Alumni in the news June 2019
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Roundup of Witsie news
Alumni in the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management:
Thandeka Ngoma is the marketing head of Bridgestone. She was interviewed by Business Times.
Professor Raymond Wacks (BA 1968, LLB 1969) has published a new book, Protecting Personal Information: The Right to Privacy Reconsidered (Hart Publications, 2019), with Italian lawyer Andrea Monti. Wacks is a leading international authority on privacy.
Steven Collis was ranked 10th in Fortune’s list of top CEOs.
Layve Rabinowitz was promoted to partner at Stonehage Fleming.
Alumni in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
Mpumi Zikalala has been appointed MD of De Beers Group Managed Operations in South Africa and Canada.
Neo Hutiri won the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Read more.
Joseph Muchiri Githiria is Kenya’s first mining engineering PhD graduate.
Alumni in the Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr Alan Richards received a teaching award from his students at the University of Nebraska.
Dr Selma Browde’s role in electrifying Soweto was featured in the SA Jewish Report.
Multitalented dentist Dr Alexander Faizí Rawháni, aka “Dr Smile”, featured in the Roodepoort Record.
Alumni in the Faculty of Humanities
Among the Witsies whose work was on show at various venues were Gina Waldman, William Kentridge and the late Judith Mason. Gordon Froud was artist-in-residence at the Ebenezer Estate in Plettenberg Bay.
Judy Naidoo has a new film about two young Indian boys: Kings of Mulberry Street.
Tanya Farber has written a book about female murderers: Blood on Her Hands.
Alumni in the Faculty of Science
Wendy Panaino has been conducting research into pangolins.
Richard Teague is a leader in regenerative farming practices in the USA.
Marcus Byrne and colleagues continue to discover more about dung beetles.
The International Insurance Society has designated four universities as Global Centers of Insurance Excellence (GCIE) in 2019 — University of Central Arkansas, University of Colorado Denver, Universität Hamburg, and the University of the Witwatersrand. The GCIE certification programme recognises outstanding risk management and insurance programmes that play an integral role in promoting insurance knowledge and research. The GCIE designation is awarded to universities and colleges that meet stringent criteria focused on student qualifications, course offerings, graduate and industry employment rates, as well as professional involvement.