Awards Evening

Posted on May 20, 2008

 
 
2007:
AWARDS EVENING: 15 August 2007
 
Top achievers for 2006/2007 were rewarded for their hard work and dedication at an awards evening in August 2007. Dr Iraj Abedian, Founder and CEO of Pan-African Capital Holdings (Pty) Ltd acted as guest speaker. The following students received awards:
  • PSG Asset Management Prize for Best and Outstanding Achievement in Economics 100
    • Darienne Hallas      
  • PSG Asset Management Merit Prize for Achievement in Economics 100   
    • Hsiao-Yen Cheng & Liesel Steyn  
  • ABSA Prize for Best and Outstanding Achievement in Economics 200
    •  Helder da Silva                                   
  • ABSA Merit Prize for Achievement in Economics 200
    • Jacolize Benade & Megan Olsen    
  • ABSA Prize for Best and Outstanding Achievement in Economics 300
    • Marissa Van Leeuwen                      
  • Nedbank Merit Prize for Achievement in Economics 300            
    • Franz Ruch                                          
  • ABSA Merit Prize for Achievement in Economics 300
    • Jacomien Visagie              
  • Pareto Optimal Prizefor Best and Outstanding Achievement in Economics on Honours Level
    • Marguerite Foord
  • Geert de Wet Prize for Best and Outstanding Achievement in Econometrics on Honours Level
    • Brendan Charlton                           
  • ABSA Prize for Best and Outstanding Achievement in Economics on Masters Level
    • Robert Kekana                                    
  • ABSA Prize for Best and Outstanding Achievement in Economics on Masters Level
    • Booty Molatsana                                 
  • ABSA Merit Prize for Achievement in Economics on Masters Level
    • Margot Damon                                    
  • Standard Bank Prize for Best and Outstanding Achievement in Econometrics on Masters Level.
    • Liza Ueckermann               
  • Elna Moolman Prize for Best and Outstanding Achievement in Economic Research on Masters Level
    • Tewodros Gebreselasie                  
  • Dynamic Wealth Award for Study in Taxation
    • Kirsten Thompson

   

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2006
AWARDS EVENING: 20 June 2006
Top achievers for 2005/2006 were rewarded for their hard work and dedication at an awards evening in June 2006 at the Eduardo Villa Museum, University of Pretoria.
Prof Gill Markus acted as guest speaker and highly emphasised on the following:
  • Young graduandi are invited to be prepared assuming national responsibilities that the old generation will have to delegate to them;
  • Career opportunities are numerous in a growing economy like South Africa where we have seen tremendous increase of capital inflow and business opportunities in the past years;
  • An overview of the creation of a highly diversified economic system for the country creating rooms for more investments with both physical and human capital.
Guest speakers at previous occasions included: Prof Chris Stalls, Mr Tito Mboweni, and Prof Salvatore, an international trade specialist.
Some of the sponsors that awarded prizes to the students included ABSA, PSG Asset Management, Nedbank, Standard Bank, Geert de Wet and Elna Moolman
 
 
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