Drie dosente van die Departement Wiskundige Wetenskappe is bedank vir hul inspirerende manier van klasgee deur ses toppresterende eerstejaarstudente tydens die Vise-Rektor: Onderrig en Leer se Eerstejaars Prestige-Dinee.

Prof. Florian Breuer van die Afdeling: Wiskunde in die Departement Wiskundige Wetenskappe, het drie nominasies ontvang, terwyl dr. Dimbinaina Ralaivaosaona en dr. Paul Grobler, beide verbonde aan die Afdeling: Toegepaste Wiskunde in dieselfde Departement, deur nog drie toppresterende eerstejaars genomineer is.

Dr. Marietjie Lutz en dr. Gareth Arnott van die Departement Chemie en Polimeerwetenskappe is ook genomineer, sowel as dr. Johannes Kriel van die Departement Fisika.

By hierdie besonderse geleentheid word die prestasie van 2015 eerstejaarstudente beloon, terwyl die rol wat die dosent in hierdie prestasies speel, ook beklemtoon word.

Die studente het die volgende te sê gehad:

Oor prof. Breuer

"Your lecturing style is fantastic. Instead of just showing students how to do new work, you first tried to get us to come up with our own ideas and discover new concepts ourselves. You would always encourage discussion and involvement in your lectures. A deeper understanding of Mathematics was encouraged in lectures and you often gave us extra information, which sparked interest in the subject matter."

– Sarah Selkirk (Fakulteit Natuurwetenskappe)

" 'n Mens het die gevoel gekry dat u dit geniet om klas te gee en dat u graag wil hê elke student moet die vak deurkom.  Meer as dit selfs: u wou hê elke student moes met 'n beter begrip van Wiskunde uitstap ná elke lesing en ek dink u het dit reggekry."

– Jacob Hugo (Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe)

"U was toegewyd om studente te help om sukses te behaal en hulle te inspireer om harder te werk.  U het geluister na elke student, ons uitgedaag met probleme, laat streef na beter dinge, en ook aangemoedig om elke dag tot die beste van ons vermoë te prestreer. Dankie vir u toewyding aan elke student en dat u my so geïnspireer het.

– Julie-Anne Gerber (Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurwetenskappe)

Oor dr. Ralaivaosaona

"You surpassed my wildest hope in what I wanted in a Maths teacher. You were brilliant, funny, highly intellectually stimulating, and witty. You were not loud or demanded respect, but you definitely earned it. When you walked in the class became quite. I am convinced that the other students in my class would agree, you earned our respect, and kept it until the end."

– Ruan Viljoen (Fakulteit Ingenieurswese)

"I would like to thank you for a wonderful year of Fakulteit Ingenieurswese Mathematics. Your energy and your enthusiasm for the subject made the lectures a joy. You motivated me to excel in this module, and with some hard work, I achieved beyond what I could have hoped for."

– René Spoerer (Fakulteit Ingenieurswese)

Oor dr. Paul Grobler

"Another enjoyable part of the lectures was the friendly informality you portrayed which made the subject much more relatable. Many other lecturers did not come close to the level of enthusiasm that was present in your lectures either – it was always inspiring to see how exciting the work was made to appear."

– Lodevicus van Niekerk (Fakulteit Natuurwetenskappe)

Oor dr. Johannes Kriel

"What I found most enjoyable about your teaching was the absolute lack of any noticeable favouritism towards the students. You were willing to put effort into helping all students as long as they provided you with answerable questions or at least showed that they wanted to learn about this strange beast called Physics."

– Matthew Greenwood (Fakulteit Natuurwetenskappe)

Oor dr. Marietjie Lutz

 "Doktor se sin vir humor het dit ook makliker gemaak om vroeg op 'n Donderdagoggend agtuur klas by te woon. Dit, tesame met dokter se produktiewe lesings, was 'n groot motiveerder. Laastens het jy ons aangemoedig om nooit op te gee nie en om ingestel te wees om altyd iets te probeer leer."

– Nina Truter (Fakulteit Natuurwetenskappe)

Oor dr. Gareth Arnott

"Your passion for what you do is so inspiring and motivating and there is never a dull moment in your classes. You are a marvelous lecturer, although the term 'teacher' is more accurate. I have never been intimidated to ask a question due to your approachable and friendly nature and your ability to sympathize with your students is remarkable."

– Emma van der Merwe (Fakulteit AgriWetenskappe)