GEORGE NEWS - Thirteen staff members at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) George Campus were acknowledged for long service ranging from 5 to 30 years at the staff year-end event on Thursday 6 December. In addition to the long service awards, certificates were also presented to a number of support staff who had recently completed a variety of short learning programmes.
This is in line with the university's endeavours to encourage and reward a culture of service excellence and continuous learning.
The acting campus principal, David Alexander, thanked staff for their endeavours to live up to the value system of the man the university was named after, Nelson Mandela, and especially for embracing the commitment to education as "the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world".
Staff teams and individual staff members who had been innovative in visually depicting the theme of the year-end event, "Bring out the Madiba in you!" were also acknowledged and rewarded with a small item bearing the university's logo.
From left: Martin Loubser, David Alexander, Sipho Makaleni and Clyde Booysen. Makaleni, a staff member in the horticulture division, was congratulated on completing a computer skills training course.
Line managers with the campus principal, colleagues and the George Campus long service awardees 2018. Back, from left: Dr Adele Potgieter, Dr Takalani Ramukumba (business and economic sciences); Dr Anton Schmidt (science), Martin Loubser (director: operations), Shann Kieswetter (Centre of Teaching and Learning), Ilona Joshua and Natalie du Plessis. Front: Antoinette Piet, Lynette Williams, David Alexander (acting campus principal), Denise Kammies, Natasha Thorne and Elise Labuschagne (administration).
Staff members who had dressed up creatively for the theme of the staff event, “Bring out the Madiba in you!" From left: Victor Meyer, Dr Sam Webber, Muedanyi Ramantswana, Shann Kieswetter, Prof Jenny Fincham, Ilona Joshua, Antoinette Piet, Natalie du Plessis, Julia January and Chantal Jacobs.
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