Vetnuus | November 2024 31 Joining the Walt Disney Company in 2012, Dr Penning currently provides vision, leadership and strategic direction to a team of over 1000 animal care professionals, storytellers, and conservationists. The successful day was concluded with the Faculty’s annual prizegiving event to honour our top Faculty researchers. Congratulations to the winner of the Researcher of the Year award for 2024, Prof Lyndy McGaw and the rest of the Top 10 researchers in the Faculty. Rest of Top 10 Researchers: Congratulations also to the Emerging Researcher of the Year, Dr Josef Hanekom. OTHER WINNERS From left to right: Prof Marinda Oosthuizen, Prof Lyndy McGaw, Dr Riaan du Preez (a representative from MSD Animal Health - sponsor) and Prof Vinny Naidoo 2. Prof Peter Thompson 3. Prof Geoffrey Fosgate 4. Prof Henriette van Heerden 5. Prof Leith Meyer 6. Prof Vinny Naidoo 7. Prof Luis Neves 8. Prof Marinda Oosthuizen 9. Prof Musafiri Karama 10. Shared position: Prof Amelia Goddard and Prof Anita Michel From left to right: Prof Marinda Oosthuizen, a representative from Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP - Sponsor), Dr Josef Hanekom and Prof Vinny Naidoo Best Undergraduate VRE Oral Presenter - Le Roux Pepler Best Postgraduate Poster - Megan Antrobus Runner-up - Khanyisane Ndwandwe Best Postgraduate Oral presenter - Dr Andeliza Smit Runner-up - Dr Yolandi Rautenbach From left to right: Prof Marinda Oosthuizen,Dr Ziyanda Qwalela (SAVA), Mr Le Roux Pepler and Prof Vinny Naidoo Student : (Mr) Le Roux Pepler >>> 32
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