Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 honours retirees, including long-serving “spiritual guru of the SKA”, Prof Justin Jonas

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Professor Justin Jonas and Professor Sizwe Mabizela with the Wild Plum Tree
Professor Justin Jonas and Professor Sizwe Mabizela with the Wild Plum Tree

By Anelisa Centani

 

Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 recently celebrated its retiring staff members during a memorable tree-planting tradition held on campus. Among them was Professor Justin Jonas, referred to by Dr Bernie Faranoff as the “spiritual guru of the SKA”. Prof Jonas first enrolled as a student at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 in 1976.

Mr Schalk van der Merwe, the Human Resources Manager for Learning and Development, extended his well wishes for a healthy and enjoyable retirement to all the retirees.

Professor Sizwe Mabizela, the Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网, expressed gratitude to the retirees for their many years of dedicated service to the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网. “Thank you all for serving Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 with great honour for so long. You have seen this university change over time and, in the process, made your own unique contribution to make this university great,” he said. Concluding his heartfelt speech, Prof Mabizela stated, "We will continue to lead your knowledge and expertise to mentor young staff members. As you begin this chapter of your lives, please remain in touch with our university, and you'll always be one of us.”

Prof Jonas had the privilege of unveiling the Wild Plum Tree plaque in recognition of his remarkable 43-year tenure, the longest among all the retirees. On behalf of the other retirees, in his emotional speech, he thanked the Vice-Chancellor and the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 for celebrating collective years of partnership. "We hope that we have made a positive and lasting contribution to the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 through diverse employee roles. Although it is said that no person is irreplaceable, we hope that our unique personal qualities and attributes will be missed by our colleagues and the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 as a whole," he said.

 

This year’s retirees are:

Name

Department

Years

Prof. JL Jonas

Physics and Electronics

43

Prof. D Thorburn

Fine Art

41

Prof. PJ Britz

Ichthyology & Fisheries Science

38

Mr C Dyala

Infrastructure and Operations

37

Mr MP Katiya

Infrastructure and Operations

37

Mr DE Martin

Infrastructure and Operations

34

Mrs PG Ntshebe

Infrastructure and Operations

33

Mr SG Gill

Infrastructure and Operations

31

Mrs ACE Goosen

Library

30

Mr P Jordaan

Infrastructure and Operations

28

Dr NR Mazwi

School of Languages

28

Mrs JC Seymour

Management

27

Mrs NN Mbebetho

Infrastructure and Operations

26

Prof. KM Ngcoza

Secondary & Post School Education

22

Ms CR Knowles

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21

Mrs JA Otto

Library

21

Prof. A Kirkaldy

History

17

MR MJ Louw

Management

17

Mr M Mgqina

Infrastructure and Operations

17

Mr MM Lunke

Finance

16

Adv AC Renaud

Law

16

Mr JC Wessels

Infrastructure and Operations

15

Prof. LA Wilbraham

Psychology

15