Awards and prizes

Research awards and prizes

1995:             HRC bursary for Masters in History

2001, 2002:  Gauteng Department of Education Bursary for Masters in Development Studies

2015:             Enhance Scholarship for Teaching and Learning: University of Pretoria

2020:             Enhance Scholarship for Teaching and Learning: University of Pretoria with Dr Nita Mennega

2021:             Enhance Scholarship for Teaching and Learning: University of Pretoria with Dr M. Kekana, Dr  H. Legodi, Dr E. Machimana, Prof S Mogale

2022:             Engaged Scholarship Talloires Network

2023:             Enhance Scholarship for Teaching and Learning – Univerity of Pretoria with Dr Susan Thuketana

2023:             International award for excellence for article in Organizational cultures: An International journal

2025:             Article, ‘A Program Evaluation of an International, Intercultural E-Community-Engagement Initiative’, published in Journal of Applied Research in                                     Higher Education (Q1), has been named an Outstanding Paper in the 2025 Emerald Literati Awards.

2025:            Best paper in track HETL Conference Dubai

 

Teaching awards and prizes

1988:             Merit 1: Transvaal Education Department

2001, 2003:  Directors award: Gauteng Department of Education: District Tshwane South

2006:             Education innovation: Certificate: University of Pretoria

2009:             Finalist for JCP-module: MacJannet prize for global citizenship

2014:             Marketing Advancement & Communication in Education (MACE) Excellence Award in the Category: Integrated campaigns/projects and Subcategory: Social responsibility Citizenship  Development

2015:             University of Pretoria Community Engagement Award

2016:             University Education for Transformative Leadership in Africa (UETLA) (Talloires Network)

2016:             Department of Informatics: Community Engagement Award, University of Pretoria

2017:             Shortlisted for JCP-module: GEDC Airbus Diversity Award

2018:             Department of Informatics: Teaching and Learning Award, University of Pretoria

2019:             Special award for teaching and Learning, Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology of the University of Pretoria

2023:             Finalist for the 2022/2023 NSTF-South32 Awards – Science communication

2026:             Co-winner University of Pretoria Community Engagement Award

Artistic awards and prizes

2005:             Finalist Anette Wesselman Kunskamer Competition

2009:             Craftwize – third prize, artist section

Exhibitions

May 2022:      Mothers and Madonnas – Johann van Heerden Art gallery

November 2022: Funky Town – Johann van Heerden Art Gallery

March 2023:  Eggshibition – Johann van Heerden Art ggallery

April 2023: Blue Exhibition – Johann van Heerden Art ggallery

October 2023: Dysfunctional art – Johann van Heerden Art Gallery

 November 2023: Earthen Emerald Exhibition – Johann van Heerden Art Gallery

May 2024: Rhymes nor Reason – Johann van Heerden Art Gallery

September 2024: Sauser exhibition – Johan van Heerden Art Gallery

August 2025: Sauser exhibition – Johan van Heerden gallery