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Tygerberg celebrates outstanding students at Honours Dinner
Author: Media Officer: Student Affairs / Mediabeampte: Studentesake
Published: 31/08/2017

​​​The Tygerberg Student Council (TSR), recently held the annual prestige Honours Dinner, where outstanding students were awarded with colours in the categories of Academics and Leadership, in accordance with the TSR constitution The keynote speaker, Mr Stephan Claassen, Provincial Head of First National Bank, congratulated the students with their achievements and encouraged them to be resilient and to be the innovative entrepreneurs of the future.  The TSR Honorary President, Prof Wynand van der Merwe also attend the event to celebrate the success of the students.

Among the top achievers who received colours in the category of Academics, nominated by die Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences for students who achieved an aggregate of at least 75% over four years, were fifteen MBChB students, five physiotherapy students, four occupational therapy students, two speech therapy students and two dietetics students. Twenty-one students received merit awards as the top class of 2016, including four students who also received colours for academics.

Esté Louw, an occupational therapy student, received the award for top student of her class for 2016 and full academic colours. Nick Wayne and Quintin van Staden both received colours for leadership.

The Division of Student Affairs wishes to congratulate all the students with their outstanding achievements and is excited to see what the future has to offer for them.


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Celebrating with the students were Anele Mdepa (Student Governance Manager), Dr Birgit Schreiber (Senior Director: Student Affairs) and Tonia Overmeyer (Director: Centre for Student Leadership and Structures).


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Nick Wayne, who received colours for Leadership, and TSR Honorary President, Prof Wynand van der Merwe, share the podium.


Main image: Lee Baatjes (TSR Chairperson 2016/17) and Tonia Overmeyer (Director: Centre for Student Leadership and Structures).