I recall the second day of my MBA when my first child was born and then while in China completing my final elective, I received the news of the birth of my second child and had to fly back immediately…. An amazing two years of learning and personal growth.
Truly the most challenging and amazing 2 years which provided the foundation for my career. Many in our class excelled in business, all excelled as leaders of all kinds. I am honoured to be a Wits Business School alumni.
At age 36, I was the oldest member of the 1976/77 full-time MBA class. What I lacked in youthful energy, I could make up with some 15 years of work experience. Two outstanding lecturers in particular come to mind. One was the Accounting lecturer Mr McGregor (I think his first name was Ivor) who came…
Congratulations, WBS, on your 50th year celebrations! In 1992, events exposed our class to very exciting political events. We had two superb politics teachers. Prof Schlemmer and Prof van Zyl Slabbert!
The HDPM gave me a very good background into the world of business, thanks WBS. I was in the HDPM (as it was known then ) class of 1980. I have forgotten the names of the ladies in this pic with me, but I remember they were nice ladies. After WBS I got a…
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