50 Year Celebration

Liora Gross, MBA, 1999

ByWBSComms August 12, 2018May 17, 2019

A school of excellence that stimulates change through courage, conversation and debate.

Thank you WBS for the tremendous impact on SA and Africa.

50 Year Celebration

Uri Marks, PDM 1996, MBA 2004
ByWBSComms December 10, 1996May 17, 2019

Most people will think back on their days at WBS and will reminisce about the stimulating academic challenges and the inspiring interesting social interactions. Many alumni will enthusiastically tell tales of subsequent business and personal success. But I would like to recall a life lesson, instilled in us during a 1996 PDM class. Margie Sutherland…

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50 Year Celebration

Rob Croll, MBA, 1974-1975
ByWBSComms August 7, 2018May 17, 2019

The life skills learnt, in-particular from Dave Cawood, have stood me in good stead throughout my working life.

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50 Year Celebration

Lulamile Stuurman, CPIR 1995, MAP 1999, MM – P&DM 2012
ByWBSComms May 24, 2018May 17, 2019

Syndicate Group Work was central in fostering positive students peer influence to learning from and supporting one another. It has been the source of my attraction to WBS and I believe it to be one of the pillars to their academic successes and supremacy. The aptitude (psychometric) suitability test that we were subjected to for…

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Craig van Wyk, MBA, 2002
ByWBSComms August 7, 2018May 17, 2019

I met many outstanding professionals at Wits. The part-time MBA was a memorable experience, and I met many outstanding professionals at Wits. I would particularly like to mention Mike Pycraft, who lectured one of my favourite subjects (Operations) and who was a mentor and sounding board in the early days of me starting my business….

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Dieter Nolte, MBA, 1977
ByWBSComms October 29, 1977May 17, 2019

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…

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50 Year Celebration

Deidre Proxenos, MBA, 1997
ByWBSComms August 7, 2018May 17, 2019

Whilst doing the MAP programme, I had this desire to do the MBA and with not having an undergrad degree – thought it was impossible. Of the 30 students accepted onto the full-time programme, there were three places offered to students without an undergrad degree – I was exceptionally fortunate to be granted one of…

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Thank you WBS for the tremendous impact on SA and Africa.

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