Faculty of Humanities Prize Giving Ceremony
PROGRAMME
Message from the Dean
Professor Garth Stevens
Presentation of awards and prizes
• School of Social Sciences
• Wits Plus
• Wits School of Education
• School of Human & Community Development
• Wits School of Arts
• School of Literature, Language and Media
• Disciplines in other Schools: Geography & Environmental Studies
Faculty Medals
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
Warmest greetings to all of you on the occasion of our 2020 Prize Giving Ceremony in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of the Witwatersrand – as awardees, family and friends, and members of the Wits Community. This is an important and defining moment for all of you as prize winners, as we celebrate your intellectual achievements and academic excellence. Because of your commitment and through your hard work and dedication to your studies, you have done exceptionally well, and for that I congratulate you all!
Despite not being able to conduct our awards ceremony in a face-to-face mode this year, it is nevertheless important to continue to honour those of you who have performed in such an exemplary manner. It is therefore my absolute privilege to acknowledge you today as the best and the brightest minds, as the change agents of today, and as the leaders of tomorrow.
Ours is a Faculty of just under 10 000 students, of which approximately 70% are undergraduates and 30% are postgraduates. We as the Faculty of Humanities were ranked No. 1 in Africa in a 2019/2020 global survey of 536 universities, with a special mention for the quality of our research and teaching. The Humanities Faculty at Wits boasts renowned international scholars, many of whom you have already encountered, and I encourage you all to continue to rely on them for the fantastic resources that they are.
The Humanities is a place for the development of robust thinking and debate that is done critically, but respectfully and with tolerance for diverse views. It is a place to think deeply about the future of the world, how we deal with the challenges facing us today, and how we think about transforming our societies to give rise to a set of imagined futures that are yet to unfold. We live in a world replete with challenges. Indeed, recent events at this University and across sites of higher education across South Africa have surfaced the deep inequities that continue to plague societies the world over.
Universities have historically had a major part to play in interrogating the social fabric of our worlds. As students in this University, I urge you to use your remarkable achievements, and to contribute to eradicating the problems of our time.
But, we also live in an exciting moment when we have the opportunities to change our futures for the betterment of all – and that is my challenge to all of you – fulfil your potential as the best and the brightest and engage these challenges head-on so that you may lead us as the next generation and open your minds to the new possibilities of what it means to be a citizen in the 21st century!
And so, it is a real pleasure to be celebrating your achievements with you, alongside your family and friends, and the staff members who have given so generously of their time and their expertise to contribute to your development.
For those of you entering the world of work, your amazing new futures are right before you. Go out there and seize them!
Some among you are doing exciting postgraduate work, and the opportunity to study further must be cherished. Some among you are in the working world. I want to encourage you to return to the Faculty and pursue your postgraduate studies. To those of you completing your first degree, I urge you to enrol in your next degree and continue your record of excellence in academic achievement. To our awardees, thank you for the amazing efforts that you have expended on attaining these achievements.
To your family and friends, thank you for the unwavering support to get our students to this point of success.
To our staff, thank you for the exceptional commitment to creating a new layer of critical thinkers and doers in our society.
To our sponsors and donors who have so graciously continued to support our Prize-Giving events, our deep gratitude for your ongoing support of our students, Faculty and institution.
And to the members of the Faculty Registry who have coordinated this entire awards event, my heartfelt appreciation to all of you for so tirelessly working in the service of our staff and students.
Allow me to congratulate all of you as awardees once more. I also want to wish you all the best for 2020 and beyond. We at Wits are confident that you will rise to the occasion in any future that confronts you, meeting the challenges, and ultimately emerging the better for it.
Prof Garth Stevens Dean: Faculty of Humanities
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Anthropology
David Hammond-Tooke Prize
For excellence in Anthropological Studies in the third-year Awarded to:
Nunu Delsile Dlamini
David Webster Memorial Prize
For the most consistent improvement over all three undergraduate courses in Anthropology Awarded to: Storm Theunissen
The Justine Lucas Prize
For the best Honours research Awarded to:
Tamia Bianca Botes
The John Blacking Prize
For the best Anthropology Masters Research Report/Dissertation Awarded to: Leyya Hoosen
Demography and Population Studies
Jeremy D Gumbo Book Prize
For the Best Demography and Population Studies Masters Research Report Awarded to:
Jabulani Farayi Sikula
Development Studies
Development Studies Excellence Award
For excellence in the Development Studies Programme Masters programme
Awarded to:
Chido Anna Maria Muzanenhamo
Honours programme Awarded to:
Lauren Marion Den Besten
History
W M Macmillan Prize
For distinguished achievement in second-year History
Awarded to:
Dhiya Pillay Matai
Daniel Lee
J S Marais Prize
For distinguished achievement in History Honours Awarded to:
Paul Phillip Van Der Linde
Phyllis Lewsen Prize
For distinguished achievement in third-year History
Awarded to: Chariklia Joanna Martalas
International Relations
International Relations Second Year-Award
For the most outstanding student in second-year International Relations Awarded to:
Ann Elizabeth Varughese
International Relations Third-Year Award
For the most outstanding student in third-year International Relations Awarded to:
Juhi Jyoti Kasan
International Relations Undergraduate Award
For the most outstanding students across all three years of undergraduate studies Awarded to:
Juhi Jyoti Kasan
International Relations Honours Award
For the most outstanding student in the Honours program Awarded to:
Lethabo Mathsosha
International Relations Masters Research Award
For the best Masters Research Report in International Relations Awarded to:
Cayley Jean Victoria Clifford
Walter and Albertina Sisulu Prize
For the outstanding Honours student continuing to the Master’s programme in International Relations, who has shown strong character in overcoming obstacles and serving the community
Awarded to:
Laaiqah Allee
Philosophy
James Grieve Prize
For the best third-year student in Philosophy Awarded to:
Julia Ann Huysamer
Philosophy First-Year Award
For the best first-year student in Philosophy 1 Awarded jointly to:
Sisasenkosi Moyo
Rethabile Mphahlele
Philosophy Second-Year Award
For the best second-year student in Philosophy 2 Awarded to:
Matthew Egon Marshall Oswald
Philosophy Honours Award
For the best honours student in Philosophy Awarded to:
Caleb Stephen Rudnick
Philosophy Masters Award
For the best Masters student in Philosophy Awarded to:
Eron Fasser
Mark Leon Prize For the best tutor
Awarded to:
Grace Jean Garland
Political Studies
Yusuf Dadoo Prize – established by the Ebrahim Foundation
For the best undergraduate student in Political Studies
Awarded to:
Shayna Ruth van Vüren
The Chief Justice Ismail Mahomed Prize
For the student with the highest mark in their Honours Research Essay Awarded to:
Isabel Susanna Bosman
Joe Ebrahim Honours Prize – established by the Ebrahim Foundation For the best Honours student in Political Studies Awarded to:
Isabel Susanna Bosman
Sociology
Ruth First Memorial PrizeF or the best performance in Labour and Economic Sociology III Awarded to:
Mbali Sishange
Ruth First Memorial Prize For the best performance in General Sociology III Awarded to:
Amy Kirsten Driver
Ruth First Memorial Prize
For the best performance in Researching Social Life III Awarded to:
Juhi Jyoti Kasan
Award of Excellence in Sociology Honours degree For excellence in the Sociology Honours programme
First Prize
Awarded jointly to:
Othandwayo Mgqoboka Kudakwashe Andrew Manjonjo
Runner-up
Awarded jointly to:
Jean-Jacques Dimueni Muzani
Mambo Maguranyanga
Lauren Ashleigh Moollan
Award of Excellence in Sociology Master’s degree For outstanding achievement in Sociology
First Prize Awarded to: Nomaqhawe Molife
Runner-up
Awarded to:
Sithembiso Tobias Mdlalose
Lipschitz Family Prize
For the best second-year student studying towards the BA in the Social Sciences
First Prize: Awarded to:
Adam Dominic Potterton
Second Prize: Awarded to:
Chiluba Jane Sichilya
Third Prize: Awarded to:
Alessia Francesca Landi
School of Social Sciences Postgraduate Research Award
For the best Masters (Coursework) Research Report
Awarded jointly to:
Chido Anna Maria Muzanenhamo
Cayley Jean Victoria Clifford
WITS PLUS CENTRE FOR PART-TIME STUDIES AWARD
Wits Plus Centre for Part-Time Studies
For the most outstanding student currently enrolled, for the BA for the World of Work (Parttime) and who is on the final year of study.
Awarded to:
Nokukhanya Nokulunga Mntambo
Wits Plus Centre for Part-Time Studies - Psychology
For the most outstanding third-year student in Psychology in the Wits Plus BA for the World of Work Programme.
Awarded to:
Hayley Paige Kobrin
Wits Plus Centre for Part-Time Studies – International Relations
For the most outstanding third-year student in International Relations in the Wits Plus BA for the World of Work Programme.
Awarded to:
Parfait Dominic Kaseya Kasongo
Wits Plus Centre for Part-Time Studies - Sociology
For the most outstanding third-year student in Sociology in the Wits Plus BA for the World of Work Programme.
Awarded to:
Amanda Marie Stephanie Deuchars
Wits Plus Centre for Part-Time Studies – Political Studies
For the most outstanding third-year student in Political Studies in the Wits Plus BA for the World of Work Programme.
Awarded to:
Palesa Pertunia Sibanyoni
WITS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Jack Hutton Memorial Award
For outstanding leadership, commitment service and academic performance throughout the period of study
Awarded to:
Teboho Innocent Lengane Kutlwano Mofokeng
Head of School Award
For achievement in academic performance leadership and service in any year of study
Not awarded in 2019
National Association of Professional Teacher Organisations of South Africa Prizes
For professional excellence in the final year of Bachelor of Education Degree
Foundation Phase
Awarded jointly to:
Sinothando Ayanda Mazibuko Cinzia Mason
Senior Primary Phase
Awarded jointly to: Winnie Sithembiso Dhlamini
Emmanuel Kabelo Mashaba
Senior and Further Education Training Awarded to:
Daniella Antoinette De-Wit (English)
Rosemary Busisiwe Zwane (isiZulu)
Winnie Sithembiso Dhlamini (Engineering Graphics and Design)
Betty Boitumelo Kwele (Information Technology)
Farhaana Patel (Accounting)
Vusimuzi Clement Thabethe (Economics)
Naureen Khan (Business Studies)
Erinn Lea Payne (History)
Tshepo Tony Mokoena (Geography)
Erin Herz (Mathematics)
Marilie Ferreira (Life Science)
Katlego Mashilangwako (Physical Science)
For outstanding performance in the first three years of the Bachelor of Education degree
Foundation Phase Awarded to:
Emily Charlotte Holfeld
Senior Primary Awarded to:
Claire Du Randt
Senior and Further Education Training Awarded to:
Ashleigh Jessica Holman
National Association of Professional Teacher Organisations of South Africa Prizes –Postgraduate Certificate in Education Awards
For the best student in the final year of study for Senior/FET teachers Awarded jointly to:
Nyiko Cute Hlongo
Andrew Jared Gomes
For outstanding ability in the teaching of Humanities Awarded to:
Gila Jankelowitz
For outstanding ability in the teaching of Mathematics and Science subjects Awarded to:
Chrissy Anastasia Heald
For outstanding ability in the teaching of Commercial subjects (PGCE) Awarded to:
Candice Boehm
Franz Auerbach Award
For outstanding performance in the first-year of study in the Bachelor of Education degree Awarded to:
Naledi Berlinda Monametsi
John Earle Prize
For excellence in the teaching of Geography Awarded to:
Shenay Ganasan
Honey Gluckman Award
For an outstanding contribution to community education, with emphasis on a disadvantaged group Awarded to:
Amu Derick Moripa
J W Jagger Bequest Award
For the trainee educator for outstanding work in the field of Drama in Education Awarded to:
Kristin Cayla Kernot
Rand Pioneers’ Award
For the best third-year Foundation Phase student in numeracy and literacy methodology courses
Awarded to:
Shannon Ashleigh Fourie
Annette and Henry Dubovsky Award
For the most promising student with physical disabilities in the Department of Education Awarded to:
Dale Heidi Langsford
Deaf Education Merit Award
For teaching and learning in Deaf Education Awarded to:
Francinah Tintswalo Mathebula
For South African Sign Language in Education Awarded to:
Kari-ann Bateman
For exceptional commitment to Deaf Learners in full service Schools Not awarded in 2019
For exceptional service in the Deaf community Not awarded in 2019
The SAHETI School Prizes
For the best Bachelor of Education with Honours student Awarded jointly to:
Fahmida Hassan
Neo Thomas Liau
Dominique Sarah Steggink
Talia Druion
For the best Master of Education student Awarded to:
Evalisa Miriamu Katabua
Liberty Life Prizes
For the best Honours student in language, literature or literacy Awarded to:
Ariela Rachel Berkman
For the best Master of Education student in language, literature or literacy Not awarded in 2019
Mamokgethi Phakeng Prize for Outstanding Performance in Mathematics Education Postgraduate Studies
For the most distinguished black South African woman Masters student in the field of Mathematics Education Awarded to:
Sibongile Zulu
For the most distinguished black South African woman Doctor of Philosophy student in the field of Mathematics Education Not awarded in 2019
Napier Boyce Medal
For meritorious achievement in Education to the best final year student in the Bachelor of Education degree Awarded to:
Winnie Sithembiso Dhlamini
SCHOOL OF HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Psychology
The Juta Publishers Prizes
For the best first-year Psychology student Awarded to:
Robyn Ashley Helling
For the best Research Design and Analysis IIB research proposal Awarded to:
Portia Dikeledi Ngoepe
Tamar Orah Heilbrunn
Sarah Anne Viljoen
For the most Improved first-year Psychology student Awarded to:
Khushie Kgomotsang Mataboge
The Oxford University Press Prizes
For the best second-year Psychology student Awarded to:
Tammy Lee Prinsloo
For the most improved second-year Psychology student Awarded to:
Kgomotso Motlatsi Mabena
For the best student in Research and Design Analysis IIA Awarded to:
Thalia Kerchhoff Rogers
For the best third-year Psychology student Awarded to:
Christina Linda-Anne Seuffert
For the best Wits Plus student in Psychology Awarded to:
Kirsty Roxanne Wilde
Pearson Education Publishers Prizes
For the best overall undergraduate performance in Psychology Awarded to:
Christina Linda-Anne Seuffert
For the best student in Psychology Honours Awarded to:
Carryn Jessica Malherbe
For the most Improved Bachelor of Arts with Honours Psychology student Awarded to:
Dineo Naomi-Beth Sibanyoni
The Van Schaik Publishers Prize
For the best overall student in Psychology, in Health Sciences Awarded to:
Gina Mary Grace Ballard
For the best Health Science first-year Psychology student Awarded to:
Aneesa Suliman
Penguin Random House Prize
For the most improved first-year Medical student in Psychology Awarded to:
Lenhle Fulufhelo Mlangeni
For the best Honours Organisational Psychology student Awarded to:
Julia Samantha Ziman
For the most improved student in Research and Design Analysis Awarded to:
Khuleko Caroline Siwele
Social Work
Anglo-Alpha Medal
For excellence in Occupational Social Work Practice
Awarded to:
Lorna Marion Wridgway
David Murray Medal
For excellence in Child and Family Welfare Practice
Awarded to:
Philemon Masufi
Ellen Kuzwayo Medal
For excellence in Health Care Social Work Practice
Awarded jointly to:
Nonduduzo Nokwanda Nsibande (Special Needs Field)
Nosipho Mgijima (Substance Use Field)
John Gray Medal
For the Bachelor of Social Work graduand with the best performance in Social Work over the period of study for the degree
Awarded jointly to:
Bilqees Mahomed (Theory)
Nyameka Mbonambi (Field Instruction)
M C O’Dowd Medal
For excellence in School Social Work Practice
Awarded jointly to:
Talya Gila Blumenfeld
Bradley Mothusi Monyai
Max Pollack Prize
For the best student in the final year
Awarded to:
Bilqees Mahomed
The Thelma Seawright Memorial Prize
For the Bachelor of Social Work student who submitted the best Research Report in the final year.
Awarded to: Elelwani Roseline Lepota
Speech Pathology and Audiology
A B Clemons Award
For the best research project for the Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Hearing Therapy Awarded jointly to:
Faseeha Hajat
Skye Martin
The Beltone Medal and Book Prize
For the most outstanding graduand in Speech and Hearing Therapy
Awarded to:
Maxine Abigail Solomon
The Phonak Audiology Prize
For the best student in Clinical Audiology
Awarded jointly to:
Maxine Abigail Solomon
Tannah Zann Stavrou
The Medifix Audiology Prize
For the student with the best academic record in Audiology Awarded to:
Lauren Vituli
The Pierre de Villiers Pienaar Prize
For the best student in Speech and Language Pathology (Clinical) Awarded to:
Maxine Abigail Solomon
The Pierre de Villiers Pienaar Prize
For the best student in Speech and Language Pathology (Academic) Awarded to:
Emma Lee Obbes
The Susan M Swart Award in Audiology III (Clinical)
For the best student in Audiology III (Clinical) Awarded to:
Engela Maria Prinsloo
The Susan M Swart Award in Audiology III (Academic)
For the best student in Audiology III (Academic) Awarded to:
Fatima Bulbulia
The South African Audiology Association (SAAA) Prize
For the best student in Clinical Audiology for three consecutive years Awarded to:
Maxine Abigail Solomon
Myrtle Aron Award
For the best Community Work project Awarded jointly to:
Raesetja Chuene Serumula
Lebogang Mantsho Shirame
Sumayya Tayob
Sameera Patel
Nthabiseng Pheladi Matsimela
Sarah Nkongolo Lufungula
Nandi Soseya Jele
WITS SCHOOL OF ARTS
Dramatic Art
Leon Gluckman Prize
For the student who produced the best piece of creative work
Awarded to:
Amy-Sue Lithgow
Percy Tucker Prize
For the best director in Dramatic Art
Awarded jointly to:
Sifiso Ngwane
Hira Lodhi
Richard Haines Prize
For the student with exceptional ability in any aspect of Dramatic Art, who demonstrates a commitment to this pursuit within the South African context
Awarded to:
Nonkululeko Mashiyi
Taubie Kushlick Prize for Drama
For the student registered for the degree of BA Dramatic Art who has made a significant contribution to creative projects
Awarded jointly to:
Kashifa Ntombikayise Sithole
Saul Garry Kemack
Drama for Life
Dr John Kani Theatre for Social Change Award
For the outstanding theatre performance, direction or community based drama for social change
Awarded to:
Estee Lauren Claasen
The Pieter-Dirk Uys Theatre for Social Change Award
For outstanding theatre for social change research by a postgraduate student
Not awarded in 2019
Dr Sibongile Khumalo Creative Research Award
For outstanding practice based research by a postgraduate student
Awarded to:
Moeketsi Elias Kgotle
Justice Edwin Cameron Theatre for Human Rights Award
For the outstanding applied drama research in the field of human rights Awarded to:
Moratoa Trinity Mokoena
The Marshall Kander Drama for Life Award
For Outstanding Research in HIV/Aids Education through Applied Drama and Theatre
Awarded jointly to:
Kamogelo Phumla Walaza
Nobantu Shabangu
Lerato Sibuli
Nonceba Marie Tau
Sanelisiwe Siduduzo Pauline Dlamini
South African Association of Drama Therapy (SAAD) Research Award
For outstanding research in the field of Drama Therapy Awarded to:
Nokuzola Songo
Yvonne Banning Applied Drama Award
For outstanding ethnographic research in Applied Drama by a postgraduate student Awarded to:
Diphapang Isaac Mokoena
Fine Arts
Anya Millman Scholarship
For outstanding practical work in Fine Arts Awarded to:
Kundai Moyo
Saajidah Madhi
Oratile Konopi
The David Krut Book Prize
For the final year undergraduate Fine Arts student with the best results in Art Criticism and the Research Project Awarded to:
Kundai Moyo
Giovanna Millner Scholarship
For distinguished postgraduate or undergraduate work in Fine Arts and History of Art Awarded to:
Hemali Khoosal
Martienssen Prize
For the finest independent art work produced by a student in second, third or fourth-year BA Fine Arts Awarded to:
Adrian Fortuin
Standard Bank Fine Arts Prize
For the Fine Arts student who has made the most progress as an undergraduate Awarded to:
Not awarded in 2019
History of Art
Johannesburg Art Gallery Prize
For outstanding achievement in third-year History of Art Awarded to:
Riley David Grant
Standard Bank Group Undergraduate African Art Prize
For outstanding achievement in undergraduate African Art Studies Awarded to:
Riley David Grant
Standard Bank Group Postgraduate African Art Prize
For outstanding achievement in postgraduate African Art studies Awarded to:
Emma Brent
Music
Elizabeth Connell/Samro Vocal Prize
For the best vocal student in any year of study
Awarded to:
Abigail Vos
Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society
For the student who has made the most distinguished contribution on stage in a Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society School of Arts production Not awarded in 2019
Joyce Barker Memorial Award
For the best classical voice student in Music
Awarded to:
Titus Nkululeko Makhanya
Pack Sisters’ Award
For the best string performer in Music Awarded to:
Teballo Neo Tlhagale
Peggy Haddon Award
For the top keyboard student in any year of study Awarded to:
Kabelo Mokgethi
The Sheina Weltman Award
For the top instrument/voice student of western classical music in any year of study Awarded to:
Abigail Vos
Eschwege/Zaidel-Rudolph Prize
For the top composition student in the third-year of student Awarded to:
Kabelo Mokgethi
Kirby Medal and Mary Rörich Prize
For the best final-year undergraduate student in Music Awarded to:
Marc Rene Du Plessis
Film and Television
The Rapid Lion Innovation Award
For the Wits School of Arts student that displayed the most innovation in a completed film Awarded jointly to:
Siyabonga Mbele
Boitumelo Molalugi
Nombuso Madela
Stuart Max Young
Uhuru Productions Award for Excellence
For the Best second-year Documentary Film Awarded jointly to:
Julia Philip Barry
Janine Tatum Brown
Rachel Markham
Jéad Klassen Stehr
Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies
Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies Awards
For the best student in the subject Film Visual and Performing Arts: First-year Awarded to:
Kristen Marie Campbell
For the best student in the subject Film Visual and Performing Arts: Second Year Module: Storytelling across Media and Cultural Contexts Awarded to:
Tamia Britney Du Plessis
For the best student in the subject Film Visual and Performing Arts: Third-Year Module: Aesthetics, Technologies, and Commodity Cultures
Awarded jointly to:
Tsogo Mamokoa Kupa
Juliet Athena Markantonatos
For the best student in the subject Film Visual and Performing Arts: Third-Year Module: Medium, Process, and Criticality
Awarded to:
Robyn Lindsay Evans
For the best performance by a student in a Fourth-Year Course: Film Studies IVB Awarded to:
Sinentokozo Siphesihle Ziyanda Xulu
SPECIAL AWARDS IN THE WITS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Buntman Family Achievement Award
For the Wits School of Arts student who has shown the most potential and commitment in the Film, Visual and Performing Arts courses Awarded to:
Zenaéca Singh
The Ruksana Osman Family Award
For the top graduating student in Film and Television Awarded to:
Faheemah Moosajee
The Ruksana Osman Family Award
For academic excellence is offered to the student with the highest aggregate for all courses taken toward the Digital Arts specialist Game Design stream Awarded to:
Erik Prinz
The Ruksana Osman Family Award
For a student who has consistently attained a distinction in his/her Master of Arts degree in the field of Cultural Policy and Management Awarded to:
Jonathan George Shaw
The BASA award for management and leadership in the cultural economy
For management and leadership in the cultural economy Not awarded in 2019
SCHOOL OF LITERATURE, LANGUAGE AND MEDIA
African Languages
Vilakazi Memorial Award
For an outstanding research contribution in the field of African Languages and Literature by a graduate
Awarded to: Nondumiso Zulu
SAMRO – JSM Khumalo Award
For the best achiever in an African Languages major The award celebrates the contribution of Professor Khumalo who is not only a phonologist but also a music composer.
Awarded to:
Kagiso Damaris Sibuthuma
African Literature
Sibusiso Mabena Memorial Prize
For the best Honours research report Awarded to:
Kebotlhale Motseothata
English
The Florence Emma Cull & Elizabeth Nora Hesseltine Prize For the top English Honours student Awarded to:
Hayley Wulffers-davies
The Peggy Regina Prize in English
For the best student in English I Awarded to:
Anna Helena van Urk
For the best student in English II Not awarded in 2019
For the best student in English II proceeding to English III Not awarded in 2019
The Rogier Courau Prize
For the best student in English II proceeding to English III Awarded to1:
Hannah Frances Munro
The IJ Kriel Prize
To the best student in English I Not awarded in 2019
To the best student in English II Not awarded in 2019
For the best student in English III Awarded to:
Casey Lee Fern
The Deon Hofmeyr Prize For Creative Writing Not awarded in 2019
The Arlene Oseman Prize
For excellence in research in English Honours Awarded jointly to:
Hayley Wulffers-davies
Thandekile Collet Ntshangase
French
Alliance Française Prize
For the best student in first-year Awarded to:
Thando Noxolo Mbalane
Ambassade de France Prize
For the best student in second year Awarded to:
Gawula Gawula Mthombothi
Institut Français en Afrique du Sud Prizes
For the best student in third-year Awarded to:
Natasha Amy France
For the best Honours student Not awarded in 2019
Austrian Embassy Book Prizes
For the best student in German I proceeding to second year Awarded to:
Griffen Murray Alexander
For the best student in German Il proceeding to third year Awarded to:
Samihah Pargas
For the best student in German IlI proceeding to Honours Not awarded in 2019
German Embassy Book Prize
For outstanding work in German Studies Awarded to:
Eden Elizabeth Galetta
Consul General of Italy Prize
For the best student majoring in Italian Awarded to:
Christina Linda-Anne Seuffert
Centro Culturale Italo-Sudafricano Progress Prize
For the student who made the most progress in successive years of study or within the same academic year Awarded to:
Ciaren Kruger
Dante Alighieri Prize
For the best student in Italian I Awarded to:
Micaela Lara Bebington
Italian Institute of Culture Prize
For the most outstanding student of Italian in any year of study Awarded jointly to:
Christina Linda-Anne Seuffert
Francesco Antonio Maurizio Mariano
Piero & Elisa d’Onofrio Prize
For the best second-year student intending to major in Italian Awarded to:
Gina Grippa
Portuguese
Instituto Camões Prizes
For the Best student in Portuguese I proceeding to second- year Awarded to:
Xinmin Yin
For the Best student in Portuguese II proceeding to third- year Awarded to:
Chenayde Ashleigh Abrahams
For the Best student in Portuguese III proceeding to Honours Not awarded in 2019
For the Best student in Portuguese in Honours Awarded to Hwajin Sung
Portuguese Embassy Prize
For the Best student Majoring in Portuguese studies Awarded to:
Carina Annah Nqweniso
Consul General of Portugal Prize
For the student in Portuguese studies who has progressed the most Awarded to:
Tiffany Macedo Dias
Journalism
The Patrick Laurence Student Journalist of the Year Prize
For the Career-Entry Honours student who demonstrated the most capacity and commitment to excel in the profession Awarded to:
Ortal Hadad
Anthony Sampson Reporting Prize
For the Best In-Depth Reporting Project in the BA Honours (Career-Entry) Awarded to:
Busang Senne
The Weekly Mail Prize
For the Best MA Research Report/Dissertation in Journalism and Media Studies Not awarded for 2019
South African Sign Language
South African Sign Language Awards
For the best achievement in South African Sign Language in the first-year Awarded to:
Thalia Greta Kritharis
For the best achievement in South African Sign Language in the second-year Awarded to:
Xinmin Yin
For the best achievement in South African Sign Language Poetry Not awarded for 2019
For the best essay in South African Sign Language Not awarded for 2019
For the best achievement in Advanced South African Sign Language Awarded to:
Gemma Erin Hamman
For the best achievement in South African Sign Language Honours Research Essay Awarded to:
Jodie Dwolatzky
Spanish
Spanish Embassy Prize
For the best first-year student in Spanish and Latin-American Studies Awarded to:
Filipe de Sousa Machado
UNAM Mexican Studies Centre Prizes
For the best second-year student in Spanish and Latin-American Studies Not awarded for 2019
For the best third-year student in Spanish and Latin-American Studies Awarded to:
Rosella Andrea Seresi
Translation & Interpreting Studies
The Lisa Wolf Award
For the best all-round student in the Master of Arts in Translation Awarded to:
Wei Lin
For the most outstanding Honours student in Translation and Interpreting Studies Awarded to:
Toni Joan le Roux
Linguistics
Anthony Traill Prize
For the best third-year student in Linguistics Awarded to:
Nikita Vallabh
For the best Honours essay student in Linguistics Awarded jointly to:
Alexia Ruvarashe Madziwo
Gabriela Bonita Da Silva
Media Studies
Miriam Tlali Prize
For the Top student in first-year Awarded to:
Grace Amber Alter
Media Monitoring Africa Prize
For the top second-year student continuing to third-year Awarded to:
Ziyanda Thembeka Okosi
For the top third-year student in Media Studies Not awarded in 2019
Margaret Daniels Prize
For the top third-year student in the Society Stream Awarded to:
Christina Linda-Anne Seuffert
Carlos Cardoso Prize
For the top third-year student in the Power Stream Awarded to:
Dineo Surprise Mlotshwa
Josie Mpama Prize
For the top third-year student in the Culture Stream Awarded to:
Zinhle Naledi Belle
Chouliaraki & Orgad Long Paper Prize
For excellence in research at Honours level Awarded to:
Ayanda Mbali Zamayeza Myeza
Stuart Hall Prize for Postgraduate Research Excellence
For the top MA dissertation in Media Studies warded to:
Candy Sithole
William and Ntihila Kupe Prize for Postgraduate Research Excellence
For the top PhD thesis in Media Studies Awarded to:
Viraj Nardev Suparsad
Publishing Studies
Jacana Media Prize
For the top Honours student in Publishing Studies Awarded to:
Roseanne Pamela Smith
Fourthwall Books Prize
For the Top Master of Arts student in Publishing Studies Awarded to:
Leabiloe Molapo
Disciplines
in other Faculties
GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies Award
For the top student Award in Archaeology II is Awarded to:
Hannah Munro
School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies Award
For the top Tutor in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environment Studies is Awarded to:
Siobhan O’Shea
School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies Award
For the top two undergraduate students Awarded to:
Zinhle Kunene
Precious Makaringe
Van Riet Lowe Prize
For top student Award in Archaeology III
Awarded to:
Nonhlanhla Silomo
Van Riet Lowe Prize (Postgraduate)
For top first class performer in Archaelogy throughout the undergraduate degree at Honours level
Awarded to: Christopher Hodgson
FACULTY MEDALS
Faculty of Humanities Silver medal
For meritorious achievement in the degree of Bachelor of Arts Awarded to:
Julia Ann Huysamer
Faculty of Humanities Silver Proxime Accessit Medal
For outstanding meritorious achievement in the degree of Bachelor of Arts Awarded to:
Thalia Kerchhoff Rogers
Faculty of Humanities Gold Medal
For the most distinguished record in the degree of Bachelor of Arts Awarded to:
Christina Linda-Anne Seuffert
Faculty of Humanities Dean’s Medal
For the most distinguished performance in a professional degree Awarded to:
Nambitha Tyelbooi
