UJ’s top achievers celebrate their efforts with the coveted Chancellor’s Medals.
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is proud to celebrate the efforts of their students who were recently awarded the university’s highest student honour, the Chancellor’s Medals.
These awards are presented annually to individual students in each faculty for the most meritorious study at Master’s, Undergraduate and Honours levels, for academic excellence.
For the academic year of 2019, seven graduates will receive Chancellors Medals for the Most Meritorious Masters Study and four graduates will receive faculty prizes for the Most Prestigious Undergraduate or Honours Graduate.
Recipients of the Chancellors Medal for the Most Meritorious Masters Study:
- John Yannis Generalis, Magister Technologiae Fine Art (with distinction)
- Mafor Penn, Master of Education (with distinction)
- Tebeta Ronny Thapelo, Master of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering (with distinction)
- Megan Joy Geldenhuys, Master of Nursing Science: Professional Nursing Science: Ethos and Professional Practice (with distinction)
- Brendan Lynford Byrne Dor, Master of Arts: Sociology (with distinction)
- Yorgo Athanasios Yiannakis, Magister Legum: Commercial Law (with distinction)
- Mampho Khesa Pitso, MSc Aquatic Health (with distinction)
Recipients of the Faculty Prize for the Most Prestigous Undergraduate or Honours Graduate:
- Matthew Ryan Slabbert, Baccalaureus Ingeneriae: Mechanical Engineering (with distinction)
- Tayla Giovi Zurfluh, Baccalaureus Technologiae (Podiatry) (with distinction)
- Shene Jheanne De Rijk, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (with distinction)
- Dylan John Durieux, Bachelor of Science Honours: Applied Mathematics (with distinction)
Unfortunately the university cannot stick to its tradition of celebrating the awarding of the Chancellor’s Medals during graduation ceremonies as they have been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. UJ stated that the medals will be presented to the students in a separate small function.
According to university’s Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tshilidzi Marwala almost 10 000 undergraduate diplomas and degrees, nearly 3 000 postgraduate degrees, including 669 Master’s and 133 Doctoral degrees have been virtually awarded.
According to UJ, all their graduates will continue to receive their qualifications digitally via the University’s official platform (https://digitalcertificates.uj.ac.za) and can share these with third parties or prospective employers at no cost.
