FoAD Hosts Annual Research and Staff Recognition Awards






NASIPHI GIGABA 
(L-R) Ronicka Sirputh, Senele Hlumayo, Sue Barrett and Dr Rene Smith. 
The Durban University of Technology’s (DUT) Faculty of Arts and Design (FoAD) staff were recently recognised and appreciated at this year’s Annual “Research & Staff Recognition Awards” hosted at the Ritson Hotel School.
Opening the award ceremony and welcoming the staff was the Executive Dean of the FoAD, Dr René Smith, who emphasized the importance of hosting the awards and recognising the staff for all their determination.
This year’s award ceremony marks the 4th Staff Recognition Awards and the 5th Staff Research Awards since 2014.
As part of this year’s Implementation, all nominees in their various categories were appreciated with an award for their contribution towards the faculty and towards research.
“We introduced the awards very interested more about the work that takes place in the faculty and over the years we decided that let us award everyone who contributes towards research,” said Dr. Smith.
Research Co-Ordinator, Dr. Maleshoane Rapeane-Mathonsi began by thanking the student supervisors for their dedication as she announced the awardee for the Best Creative Output in 2017, which went to Jewellery Design’s Marlene de Beer and the Best Researcher award scooped by Prof Julia Preece.
The Faculty also recognised and appreciated Retired Colleagues in their various departments namely, the Fashion and Textiles, Graphic Design, English and Communication, Visual Communications and the Video Technology departments.
The Deans Team Award went to the Faculty Research Office for achieving notable success with respect to internationalisation, for hosting two seminars and for overseeing three major conferences hosted this year, while the Deans Individuals Award went to Faculty Officer, Pragasen Reddy for contributing to improving the faculty’s system.
“I feel so ecstatic, totally unexpected! Quite thrilled to be recognised and winning the Deans Individual award would be cherished, as I feel proud by making a positive contribution to this Faculty with amazing staff members,” said Reddy.

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