure of their G-Protein Coupled regimes over the country. The thesis and ecosystem variables. The Receptor (GPCR) was determined develops a method for incorporating data from LC-MS analysis were from the genome of C. elegans, bias-corrected time series data from rigorously interrogated and refined using homology modelling. The a reanalysis data set along with the by statistical techniques. Once model was refined and optimized sparse station observations, without the robustness of the chemical using molecular dynamics in a disrupting spatial correlation analytical data and their stability mimetic POPC membrane. The patterns. This allows for the through seasonal and circadian binding pocket on the receptor was creation of corrected and extended rhythms had been demonstrated, a identified by matching the structure wind time series from each station relatively simple representation of of the hormones to the receptor. This site to facilitate a regionalisation of metabolite profiles, analogous to a binding pocket was used to virtually wind using a self-organising map. bar code, was proposed and tested, screen thousands of compounds A hierarchical clustering is then and proved to be generally consistent from the American National Cancer used to define wind climate regions with taxonomic classifications Institute (NCI) database, to identify and identify relatively cohesive based on morphological and new potential anthelmintic drugs. spatial wind-climate groupings that phylogenetic methods. Crucially, it Visual inspection of the results are physically consistent with the was able, in selected instances, to identified 40 compounds for further driving synoptic environment, and challenge previous classifications study, of which 3 were found to which are characteristic in terms based on classical methods. The be active in an in vitro assay. This of terrain and response to synoptic work therefore establishes a firm work is important, as parasitic drivers. This process-based basis for simple, reliable metabolite worm infections affect 550-750 regionalisation facilitates a future profiling of plants, for taxonomic million people worldwide; affect assessment of potential changes in purposes and rapid surveys of childhood growth, pregnancies, the wind climate of South Africa as metabolites associated with specific and intellectual development. a result of a warming world. functions or bio-activities. Resistance to current drugs is increasing and so the search for Supervisor: Professor BC Supervisor: A/Professor DW new drugs is vital. Hewitson (Environmental & Gammon (Chemistry) Geographical Science) Co-supervisor: Professor J Farrant Supervisor: Emeritus Professor GE Co-supervisor: Dr CL Lennard (Molecular & Cell Biology) Jackson (Chemistry) (Environmental & Geographical Co-supervisor: Professor K Science) Chibale (Chemistry)

14 Marshall Lison Mdoka *Joy Waddell Nkulumo Zinyengere Thesis Title: The role of soil Thesis title: A nodal governance Thesis Title: Assessing climate moisture on summer climate approach to understanding the change impacts and agronomic simulations over southern Africa barriers and opportunities for adaptation strategies for dryland disaster governance: A case study crop production in southern Africa Marshall Mdoka followed his on flood governance in an informal BSc(Hons) degree with a MSc in settlement in Cape Town, South Nkulumo Zinyengere was born Environmental and Geographical Africa in Zimbabwe and holds an MSc Science at UCT, and began his in Agricultural Meteorology. He PhD in 2007, also at UCT. He then Joy Waddell holds a BA from UCT has received various awards continued his doctoral work while and an MSc from Kings College in recognition of his research, a lecturer at Monash University London. Her interest in urban including the African Climate South Africa. disaster management, combined Change Fellowship award and Marshall Mdoka’s with her interest in South Africa, the Green Talents Awards for thesis focuses on soil moisture led her to examine how flood high potentials in sustainable interactions with the atmosphere risk management in Cape Town’s development. using a regional climate model, and informal settlements could be more Current research methods explores the responses of the local collaborative. and tools do not easily lend atmospheric circulation to forcing Joy Waddell uses an themselves to assessing impacts by wet and dry soil moisture states. embedded qualitative case study of climate change and identifying The thesis particularly addresses to explore the details of the adaptation options at scales relevant regions where characteristics of City of Cape Town’s planning to smallholder farmers. Hence early seasonal climate may be and operationalisation of flood such studies are limited. Nkulumo influenced by soil moisture, in management, supported by the case Zinyengere’s thesis addresses order to understand the implications of Sweet Home informal settlement this by using localised modelling on the frequency and intensity of in Philippi. Her thesis uses a nodal techniques to explicitly examine rainfall. Using a regional climate governance approach to understand how climate change will affect model, he considers the atmospheric the role of different actors, from the various important food crops in responses to soil moisture levels at city to the local level, in governing southern Africa and to investigate wilting and saturation levels, with disaster risk. What is clear from a number of on-farm agronomic a particular focus on mid-summer her work is that although the City strategies used by local farmers rainfall over southern Africa. In of Cape Town has the intention for adaptation potential. Results general his work finds that the soil of collaborating with actors on confirm the important impacts moisture can be a positive feedback the ground, there are limited climate change will have on crop given the initial conditions at the opportunities for this to happen production, food security and start of a season, exacerbating the in practice. This thesis argues livelihoods in southern Africa and initial dry or wet states. that multiple actors, with various further clarify the differentiated capacities and understanding of impacts of climate change on crops Supervisor: Professor B Hewitson the problem, should be involved and locations and the varying (Environmental & Geographical in disaster management processes. opportunities for adaptation. The Science) The thesis contributes to the field of thesis supports improved targeting Co-supervisor: Dr M Tadross disaster risk reduction, showing that of adaptation interventions to the (Environmental & Geographical in order to strengthen collaborative needs of local farming communities. Science) disaster governance in the context of cities of the global South, inclusive Supervisor: Professor B Hewitson partnerships and multi-actor (Environmental & Geographical platforms need to be complemented Science) by institutional mechanisms and Co-supervisor: Dr O Crespo systematic approaches that foster (Environmental & Geographical collaboration between multiple Science); Dr M Tadross actors. (Environmental & Geographical Science) Supervisor: A/Professor G Ziervogel (Environmental & Geographical Science)

15 In Geology: In Molecular & Cell Biology: In Zoology: Lara Sciscio *Mandy Kelly Mason Dominic Augustine Wilmot Henry Thesis Title: Position of the Thesis Title: Skeletal element Thesis title: A multi-scale study Triassic-Jurassic boundary elongation and interdigital tissue on the movement ecology of in South Africa and Lesotho: regression in developing bat limbs: Afrotropical waterbirds a multidisciplinary approach a gene expression analysis aimed at improving the Dominic Henry has a BSc in chronostratigraphy and Mandy Mason holds BSc, Ecology and a BSc (Hons) in biostratigraphy of the Elliot BSc(Hons) and MSc degree from Zoology from UCT. In 2012 his Formation, Stormberg Group UCT. Her PhD thesis builds on the MSc research in the Department of foundation that she built during her Biological Sciences was upgraded Lara Sciscio has a BSc, BSc(Hons) honours and MSc in establishing to a PhD. and MSc degree in Geology from the Natal long-fingered bat, Dominic Henry’s thesis Rhodes University. Her doctoral Miniopterus natalensis, as a model explores the movement ecology research emerged from her passion for the study of the genetic basis for of waterbirds at individual and to read the rock record for its palaeo- the evolution of limb morphologies. community levels. Little is ecological messages, including the Mandy Mason’s thesis known about what drives the interaction between ancient plants, investigates whether shifts in nomadic movements of waterbirds animals, and sediments. expression of two transcription in landscapes that show high Lara Sciscio’s thesis factors, namely Meis2 and Hoxd11, spatiotemporal variability refines the timeframe of the can shed light on models of patterning in resource availability. The continental red bed succession, the limb during development, and study uses telemetry data from the richly fossiliferous Elliot the evolution of the bat wing. She individually tracked Egyptian Formation, which within southern shows that the Meis2 gene, which Geese and Red-billed Teal and Africa not only contains the record is conventionally regarded as waterbird community count data of the early evolution of dinosaurs, influencing the development of the from wetlands in KwaZulu- but also that of the end-Triassic proximal limb, is expressed in the Natal. Using movement models of mass extinction event. To refine interdigital tissue of the autopod individual waterfowl, he shows that the age of this globally-important prior to interdigit regression. This the dynamics of primary production Triassic-Jurassic unit, known challenges the existing paradigm of and rainfall across the landscape are to capture major evolutionary how the limb is patterned along the important influences on waterfowl transitions in the biota, Lara proximal-distal axis. Furthermore, movement and clarifies their Sciscio undertook an ambitious Hoxd11 and its immediate complex, but consistent, movement field hand-drilling and subsequent neighbour Hoxd10 are expressed at strategy. Shifting to the level of laboratory work in order to measure high levels in the forelimb, but not the entire waterbird community, the palaeomagnetic signatures in in the hindlimb autopod. While the he then shows that movement the collected rock samples. Using proteins encoded by these genes are capacity is integral to the ecological magnetostratigraphic principles, highly conserved between bats and niches of waterbirds. His analyses the project successfully establishes, other mammals, several changes also highlight the importance of for the first time, the position of were found in the bat Prox enhancer, spatial processes in structuring the Triassic-Jurassic boundary a genetic switch that regulates the 5’ waterbird metacommunities. within the southern African rock Hoxd complex, including Hoxd11. Dominic Henry’s thesis makes a succession and thus enables the This research suggests that these novel contribution to understanding correlation of these rocks with sequence changes in the ancestral multi-scale environmental other global sites that record one bat lineage played an important influences on movement and of the five major bio-crises events role in the extended growth of bat provides a new model for how to in the Earth’s history. Furthermore, digits, and the evolution of flight in consistently connect different levels the thesis presents the first mammals. of biological organization to obtain quantitative evidence for a semi- a more general understanding of arid palaeoclimate of this terrestrial Supervisor: Professor N Illing movement ecology. ecosystem that existed in southern (Molecular & Cell Biology) Africa some 200 million years ago. Co-supervisor: A/Professor D Supervisor: Professor GS Jacobs (Biological Sciences) Cumming (Biological Sciences) Supervisor: Dr E M Bordy (Geological Sciences) Co-supervisor: Dr M de Kock (Geology, University of Johannesburg)

16 Sarah Megan Murgatroyd Chevonne Reynolds Susanna Catharina Franzina Thesis Title: Ecology of the Thesis Title: The role of waterbirds Zeeman Verreaux’s eagle Aquila verreauxii in the dispersal of aquatic Thesis Title: Genetics and in natural and agriculturally organisms in southern Africa ecosystem effects of the invasive transformed habitats in South mussel Semimytilus algosus, on the Africa Chevonne Reynolds holds a West Coast of South Africa BSc(Hons), an MSc in Chemistry Megan Murgatroyd completed and an MSc in Resource Susanna Zeeman has a BIuris LLB a BSc(Hons) in Conservation Conservation Biology, all from the from the University of Pretoria Biology at the University of the University of the Witwatersrand. and practiced as an attorney for West of England, Bristol, UK. She began her PhD with a strong six years. She obtained an MSc in She registered at UCT in 2011 as interest in understanding birds and Applied Marine Science from the an MSc student and upgraded to their relevance for ecosystems. UCT. PhD in 2013. Her PhD fieldwork Chevonne Reynolds’ Susanna Zeeman’s thesis was undertaken in the pristine thesis explores how, when, and deals with the ecological effects of Cederberg and the agriculturally- where waterbirds disperse aquatic the bisexual mussel Semimytilus transformed Sandveld regions of organisms in southern Africa. algosus, a recent alien arrival the Western Cape. It uses a combination of field, that now dominates west-coast Megan Murgatoyd’s thesis experimental and modelling rocky shores. She identifies the explores how land transformation approaches to determine which mussel genetically and shows that influences changes in several organisms are dispersed, the spatial it originated from Chile, but via key ecological and demographic scale at which they are dispersed, Namibia. Its considerable genetic parameters of Verreaux’s eagle. and the ways in which waterbird variablity probably contributes Predators that inhabit transformed and seed traits influence dispersal to its ability to invade South areas are usually subject to negative outcomes. The results demonstrate Africa rapidly. She also recorded consequences, such as decreased that waterbirds have an excellent that it dominates the low shore, breeding success. Verreaux’s eagle capacity to disperse both indigenous with another alien species, the is commonly viewed as a specialised and exotic aquatic organisms, and Mediterranean mussel, occupying raptor of natural habitats, and that dispersal occurs frequently higher zones. By characterising agricultural transformation was at both local and regional scales. life-history features, Susanna expected to impact this species Chevonne Reynolds’ thesis also shows that the bisexual mussel adversely. Contrary to expectations, draws attention to the effects that has a low rate of survival, slow Megan Murgatoyd’s thesis anthropogenic influences can have growth, weak shells and weak explores causes for better breeding on the distribution of waterbirds and attachment to rocks. Despite these productivity in the agriculturally the consequences of anthrpogenic limitations, it dominates because of transformed Sandveld region, impacts for the spread of aquatic its astonishing recruitment: up to compared to the natural Cedeberg invasive species. It shows that 2 million recruits per square metre area. In the transformed area waterbirds have an important role – counting these was a serious test compared to the natural area, diet in facilitating connectivity between of Susanna’s eyesight, as recruits was more varied, there was less wetlands systems and in structuring are minute! Experiments showed rain during the breeding season aquatic communities in arid, that the bisexual mussel cannot and the energy needed for soaring spatio-temporally heterogeneous handle harsh high-shore conditions, flight was less, because there were environments. This research whereas the Mediterranean mussel more thermal uplift in the flatter expands our knowledge of aquatic has difficulty surviving low on the agricultural landscapes. This organisms in southern Africa and shore, because its weak attachment research demonstrated the potential provides a scientific basis for makes it vulnerable to wave action. conservation value of transformed waterbird conservation, invasive habitats and the need for better species management, and wetland Supervisor: Emeritus Professor G integration of conservation and management. Branch (Biological Sciences) agricultural production in a rapidly Co-supervisor: Dr Deena Pillay changing world. Supervisor: Professor GS (Biological Sciences); Dr Sophie Cumming (Biological Sciences) von der Heyden (Stellenbosch Supervisor: Emeritus Professor L University) Underhill (Biological Sciences) Co-supervisor: Dr A Amar (Biological Sciences)

17 ACADEMIC DRESS

OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

CHANCELLOR The Chancellor wears a gown made from dark blue silk. The front of the gown has facings down each side made of dark blue velvet embroidered with a gold floral design. The gown and sleeves are lined with pale blue silk and the sleeves are looped up in front with a gold cord and button. The yoke of the gown is edged with gold cord. The gown is worn with a square blue velvet hat with a soft crown and gold tassel.

VICE-CHANCELLOR The Vice-Chancellor wears a gown made from bright blue silk. The front of the gown has facings down each side and sleeve-linings of pale blue silk. The sleeves are looped up in front with a gold cord and button and the yoke of the gown is edged with gold cord. The gown is worn with a black velvet bonnet with a silver cord.

DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR A Deputy Vice-Chancellor wears a gown made from dark blue silk. The gown has closed sleeves with an inverted T-shaped opening at the level of the elbow to free the arms. The front of the gown has facings of light blue down each side. The sleeves are lined with light blue and the yoke of the gown is edged with silver cord. The gown is worn with a black velvet bonnet with a silver cord.

CHAIR OF COUNCIL The Chair of Council wears a gown, of the same pattern as that worn by the Vice-Chancellor, made from light blue silk. The front of the gown has facings down each side and a yoke of dark blue. The sleeves are lined with dark blue and the facings and yoke are trimmed with gold cord. The sleeves are looped up in front with a gold cord and button. The gown is worn with a black velvet bonnet with a gold tassel.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Members of Council wear graduate-pattern gowns made from black silk. The front of the gown has 10cm wide, light blue facings down each side trimmed with dark blue cord. The gown is worn with a black velvet bonnet with a blue cord.

REGISTRAR The Registrar wears a gown made from black silk. The front of the gown has 10cm wide facings of blue silk down each side. The gown is worn with a black velvet bonnet with a white cord.

PRESIDENT OF CONVOCATION The President of Convocation wears a gown made from black silk and has long closed sleeves with an inverted T-shaped opening at the level of the elbow to free the arms. The front of the gown has facings down each side and sleeves of blue silk. The gown is worn with a black velvet bonnet with a blue tassel.

18 ACADEMIC DRESS (continued)

GOWNS A plain black gown styled after the pattern of the Oxford scholar’s gown is worn by diplomats, and Bachelor’s, Honours and Master’s graduands. Senior doctoral graduands wear a scarlet gown, with facings the colour distinctive of the faculty in which the degree is awarded. PhD graduands wear a scarlet gown without facings.

HOODS The hood is particular to the qualification and the faculty. Diplomates and Bachelor’s grdauands wear a black hood lined with white and edged with the colour distinctive of the faculty. Master’s graduands wear a black hood lined with the colour distinctive of the faculty and edged with white, except in the case of the hood for the MMed degree, which is edged with red. Senior doctoral graduands wear a hood of the colour distinctive of the faculty and a black velvet bonnet with a cord of the colour distinctive of the faculty in which the degrees is awarded. PhD graduands wear a hood of scarlet lined with black and a black velvet bonnet with a cord of the colour distinctive of the faculty in which the degree is awarded.

DISTINCTIVE COLOURS Faculty of Commerce Yellow Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment Green Faculty of Health Sciences Red Faculty of Law Old gold Faculty of Humanities Blue Faculty of Science Purple

19 HISTORICAL SKETCH

Founded as the (a boys’ school that aimed to provide higher education as well) in 1829, the University was established as the University of Cape Town in 1918.

The early history was one of great expectations and hard times and it was not until the early years of the twentieth century that the University was developed into a fully-fledged tertiary institution. A significant and pioneering development in the 19th century was the admission of women as degree students in 1886, many years ahead of most universities in the world.

At the start of the 20th century the University incorporated the Diocesan College, the teacher training classes of the Normal College, the South African College of Music and the Cape Town Schools of Fine Art and Architecture.

The Medical School was established and in the 1920s the University began a partnership with the local health authority (now the Provincial Government’s health department) that saw the Medical School move from the Hiddingh Campus and the Green Point Somerset Hospital to Observatory (the rest of UCT’s Upper Campus moved from Hiddingh to its present site, on part of Cecil Rhodes’ estate, in 1928). This partnership allowed for the construction of the first on a University site. The partnership continues to this day and now involves not only Groote Schuur as a teaching hospital but Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Valkenberg and a growing number of primary health care sites.

The period between the end of World War II and 1994 was marked by two themes. Firstly, the University recognised that if it was to be fully South African, it would have to move beyond academic non-segregation to be fully inclusive. It would have to face the consequential and increasing clashes with a government determined to legislate for segregation and enforce the doctrine of apartheid. And secondly, the University intended to transform into a leading research institution.

Before World War II, the University was largely a teaching university and its students were mostly undergraduates. The research undertaken was sporadic, though in some cases notable. A research committee was appointed for the first time in 1945. The next 75 years saw a great expansion of research and scholarly work such that the UCT of 2014 has a greater proportion of highly rated researchers and gains significantly more research grants and awards than any other South African University.

The 1980s and 1990s were characterized by the deliberate and planned transformation of the student body. This was aided by the establishment of the Academic Development Programme aimed at helping students from disadvantaged educational and social backgrounds to succeed and the desegregation of student residences. As a result, a student body that was 90% white in 1979, when UCT marked its 150th anniversary, is in 2014 more than 50% black. The total student enrolment of just above 26 000, includes international students drawn from over 100 countries, a significant proportion of which are from SADC states. Particular emphasis is placed on postgraduate studies and more than 20% of these students will be enrolled in master’s and doctoral programmes. A growing number of postdoctoral fellows contribute substantially to the research endeavours and reputation of the University (UCT has more than a third of the total number of post docs in South Africa).

UCT continues to work towards its goal to be Africa’s leading research university. Its success can be measured by the scope of study it offers and the calibre of its graduates.

20 MISSION STATEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

UCT aspires to become a premier academic meeting point between South Africa, the rest of Africa and the world. Taking advantage of expanding global networks and our distinct vantage point in Africa, we are committed, through innovative research and scholarship, to grapple with the key issues of our natural and social worlds. We aim to produce graduates whose qualifications are internationally recognised and locally applicable, underpinned by values of engaged citizenship and social justice. UCT will promote diversity and transformation within our institution and beyond, including growing the next generation of academics.

Foundation statement underpinning the mission statement Our research-led identity is shaped by a commitment to: • academic freedom as the prerequisite to fostering intellectual debate and free injury; • ensuring that research informs all our activities including teaching, learning and service to the community; • advancing and disseminating knowledge that addresses the key challenges facing society – South African, • continental and global; • protecting “curiosity driven” research; • nurturing and valuing creativity in the sciences and arts including the performing and creative arts; • stimulating international linkages of researchers and research groupings.

We strive to provide a superior quality educational experience for undergraduate and postgraduate students through: • providing an intellectually and socially stimulating environment; • inspired and dedicated teaching and learning; • exposure to the excitement of creating new knowledge; • stimulating the love of life-long learning; • the cultivation of competencies for global citizenship; • supporting programmes that stimulate the social consciousness of students; • offering access to courses outside the conventional curricula; • attracting a culturally and internationally diverse community of scholars; • guaranteeing internationally competitive qualifications; • offering a rich array of social, cultural, sporting and leadership opportunities; • providing an enabling physical and operational environment.

In advancing UCT as an Afropolitan university, we will: • expand our expertise on Africa and offer it to the world; • extend our networks on the continent, along with our global connections and partnerships; • promote student and staff exchanges and collaborative research and postgraduate programmes; • engage critically with Africa’s intellectuals and world views in teaching and research; • contribute to strengthening higher education on our continent.

We strive to provide an environment for our diverse student and staff community that: • promotes a more equitable and non-racial society; • supports redress in regard to past injustices; • is affirming and inclusive of all staff and students and promotes diversity in demographics, skills and backgrounds; • offers individual development opportunities to all staff; • is welcoming as a meeting space for scholars from Africa and around the world.

21 THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN DONOR ROLL

The University of Cape Town gratefully acknowledges the sustained contributions of the following partners. Their generosity has assisted us toward our goals of improving student access to tertiary education and promoting curriculum, staff and student transformation; increasing our research capacity; and implementing programmes that promote social engagement and community upliftment.

FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATES AND TRUSTS

Platinum Circle Eskom Holdings Ltd Foundations, Trusts, Corporates that have made donations to The Ford Foundation SA UCT totaling R50 million and above (alphabetically) The Frank Robb Charitable Trust Garfield Weston Foundation The Andrew W Mellon Foundation The Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation The Atlantic Philanthropies (Bermuda) Ltd James Sivewright Scratchley Will Trust The Bertha Foundation John and Margaret Overbeek Trust Carnegie Corporation of New York The John Wakeford Trust Claude Leon Foundation Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Contribution Fund The Ford Foundation USA The Kresge Foundation The Harry Crossley Foundation Liberty Holdings Ltd Hasso Plattner Foerderstiftung, gGmbH The Mauerberger Foundation Fund The MasterCard Foundation Moshal Scholarship Program The Rockefeller Foundation National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund The Wolfson Foundation The Nellie Atkinson Trust Novartis Research Foundation Gold Circle The Raith Foundation Foundations, Trusts, Corporates that have made donations to The Raymond Ackerman Foundation UCT totaling between R25 million and R50 million The Rhodes Trust (alphabetically) Rustenburg Platinum Mines Ltd Sigrid Rausing Trust Cancer Research Trust The South African National Roads Agency Ltd The ELMA Foundation The Spencer Foundation The Gallagher Foundation Standard Bank Group Ltd The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Minerals Unilever South Africa Home and Personal Care (Pty) Ltd Education Trust Fund WK Kellogg Foundation, USA The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Bronze Circle Silver Circle Foundations, Trusts, Corporates that have made donations to Foundations, Trusts, Corporates that have made donations to UCT totaling between R1 million and R10 million (alphabetically) UCT totaling between totaling between R10 million and R25 million (alphabetically) The A & M Pevsner Charitable Trust The Aaron Beare Foundation The Albert Wessels Trust Abax Foundation Andreas and Susan Struengmann Foundation gGmbH Abe Bailey Trust Anglo American Chairman’s Fund Actuarial Society Development Trust The Atlantic Philanthropies (SA) (Pty) Ltd Actuarial Society of South Africa The David and Elaine Potter Charitable Foundation AECI Ltd The DG Murray Trust Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Discovery Foundation Anglo American Platinum Ltd Donald Gordon Foundation Anglo American South Africa Ltd The Dora and William Oscar Heyne Charitable Trust Anglo Operations Ltd – Anglo Corporate Division Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Anglogold Ashanti Fund

22 FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATES AND TRUSTS CONTINUED THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN DONOR ROLL AngloGold Ashanti Ltd The Gatsby Charitable Foundation The Atlantic Philanthropies (Ireland) Limited Gensec Bank Ltd Attorneys Fidelity Fund GlaxoSmithKline plc Aurecon South Africa (Pty) Ltd Gold Fields Foundation The Beit Trust Goldman Sachs Charitable Fund BHP Billiton Development Trust Goldman Sachs Foundation BirdLife South Africa Government of Flanders BM Raff Will Trust Guy Elliott Medical Research Trust BoE Corporate, Cape Town Haw & Inglis (Pty) Ltd Boehringer Ingelheim (Pty) Ltd HBD Business Holdings Bokomo Foods HCI Foundation FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATES AND TRUSTS The Boston Consulting Group (Pty) Ltd The Hermann Ohlthaver Trust BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd Hope for Depression Research Foundation The Breadsticks Foundation HR Hill Residuary Trust British American Tobacco South Africa HSBC Investment Services Africa (Pty) Ltd British Council, Cape Town Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation Cape Gate (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town Impala Community Development Trust (ICDT) Cape Gate (Pty) Ltd, Vanderbijlpark International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Capebridge Trust Company (Pty) Ltd International Bar Association Charitable Trust The Carl and Emily Fuchs Foundation International Development Research Centre Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Investec Limited The Children’s Hospital Trust Janssen Pharmaceutica (Pty) Ltd CHK Charities Ltd Joan St Leger Lindbergh Charitable Trust The Chris Barnard Trust Fund The John D & Catherine T MacArthur Foundation The Coca-Cola Foundation, Inc The John Davidson Educational Trust Daimler Fonds – Deutsches Stiftungs-Zentrum The John Ellerman Foundation Daphne Cockwell Family Johnson & Johnson (USA) The Davis Foundation Johnson Matthey plc De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd The Joint Primary Health Care Programme De Beers Fund Educational Trust JPMorgan Chase South African Trust Foundation Department for International Development (DFID), Southern Africa JRS Biodiversity Foundation Department of Economic Development and Tourism Julian Baring Scholarship Fund Department of Health (Western Cape) The Justin and Elsa Schaffer Family UCT Scholarship Trust The Desmond Tutu Educational Trust Kangra Group (Pty) Ltd Die Rupert-Musiekstigting Kaplan Kushlick Educational Foundation Discovery Fund Karl Storz GmbH & Co KG The Doris Crossley Foundation KPMG, Johannesburg Dow Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd The Leanore Zara Kaplan Will Trust Dr Stanley Batchelor Bursary Trust LEGO Foundation Dr. Leopold und Carmen Ellinger Stiftung The Leverhulme Trust Edgars Consolidated Stores Ltd The Lewis Foundation Edwards Lifesciences (Pty) Ltd Life Healthcare Foundation EJ Lombardi Trust Lily & Ernst Hausmann Research Trust Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung Linbury Trust Elsevier Foundation Link-SA Fund Embassy of People’s Republic of China The Little Tew Charitable Trust Eranda Foundation Lonmin Management Services Ernest E and Brendalyn Stempel Foundation The MAC AIDS Fund Eskom, Brackenfell Macsteel Service Centres SA (Pty) Ltd Eskom, George Mai Family Foundation Fetzer Institute The Maize Trust FirstRand Bank Limited MariaMarina Foundation The FirstRand Foundation Mary Slack & Daughters Foundation The Foschini Group CSI The Maurice Hatter Foundation The Foschini Group Ltd for South African Blacks The Gabriel Foundation Medicor Foundation Garden Cities Inc Medtronic Foundation

23 FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATES AND TRUSTS CONTINUED

The Merck Company Foundation Ruth and Anita Wise Charitable and Educational Trust Millennium Trust SABMiller, Africa and Asia Misys Charitable Foundation Sanlam Ltd Mota Engil Construction South Africa (Pty) Ltd Sasol Ltd MTU South Africa The Sasol Social and Community Trust National Arts Council of South Africa Saville Educational Foundation National Bioproducts Institute The Saville Foundation Nedbank Foundation The Schroder Foundation Nestlé (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd SCHWAB Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship New Settlers Foundation Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement NM Rothschild & Sons Ltd South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation South African Norway Tertiary Education Development Programme Novo Nordisk (Pty) Ltd South African Penguins The Nuffield Foundation South African Responsible Gambling Foundation Old Mutual Foundation (South Africa) Southern African Music Rights Organisation Old Mutual South Africa The Starr Foundation Open Society Foundation for South Africa The Stella & Paul Loewenstein Educational and Charitable Trust Open Society Institute (OSI) Stevenson Family Charitable Trust The Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Swiss-South African Co-Operation Initiative The Ove Arup Foundation Telkom SA Ltd PA Don Scholarship Trust Thabo Mbeki Education Trust Pearson Plc Tides Foundation Percy Fox Foundation Tshemba Charitable Foundation NPC PF Charitable Trust Tullow Oil South Africa (Pty) Ltd The Philip Schock Charitable & Educational Foundation UCT Fund Inc (New York) Public Accountants’ & Auditors’ Board United Therapeutics Corporation Radda Barnen Upstream Training Trust The Rand Merchant Bank Fund Vodacom (Pty) Ltd Rand Merchant Bank Holdings Ltd The Vodafone Group Foundation Rangoonwala Foundation Wallace Global Fund Retina South Africa Welton Foundation Rio Tinto Plc Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Inc Robert Bosch Stiftung Western Platinum Ltd Roche Products (Pty) Ltd The Wilfred Cooper Trust Roche Products (Pty) Ltd - Diagnostics William Henry Cockwell Family Roche Products Limited, UK Wyeth SA (Pty) Ltd Rockefeller Brothers Fund Xstrata South Africa (Pty) Ltd The Rolf-Stephan Nussbaum Foundation The Zamani African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes Rosalie van der Gucht Will Trust Foundation Royal Norwegian Embassy

FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

Organisations that have made gifts to UCT, totaling under R1 million

2382 individuals who have generously shown their support by making a gift to the University of Cape Town.

24 INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Chancellor’s Circle Alasdair and Eve Pein Craig Mullett and family Individuals whose gifts to UCT over a David and Elaine Potter CBE Simon Nicks five year period have amounted to over Max Price and Deborah Posel Keith Oates R500,000 Patrick Quirk Nicholas Oppenheimer Ben Rabinowitz Hawa Patel Bruce and Serena Ackerman Derek and Inks Raphael Flora Pedler Oludolapo Akinkugbe CON Trevor Reid Anthony Rademeyer Justin Baring Mary May Robertson Mamphela Ramphele David and Ursel Barnes Simon Robertson Mark Raphaely Klaus-Jürgen Bathe Patrik Sandin Adam Raphaely American Author, T. Lee Baumann Duncan Saville Liam and Penny Ratcliffe Franklin Berman KCMG QC Guy Shutt Delise Reich Tony H Bloom James Simmons Katharine Robertson Roelof Botha Brendalyn Stempel David Rockefeller Jr. Nick Boydell Georgina Stevens Nick Roditi Johan and Monika Brink Hugh & Lady Stevenson Werner and Violanta Rüedy-Werren Malcolm and Marjorie Brown Alan Stewart Alistair Ruiters Charles Edward Carter Grant and Sarah Stubbs Kier Schuringa Nick Criticos Ben Surdut Shirley and Hymie Shwiel Elgin and Rosemary Curry Sibylla and Bruce Tindale Aristides Sitas Theophilus Danjuma GCON Blaine John Tomlinson Mugsy Spiegel Mick and Barbara Davis Stephen and Chantry Westwell Margaret Stanford Kevin Dillon Christo Wiese Clare Stannard George Ellis Russel Zimmerman Colin Tebbutt Georgina Enthoven Les Underhill Ian and Gillian Falconer Vice-Chancellor’s Circle Johannes van Zyl Jill Farrant Individuals whose gifts to UCT over a five David Watson Meyer Feldberg year period have amounted to between Tiger Wessels John and Anne Field R250,000 and R500,000 Ian Yudelman Bill Frankel OBE Ernest Fullagar Helmut Amos Dean’s Circle Bill Gild Brian Anziska Individuals whose gifts to UCT over a five Richard and Kara Gnodde Robin Barnett-Harris year period have amounted to between John Graham Sean Baumann R100,000 and R250,000 John Grieve Helen Beach Pauline Groves Charlyn Belluzo Bruce Keith Adams Philipp Gutsche Robert Berman Beverley Adriaans Selwyn Haas Henry and Marcia Blumberg Mark and Lynette Alexander Raymond Haas Marthinus Botha Michael and Agnes Alexander Family Charlotte Heber-Percy Charles Carter Hugh Amoore Hugh Herman Stewart Cohen Bob Bishop Neville Isdell Louis De Waal Marcus Bowman Elizabeth and Rod Jack Janette Deacon Neil Braude William and Yvonne Jacobson Keertan Dheda Walter Braude Christopher and Jeanne Jennings Alan Drabkin Stanley Braude FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN Johannes Jordaan Colin Dutkiewicz Donald Jamieson Buchanan Alasdair Jonathan Kemsley-Pein Judith Favish Geoff Burton Robert Knutzen Sheila Frater Yasmin Carrim Paul Kumleben David Gibson Francois Cilliers Brett and Jo Lankester John Gurney Ian Clark Gary Lubner Eric Hassall Beric Croome Peter Maggs Michael Hayden Michael Darlison Vincent Mai Peter Hope Ezra Davids Charles McGregor Craig Howie Jim Davidson Noel McIntosh and family Sir Chips Keswick Bryan Davies Jim and Marilynn McNamara Bruce and Suzie Kovner Rodney Dawson Tim and Marilyn Noakes Michael Levett Elmarie de Bruin Trevor Norwitz Michael Levy Marion Dixon Jennifer and Jonathan Oppenheimer Donald MacRobert Prashila Dullabh Kate Owen Clive McIntyre Sakhi Dumakude Simon Palley Irene Menell Martin Epstein Shafik Parker Jan Minners Ian Farlam

25 INDIVIDUAL DONORS CONTINUED

Arthur Forman Hugh Livingstone Mark Shuttleworth Robert Forman Timothy Mathews Crain Soudien Christoph Fröhlich Mary Mattholie Sara Spiegel Isabel Goodman Malcolm McCallum David Strong Siamon Gordon William Michell Jenny Thomson Suzanne Mary Hall Mutle Mogase Martin Tooke Nigel and Lila Harvey Nicolene Nel Stephen Townsend Ruth Horner-Mibashan David Nurek Karen Van Heerden Georgina Jaffee Gerald Norman Nurick Michael Westwood Kenneth Downton Jones Lyn Phelps Jacob Daniel Wiese Geoffrey Kaye Bruce Royan Paul Willcox William J Kentridge Hannah-Reeve Sanders Rob Williams Rochelle Le Roux Steve Schach Derek Yach Thomas Leiden Christoph and Renate Schmocker

FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

Individuals whose gifts to UCT over a five year period have amounted to less than R100,000

2850 individuals who have generously Pauline de la Motte Hall Myer Levy shown their support by making a gift to MBM Denny J Melrose the University of Cape Town. CW Eglin Walter Middelmann M Eilenberg Trust IM Monk Bequests Elsabe Carmen Einhorn RM Moss Individuals who have bequeathed a legacy Derek Stuart Franklin Margaret Alice Nash gift to UCT in their wills. Sybil Elizabeth Laura Gauntlett Elizabeth Ethel Barbara Parker Pamela Marcia Glass RC Pead Niel Ackerman Victor Glasstone AH Peires PA Ackerman Will Trust BA Goldman Esme Wedderburn Quilley Harry Allschwang BJN Greig Jacob Wolf Rabkin Trust Linda Doreen Beckett RB Grosse Kevin Rochford Anne Alida Bomford GN Hayward Hajee Sulaiman ShahMahomed Simon Bor Alfred Harold Honikman BG Shapiro CLF Borckenhagen ML Hutt Ian Trevor Berry Smith AM Botha Carolina Rebeca Iljon Rolf Richard Spiegel DI Chilton Vera Jaffe RM Stegen Phillip Alexander Clancey Colin Kaplan AM Stephen David Graham Cunningham John E. Karlin Clifford Herbert Stroude Trust Joyce Irene Ivy Cupido Miriam Kluk Ilse Margaret Dall Ann Kreitzer EIGT Danziger Elias Bertrand Levenstein

Note: As of January 2015, the levels of individual donors’ giving circles have changed as follows: • Chancellor’s circle: formerly R250 000+, now R500 000+; • Vice-Chancellor’s Circle: formerly R100 000 – R250 000, now R250 000 – R500 000; • Dean’s circle: formerly R60 000 – R100 000, now R100 000 – R250 000; • Friends of UCT: formerly

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OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

Chancellor Graça Simbine Machel, BA Lisbon LLD(hc) UWC DU(hc) Essex PhD(hc) Cape Town DLitt et Phil(hc) RAU DHL(hc) Massachusetts

Vice-Chancellor Max Rodney Price, MBBCh Witwatersrand BA Oxon MSc London Dip Occ Health Witwatersrand

Chair of Council Njongonkulu Winston Hugh Ndungane, GCOB BD MTh Kings College PhD(hc) Cape Town DD(hc) Rhodes DD(hc) Virginia DHumLet(hc) Worcester Massachusetts DSocSc(hc) KZN DTh(hc) Stell DD(hc) Episcopal Divinity School Massachusetts DLitt(hc) Unisa DHumSc VUT DLitt(hc) Witwatersrand PhD Walter Sisulu

President of Convocation Nyameko Barney Pityana, BA BProc Unisa BD(Hons) Kings College PhD Cape Town DUniv(hc) Buenos Aires DD(hc) Trinity College Attorney of the High Court, OLS Grand Counsellor of the Order of the Baobab: Silver

Deputy Vice-Chancellors Sandra Klopper, BA(Hons) Witwatersrand MA UEA PhD Witwatersrand Anwarul-Haq Suleman Mall, BSc Durban-Westville BSc(Med)Hons MSc Cape Town PhD Newcastle (Acting) Francis William Petersen, PrEng BEng MEng PhD Stell MSAIChE MSAIMM Daniel Petrus Visser, B Juris LLB LLD Pretoria Dr Iuris Leiden LLD(hc) Edinburgh Advocate of the High Court, Fellow of the University of Cape Town

Deans of Faculties Commerce: Ingrid Denise Woolard, BSc Natal BA(Hons) Unisa PhD Cape Town Engineering & the Build Environment: Alison Emslie Lewis, PrEng BSc(Eng)Chem MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town FSAIChE FSAIMM MASSAf FSAAE Health Sciences: Gregory Dudley Hussey, MBChB MMed Cape Town MSc ClinTropMed London DTM&H UK FFCH SA (Acting) Humanities: Sakhela Maxwell Buhlungu, BA Transkei BA(Hons) Cape Town MA PhD Witwatersrand Law: Penelope Elizabeth Andrews, BA LLB Natal LLM Columbia Science: Anton Powter le Roex, BSc Stell BSc(Hons) PhD Cape Town

Dean of Higher Education Development Suellen Butler Shay, BA Lincoln MA Illinois PhD Cape Town

Director of the Graduate School of Business Walter Remi Juliaan Baets, BSc MSc Antwerp PhD Warwick

Registrar Royston Nathan Pillay, BA HDE BEd Executive MBA Cape Town

27 Welcome, Wamkelekile, Welkom – today is not the end of your relationship with the university but the beginning of a new phase in your continuing relationship with UCT, one that you share with the UCT community of over 100 000 alumni. Diverse as this community is, the shared experiences of a critical academic ethos and a spectacular campus make for a strong network that has a wide footprint, not only in South Africa, but across the continent and the globe.

We set a great store by our links with our alumni, and indeed the links alumni have with each other. We promise that we will be in touch, and ask you in turn to let us know not only your current contact details but also, from time to time, something of your lives and where you are in your careers.

Updates can be done on the web – http://www.uct.ac.za/dad/alumni/update/ - or by writing to the Alumni Office, UCT, PB X3 Rondebosch 7701 or by contacting us on (27) (21) 650 3746.

Your alma mater looks forward to welcoming you back, whether to a public lecture, a leadership forum, your class reunion, or just an informal call!

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