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He was also involved in numerous productions both at Wits and other theatres. He completed two books and received an English Academy Award for innovative education activities and for his vital role in the promotion of South African literature. Julian Phillips was an LLB graduate of in the class with Nelson Mandela and was an early emigrant for political reasons, leaving South Africa in When he returned to South Africa he challenged the status quo that privileged him and used his legally conventional approach to get justice in the courts.
He was effective because of his credibility as a fine professional. He was briefed by the firm of Mandela and Tambo, and when after his release Mandela went to Australia, Phillips was the one person he insisted on visiting. The Sharpeville massacre in convinced Phillips and his wife, Norma to leave the country.
His knowledge and commitment to justice saw him appointed as chairman of the Victorian Committee on Discrimination in Employment, and became the chairman of the Victorian Government s Equal Opportunity Council. Phillips died of renal failure in a hospice in Kew. Hilary was born on 5 August and died on 15 November after a long illness.
She leaves a son, Bruce, and a daughter, Colleen, and three grandchildren. He also worked for the South African National Tuberculosis Association until a few years before his death. Alexander Gonski was born in Lodz, Poland. He immigrated to South Africa in with his parents, two brothers and sisters. After completing his schooling at King Edward High School he won a science scholarship to the University of Witwatersrand, and having completed his science degree, was finally able to study medicine, tutoring anatomy to pay for his fees.
In , in his final year of medicine, he was elected president of the university student council.
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A year later Gonski joined the South African Army as a medical officer. After three years he returned to South Africa and worked as surgical registrar at Johannesburg General Hospital. In he was made a fellow of the Royal College of Surgery, Edinburgh. There he trained under Professor Norman Dott and after four years at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Gonski was awarded a six-month scholarship to visit neglected neurosurgical centers in the US.
On returning to South Africa in he began the neurosurgical unit at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, and for 10 years was its head. In that time he was involved in medical education, which became a great interest. He trained a number of surgeons, including Christi n Barnard, who would later perform the first human heart transplant. Gonski performed the first neurosurgical operation at Prince Henry and continued to provide medical and surgical services almost until his death, 45 years after he performed that first operation.
Abednego Thekwo Magooa passed away on the 15th July five days before his 86th birthday. He had a 33 year battle with cancer having been diagnosed in Abednego Thekwo Magooa qualified as a doctor in For most of his career he was in private practice, however he ran a clinic family planning clinic for the YWCA and later for the municipality.
He worked at the Orange Psychiatric Hospital and in he became a member of the Psychiatric Hospital Board until when he became ill. John Jerman was born in Durban and educated at Hilton College. A house prefect and head of house, he distinguished himself there, amongst other things, in cross-country competitions breaking the course record in and on the rugby field playing scrum half for the unbeaten first XV and being invited to Natal Schools trials.
He graduated in after three years with the "Donga Doctors", which sharpened his awareness and concern for the preservation of the environment. His crusade for the conservation of fragile land and water resources took him to the then southern Rhodesia, where he gained much from their worthy programmes, then to Swaziland.
There he worked for Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service, educating farmers on good agricultural practice. His extension efforts were recognised with the award of the MBE. During these times he married Anne Killen and became father to three children Peter, Carolyn and Nicholas.
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On retiring in , John got involved with the early days of the Pennington Environmental Group, holding office and the chairmanship for several years. He took on the challenge of preserving the coastal strip, including lobbying for the enforcement of environment protection legislation and responsible development. In his campaigns he was an avid writer of letters to editors, politicians and officials while launching programmes at local schools promoting environmental awareness.
John s legacy continues with Anne growing and supplying indigenous trees for worthwhile causes, daughter Carolyn keeping and eagle eye on developmental intrusions into nature, on behalf of WESSA and grandchildren Miquela and James budding into enthusiastic naturalists. Awards for artwork at junior schools in the locality for the cause of preservation of the land, flora and fauna are now made in memory of John Jerman. After graduating Anthony worked in anaesthetics for over eight years prior to joining the Wits School of Public Health.
He started his registrarship training in and was the first successful graduate after a five year hiatus in the training of specialists in public health medicine. He taught both undergraduate and postgraduate students in the School of Public Health in subjects such as research methodology, biostatistics, epidemiology and infectious diseases. He was devoted to education and research in the field of mineral processing engineering and had been exceptional as both an administrator and a teacher as Head of the Department of Metallurgy at Wits, President of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Director of the USBM Generic Mineral Technology Center for Comminution and most recently as Chairman of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Utah from which position he retired in As a teacher he received accolades from his students for excellent teaching.
Prior to retirement he extended his teaching approach beyond the traditional classroom and demonstrated his leadership in the field of mineral processing education by being the first to develop and give a mineral processing course to an international student body over the internet. In addition, Peter initiated and developed virtual laboratory software for undergraduate education in mineral processing. He developed and perfected precise measurement techniques involving image analysis and advanced models to interpret the resulting data. This work was recognized by honoring him with the A.
Gaudin Award, the Society of Mining Engineering's most prestigious research award in the field of mineral processing. His legacy includes papers and 2 textbooks. Hymie Barney Klugman passed away in Johannesburg on 11 August after struggling with ill health for many years He was born in Lithuania in and came to South Africa at the age of 5.
He did his internship at Alexandra Clinic and Coronation Hospital continuing his studies to become a physician with a special interest in cardiac problems. His registrarship was done at Coronation and Baragwaneth hospitals. As a qualified physician he took a position at South Rand Hospital where he first worked full time as a junior physician later becoming chief physician He worked there for over 45 years.
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He had a busy practice in central Johannesburg until after which he practised from his home in Greenside. He also worked part time at the Miners Silicosis Bureau in Braamfontein. Hymie alo lectured in physiology at Wits medical school was a warm, kind and gentle young man who always put the needs of others first.
He is survived by his parents, two brothers and grandparents.
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Barbara passed away peacefully on 8 September with her family at her side after a brave battle with cancer. Barbara's association with Wits started long before she was born! Supporting her husband Francis career in Chemical Engineering Wits MBA she joined the physio department at Sasolburg Hospital where her first two children were born.
She eventually went into private practice in Durban. Donovan Hart was tragically shot dead while dropping off a friend at an informal settlement. He was actively involved in the St John's Ambulance Brigade. In he registered for a BSc degree at Rhodes University, majoring in chemistry and geology. World War II interrupted the completion of his degree and after the war he was accepted to Wits as one of the once off "Donga Doctors" for a degree Soil Conservation.
In Robert left for Rhodesia, where he held a number of positions in the agricultural and conservation sectors.
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Peter was born on 24 December in Pietermaritzburg and started school at the Scottsville Primary School. To get to university he had to take out a loan from the Department of Natal Education and then to pay it back by school teaching. On his return Peter taught at Rhodes University in Grahamstown.
In Peter returned to Roma where the family lived until the end of Peter joined Wits as Professor of Education in January , and thereafter played many roles at the University. He also joined the board of the newly established Educational Opportunities Council, an NGO established by Bishop Tutu in or about , to provide off-shore education opportunities for black students who might otherwise be deprived of excellent education. Peter remained on the board of that organization until his death. In he was appointed Director of the Academic Support Programme, the first unit of its kind in the country.
He was Deputy Dean of the faculty of Education from Peter reached He completed his degree in and enlisted in the South African Engineer Corps with the lower rank of sapper. He obtained the rank of major and upon demobilization in was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry. He was also awarded four campaign medals.
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Once home he worked at various mines, until in he ended up at the head office of Union Corporation where he rose to he position of managing director and eventually executive chairman. He was still the chairman when it merged with General Mining, another giant of the South African mining industry, to become Gencor. Outside his business career he contributed significantly to South African society and industry working on the councils of Wits, Pretoria and Port Elizabeth Universities.
He received many awards and accolades, including an honoury doctorate from Wits and was inducted into the Top five businessmen in Marguerite completed her BMus at Wits in , and after spending a year taking master classes in Germany she completed her Higher Diploma in Education at the Johannesburg College of Education. She taught french, music, afrik ns and history at various high schools in Johannesburg before becoming active in early childhood education with the Yamaha Foundation for Music. She later lectured to student teachers, first at the Johannesburg Nursery School Training College and later at the Johannesburg College of Education before joining the School of Music at Wits in , as a lecturer of music methodology for class music.
She retired from Wits in , having played a leadership role, rallying support and actively participating in initiatives seeking to re-position the School of Music within a sustainable niche. Marguerite established an excellent reputation on a national level through her contributions to music education. Believing that denying children full access to the arts impoverishes their minds, Marguerite stressed that music is a highway for exploring the emotional and aesthetic dimensions of experience.
She pointed out that music helps us learn a significant lesson: that all aspects of life are not quantifiable. Marguerite was committed to community outreach programmes, one of her primary objectives with her students being to arouse their interest in community projects.
In , Marguerite was awarded a doctorate posthumously for her dissertation towards a Philosophy of Music Education in South Africa. Her aim was to establish if it could be possible to bring the diverse musics of South Africa together in an intercultural music education philosophy for South Africa. She believed that when children learn to enjoy the music of others, and by drawing community members into the music-making process in a genuine way, nation building will be fostered.
From she had progressively become reliant on permanent supplemental oxygen due to bronchiestasis, but Marguerite remained active through sheer energy and determination until her death in April She had an extraordinary ability to remain positive amidst the most adverse of lifes circumstances. She loved the simple things that made up the fabric of her life - her beautiful garden, her kitchen, her family and her friends. Peter John Roberts, principal tutor in the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering passed away on 24 September after a severe illness.
In his eulogy Prof Snaddon described Peter as a bright, enthusiastic, optimistic collegial friend- a person who was a team member, a person who cared. He was sensitive to other people, a person who could be completely trusted. His passion was for his students and he would try to see the best in all.