REUNION/WEBINARS
TECHNOLOGY TO THE RESCUE 60TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION
GRADUATION DAY ON 15 DECEMBER 1960 IN FRONT OF THE GREAT HALL
Technology came to the rescue for the Medical School Class of 1960 who could not meet in person to celebrate their 60th anniversary. Through the magic of Zoom they enjoyed a get-together without packing suitcases or leaving their homes on three occasions over November and December 2020. Their website continues to brim with autobiographical sketches and news as well as contributions of financial support for current Wits medical students through the Phillip V Tobias Bursary Fund. “This has been an amazing project and we did it in teamwork and with a unity of vision. It has been wonderful to help people connect to each other after all these years, to highlight the amazing work done by the Class, and to help raise funds for deserving students,” said US Alumni Representative Nooshin Erfani-Ghadimi. See more here: https://wits_medical_alumni_1960. mailchimpsites.com/
WEBINARS
Considered one of the top leadership coaches and speakers, Dr Alex Granger said the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated the need to adjust to change with flexibility. His talk titled “Built to adapt: Better every day” kicked off the alumni webinar series for 2021 on 25 February.
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Respected Advocate Kate Hofmeyr (BA Hons 2001, LLB 2003) has been an evidence leader at the State Capture Commission since 2018. On 24 March 2021 she led alumni through three aspects of the commission: its “unusual origins”, its “machinery and mechanics” and insights into the different role advocates assume in a talk titled “Of commissions, law and evidence”. She deftly permitted herself only one personal comment: “I had the considerable privilege of working with a team of four investigators. They were without a doubt the most remarkable people I have worked with in my career… What’s important to appreciate is that each time any of us appeared at the hearings to present evidence, we were presenting the product of thousands of hours of tireless investigative work.”
