Marisa Coetzee receives Schumann medal

Marisa Coetzee, a PhD student in the Department of Economics, was awarded the prestigious Schumann medal last week for the best postgraduate student in the Economic and Management Sciences Faculty in 2010. According to Prof Andrie Schoombee, chair of the Department, Marisa boasts an excellent academic record. She has completed her Bachelors degree (BComm Law), an LLB, an Honours in Economics (at UNISA) and a Masters in Economics all cum laude. Her final Masters average was an impressive 84%. Marisa has also received two academic awards as an honours student at UNISA and a highly contested ERSA bursary in 2010. In the photo, Marisa receives the Schumann medal from the Dean, Prof Johann de Villiers.