Alumni in the news
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Roundup of Witsie news and views for February 2019
University of Melbourne Emeritus Professor (BA 1956, LLB 1959), who was a Senior Lecturer in the Wits Law School from 1962 to 1965, has been made an Officer of the Order of Australia. This is in recognition of his 鈥渄istinguished service to legal education, as an academic and editor, to professional development, and to the community鈥.
Engineering alumni Adam Pantanowitz, Rushil Daya and Michael Dukes are co-authors of a paper under review for publication in the journal Communications in Information Systems, describing into connecting two computers through the human brain.
Education Professor Emerita Hilary Janks (BA 1970, BA Hons 1971, PDipEd 1972, BA Hons 1987, MA 1989) recently became the first recipient of the Literacy Association of South Africa鈥檚 Significant Contribution to Literacy Award. In , she shares her teaching journey, and what excites and troubles her about SA education.
Senior lecturer Dr Fiona Horne wrote for about teaching languages at university.
Claire Johnston (BA 1990) spoke to about 30 years of singing with Mango Groove.
In this , Judi Sandrock (BSc 1987) speaks about the MEDO SPACE programme and its impact on girls studying science, technology, engineering and maths at school.
Lufuno Mbau (BSc Eng 2018) has designed a that gives smallholder farmers information about soil conditions. He and his business partner won grant funding to take the project further.
Beverley Butkow (Silverman) (BCom 1989, BAcc 1991) made a career switch from accounting to fine art. She told about her new line of work.