PROGRAMME OF PROCEEDINGS

GRADUATION CEREMONY 28 APRIL 2015 AT 18:00

ZK MATTHEWS GREAT HALL, THEO VAN WIJK BUILDING
PRETORIA

PLEASE NOTE
ACTING VICE CHANCELLOR (PROFESSOR MC MAR)
Congratulates doctoral candidates, by shaking hands.
PROF CJ VAN AARDT
Congratulates all persons receiving degrees, by shaking hands.
PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL
Graduands: In order to maintain continuity, as soon as the graduand
has been capped, the next graduand is to be presented to the
congregation.
Diploma candidates: As soon as the candidate has passed the Acting
Vice Chancellor, the next candidate is to be presented to the
congregation.
ACTING REGISTRAR (PROFESSOR QM TEMANE)
Drapes hoods around graduands. Congratulates all persons receiving
diplomas, by shaking hands.

1.

ACTING VICE CHANCELLOR:

(PROFESSOR MC MAR)
" By virtue of the powers vested in me as Acting Vice
Chancellor, I constitute this gathering a congregation of the
University of South Africa."

2.

ACTING VICE CHANCELLOR:

" Ladies and gentlemen, we request you to join us in silent
prayer, or meditation, to give thanks for the achievements
being celebrated on this occasion."

3.

ACTING VICE CHANCELLOR

3.1 Welcomes guests, graduands and diploma candidates.
3.2 Requests Professor CJ van Aardt to deliver Chancellor's
address.

4.

PROFESSOR CJ VAN AARDT

Goes to the podium to deliver the address.
When he has finished, he returns to his seat.

5.

ACTING VICE CHANCELLOR:

Renders a word of thanks to Professor van Aardt and
immediately thereafter says:

" By virtue of the powers entrusted to me, I shall now proceed to

confer the degrees and diplomas of the University on the
candidates whose names appear in the programme and I
request Professor CJ Swanepoel to present the candidates to
me."
------ oOo -----I.

DCOM

6.

PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, I have the honour to introduce
to you FRANS JACOBUS GERBER for the degree of
Doctor of Commerce. I request his supervisor, Professor N
Martins, to read the citation in support of the conferment of
the degree."

7.

SUPERVISOR: PROFESSOR N MARTINS

Reads the citation as published in the programme and mentions
that Professor JS Basson was the co-supervisor.

8.

PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, I have the honour to request
you to confer on FRANS JACOBUS GERBER, the degree
of Doctor of Commerce."

9.

ACTING VICE CHANCELLOR:

" I confer the degree of Doctor of Commerce on FRANS
JACOBUS GERBER."
*****************

II.
10.

DADMIN
PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, I have the honour to introduce
to you WIKA ESTERHUIZEN for the degree of Doctor of
Administration. I request her supervisor, Professor N
Martins, to read the citation in support of the conferment of
the degree."

11.

SUPERVISOR: PROFESSOR N MARTINS

Reads the citation as published in the programme.

12.

PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, I have the honour to request
you to confer on WIKA ESTERHUIZEN, the degree of
Doctor of Administration."

13.

ACTING VICE CHANCELLOR:

" I confer the degree of Doctor of Administration on WIKA
ESTERHUIZEN."
*****************

III.

DLITT ET PHIL

14.

PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, I have the honour to introduce

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to you GARRATH JAMES ROSSLEE for the degree of
Doctor of Literature and Philosophy.
I request his
supervisor, Professor I Ferns, to read the citation in support of
the conferment of the degree."
15.

SUPERVISOR: PROFESSOR I FERNS

Reads the citation as published in the programme.

16.

PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, I have the honour to request
you to confer on GARRATH JAMES ROSSLEE, the degree
of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy."

17.

ACTING VICE CHANCELLOR:

" I confer the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy
on GARRATH JAMES ROSSLEE."
------ oOo ------

IV.

MSC

18.

PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, JEFFREY BRIAN TYLER
receives the degree of Master of Science. The degree was
obtained with distinction."

V.
19.

BCOMHONS
PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:

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" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, SHAMANTHA DEVI
RAJARAM receives the degree of Bachelor of Commerce
Honours."

VI.

BTECH

20.

PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, the following candidates
receive the degree of Baccalaureus Technologiae."

VII.
21.

BADMIN
PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, the following candidates
receive the degree of Bachelor of Administration."

VIII.
22.

BBA
PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, the following candidates
receive the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration."

IX./X.
23.

BCOM
PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, the following candidates
receive the degree of Bachelor of Commerce."

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------ oOo -----24.

PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, the diploma candidates will
now be introduced to you."

XI.

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA

25.

PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, the following candidates
receive the Postgraduate Diploma."

XII.
26.

DIPLOMA
PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, EDWIN THUSO
PIETERSON receives the Diploma in the College of
Economic and Management Sciences."

XIII.
27.

NATIONAL DIPLOMA
PROFESSOR CJ SWANEPOEL:
" Madam Acting Vice Chancellor, the following candidates
receive the National Diploma."
------ oOo ------

28.

ACTING VICE CHANCELLOR

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Goes to the podium to congratulate graduates on receiving their
degrees and diplomas.
When she has finished, she returns to her seat.

29.

ACTING VICE CHANCELLOR:

" Ladies and gentlemen, after this announcement, I would like
you to rise for the singing of the National Anthem, the words
of which are to be found on page 14 of the programme and to
remain standing after the anthem to enable me to dissolve the
congregation. You are also requested to remain standing while
the academic procession leaves the hall."

30.

SINGING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

31.

ACTING VICE CHANCELLOR:

" By virtue of the powers entrusted to me, I dissolve this
congregation of the University of South Africa."

THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION,

LED BY THE MACE BEARER
LEAVES THE HALL.

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PROCEDURES FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF

CANDIDATES AT GRADUATION CEREMONIES

COLLEGES

WHO

PRESENT

A Graduations Officer will be standing at the foot of the steps where candidates ascend the stage.
The above officer will oversee that candidates ascend the stage in the same order in which their
names appear in the programme, and ensure that continuity is maintained in accordance with this
script.
The officer will inform you if the wording of a specific paragraph in this script should be read any
different than published due to absentias, etc. The officer will act as a prognosticator in the event
of you not being able to find your part in the script.
When you take your position behind the lectern to introduce your candidate(s), the officer will
confirm the paragraph number of the paragraph to be read from your script
It is thus important that eye contact be made with the Graduations Officer.
Each candidate will hand you a seating card with his/her name on after which you will read the
names.
As soon as a graduands hand is shaken by the person standing closest to the Presiding Officers
seat, the next graduand must be introduced. DO NOT wait until the hood has been draped by the
Registrar, except for Doctoral candidates.
In cases of diploma candidates; the next candidate must be introduced when the preceding
candidate walks past the Presiding Officers seat.
In cases of Doctoral candidates, only the motivation for the conferment of the degree must be
read, and not the curriculum vitae. After the supervisor has read the validation, he/she must stand
aside for the Exe Dean / Dep Exe Dean / School Director request the Presiding Officer to confer
the degree.
* You should take note of any information highlighted on a candidates seating card, e.g. major
subjects with distinction or degree/diploma with distinction, and ensure that it is announced as
such.

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After the candidate has been introduced, you must return the seating card to the candidate, since
this the latters cue to cross the stage and approach the Presiding Officer / Registrar.
* Some candidates alter the printed information on their seating card to reflect that their
degree/diploma or major subject has been obtained with distinction, whilst in truth and in fact it is
not the case.
Likewise, some candidates change their name(s) and / or surname printed on the card in an
unauthorised manner.
Please note that the information printed on the seating card - or any other Graduations publication
- has been audited. In view thereof, you are requested not to read any information which has been
altered in ink on a seating card, prior to verifying it with the Graduations Officer standing at the
foot of the steps where your candidate ascends the stage.