Departmental prizes for top students

The Department recently recognized the achievements of its top students of the previous year by awarding a number of prizes at a function held at the US Museum.

The Department's prizes for top students went to:

First year undergraduate:

1^st place             Ms Emma Catherine Dachs
2^nd place            Mr Jordan Rudi Haantjes

Second year undergraduate:

1^st place             Me Jeanne Brink
2^nd place            Ms Meshaan Adelhelm

Third year undergradute:

1^st place             Ms Rachel Piggott
2^nd place            Ms Lucy Leimer

Rachel Piggott also won the SA Cloete Medal for the best Economics student over all three undergraduate years.

Honours:

1^st place             Mr Willem Wilken
2^nd place            Mr Roan Minnie

Masters:

1^st place             Mr Johann Pfitzinger
2^nd place            Ms Chloé van Biljon
                            Mr Christiaan Bothma
                            Ms Maren Molde

In addition, the Department awarded the Prof Sampie Terreblanche Prize (for the best postgraduate research assignment that deals with inequality) to Leila Shirley, and the SA Cloete Medal in the postgraduate category, for the best honours or master’s student, to Johann Pfitzinger. Johann Pfitzinger attained an average mark of 90% for his master's degree, a truly exceptional performance. Additional prizes were also awarded by Bain & Company and Genesis Analytics at the event.