On Thursday 29 August 2019, the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering hosted their annual Industrial Engineering prize-giving function at Pure Cafe on the University of Pretoria's Hatfield Campus. This event is a celebration of the academic achievements of the previous year's first-, second- and third-year Industrial Engineering (IE) students.
Prizes were awarded in the following categories:
1. Best First-year IE student of 2018 – Prizes sponsored by Magna BC
3. Best Third-year IE student of 2018 – Prizes sponsored by iPlan Global
In the first category, Best First-year Industrial Engineering Student, Miss Shannon Strydom was the winner. The 2nd and 3rd prize winners were Mr Lance Senda and Mr Adriaan Odendaal.
In the second category, Best Second-year Industrial Engineering Student, Mr James Meadows was the winner. The 2nd and 3rd prize winners were Miss Marné Swanepoel and Miss Elizabeth Olivier.
In the third category, Best Third-year Industrial Engineering Student, Miss Ané van Heerden was the winner. The 2nd prize and 3rd prize winners were Miss Helga Otterman and Mr Ruan Grabe.
Congratulations to all the students who received prizes for their outstanding academic achievements.
The Department would like to express its sincere appreciation to the sponsors of this successful event, Magna BC, Fourier Approach and iPlan, and a special word of thanks to the following representatives of these companies:
Mr Wessel Richter (presenter), Mr Martin Coetzer and Ms Mica van Pletzen (speaker) from Magna BC.
Dr Pieter Conradie (CEO and presenter), Mr Rikus Kellerman (presenter), Mr Kobus Fick, Mr Wessel van Heerden, Ms Riandre Prinsloo and Mr Zane van Laar from Fourier.
Mrs Melvena Fourie (speaker and presenter) and Mrs Mari Coetzee (presenter) and Susan Tredoux from iPlan.
A word of thanks also goes to the Head of Department, Prof Sarma Yadavalli, the staff of the Department, the parents of prize winners, students who attended the event and Pure Café for the catering and facilities.
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