2015 Student Development and Support Student Achievement Awards
Student assistants, leaders, tutors and mentors who provided support and assistance to the University of the Western Cape in 2015 were acknowledged and awarded at the annual ceremony of the Student Development and Support (SDS) Student Achievement Awards on 16 October 2015.
The aim of the event is to encourage co-curricular and extra-mural activities among students in order to develop into well-rounded graduates ready for employment.
Categories at the award ceremony ranged from Student Governance Leadership and Social Responsibility, to Student Tutoring and Academic Support, and more (eight in total). The winner of each category received a trophy and a certificate. The Top Achiever Female and Male achievers received a cheque of R5 000 each. The four (SDS+Sports) Top Achievers contended for the Overall Achiever Award to receive R10 000. These prizes were sponsored by the Office of the DVC – SDS towards each students’ fee account.
The winners of the various categories were:
Student Governance Leadership - Songezo Mpikashe
Student Leadership - Lunga Mbulana
Social Responsibility - Ndumiso Craig Dlamini
Student Mentoring - Tholeka Ndabeni
Student Tutoring - Nthabeleng Mary Brown
Academic Support - Francis Chiparawasha
Student Orientation - Bernadine Vester
Student Assistant - Nontozamo Tsetse
Top Achiever Female - Lunga Mbulana
Top Achiever Male - Ndumiso Craig Dlamini
Overall Achiever – Thembi Kgatlana
The following students were also acknowledged for their achievements:
Overall winner of the House Committees in Residence Award 2014/2015 - Disa House Committee
Top Academic Student Leadership in Residence Award 2014/2015 - Bonke Xakatha
Andre Lakey Mentoring Award - Busisiwe Matontsi
UWC Varsity Football Ladies Team
UWC Varsity Football Men’s team
UWC Sportswoman of the Year - Thembi Kgatlana
UWC Sportsman of the Year - Sinethemba Blom
Imperial Barrel Award 2015 – M Sc Applied Geology students: Giovanni Amansure, Sylvia Mabitje,
Teddy Raphiri, and Muazzam Hashim.
Microsoft Imagine Cup 2015 - MSc Computer Science Student Kurt Jacobs
