Gourley receives honorary doctorate

Wits University conferred an honorary doctorate on Prof. Brenda Mary Gourley, higher education pioneer and one of South Africa’s foremost accountants, as part of the University’s annual March graduations.

Gourley completed her Certificate in Theory of Accountancy at Wits in 1956 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1966. 

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