Conference Awards
PARSA honours the best presenters at every PARSA conference. There are 3 awards for posters (first-time presenter, senior student, and veteran) and 3 awards for oral presentations (first-time presenter, senior student, and veteran).
Criteria:
The first-time presenter is anyone (not only students) who is presenting a poster/presentation for the first time at a national conference. If he/she has already presented at an international conference he/she is also eliminated.
The senior student is any full-time student who has already presented on a national or international level before and is not employed on a full-time basis.
The veteran presenter is anyone who has already presented on a national or international level before and is employed on a full-time basis, irrespective of whether he/she is registered for post-grad studies or not.
Oral presentations are judged on their presentation and handling of questions in the 15 minute time allocation.
Poster presentations are judged on the physical poster, a speed session presentation (3 minutes) of the poster (if applicable) and handling of questions (total of 5 minutes).
Previous winners for these awards are below:
Best first-time poster presentation
2023: Shristi Misser (WITS)
2022: Not awarded
2021: Jonas Custers (Hasselt University, Belgium)
2020: Not awarded (conference cancelled)
2019: Annicky Modirwa (UP)
2018: Tshepo Mafokwane (UNISA)
2017: Not awarded
2016: Roxanne Conradie (NWU)
2015: Mulalo Kutama (UL)
2014: Kelly Dyamond (UJ) & Karlien Malan
2013: Janistha Mitha (UP)
2012: Kyle McHugh (NWU)
2011: Minischa Dhoogra (Wits)
2010: Esmari Killian (UJ)
2009: Lan He (Huazhong Agricultural University, China)
2008: Grace Madanire (UL)
2007: Cornel du Toit (UP)
2006: Kerry Hadfield (UJ)
2005: YC Cloete (UJ)
2004: P. Ngema & I. Rangaka (UL)
2003: FJ Smit
2002: GM Tekele (UOVS)
2001: Not Awarded
2000: V Swart (UOVS)
1999: C Olivier (UOVS)
1998: ML Phillips (Wits)
Best first-time oral presentation
2023: Alicia Venter (UP)
2022: Not awarded
2021: Jabu Mahlangu (WITS)
2020: Not awarded (conference cancelled)
2019: Anja Vermaak (NWU)
2018: Nehemiah Rindoria (UJ)
2017: Not awarded
2016: Mark Weston (UCT)
2015: Resign Gunda (UKZN)
2014: Katlego Mogorosi
2013: Lindo Luthuli (UKZN)
2012: Khethiwe Mtshali (UFS)
2011: Not Awarded
2010: Petunia Malatji (UP)
2009: Luisa Nardini (NICD)
2008: Maria Kaiser (Wits)
2007: Cassandra Olds (UP)
2006: Courtney Cook (UJ)
2005: E.M. Yeld (UCT)
2004: A. Bertasso (RAU)
2003: E van Eck (RAU)
2002: Not Awarded
2001: KR Mogaswane (University of the North, Qwa-Qwa)
2000: I Moodley (MRC Durban)
1999: PT Matjila (UP)
1998: V Arends (MRC Cape)
Senior student poster presentation
2023: Precious Fikiye (NWU)
2022: Not awarded
2021: Linda van der Spuy (NWU)
2020: Not awarded (conference cancelled)
2019: Anna Seetsi (NWU)
2018: Gyrhaiss Kasembele (UNILU, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
2017: Not awarded
2016: Irfan Nunoo (UCT)
2015: Owen Rubaba (UKZN)
2014: Ilse Vorster
2013: Madibe Raphahlelo (UL)
2012: Quinton Dos Santos (UJ)
2011: Lizzy Modise (UL)
2010: Anna-Mari Bosman (UP) & Kerry Hadfield (UJ)
2009: Kerry Hadfield (UJ)
2008: Lizzy Modise (UL)
2007: Kgomotso Sibeko (UP)
Senior student oral presentation
2023: Andeliza Smit (UP)
2022: Not awarded
2021: Marliese Truter (NWU)
2020: Not awarded (conference cancelled)
2019: Coret Hoogendoorn (NWU)
2018: Anette Amakali (UNAM, Namibia)
2017: Not awarded
2016: Natasha Kruger (NWU)
2015: Reneilwe Molele (UL)
2014: Luther van der Mescht
2013: Ed Netherlands (NWU)
2012: Lourelle Neethling (UJ)
2011: Nina du Toit (US) and Sharon Okanga (UCT)
2010: Andri Grobbelaar (UFS)
2009: Lourelle Everts (UJ)
2008: Louise le Roux (UJ)
2007: Raksha Bhoora (UP)
Veteran poster presentation
2023: Courtney Cook (NWU)
2022: Not awarded
2021: Not awarded
2020: Not awarded (conference cancelled)
2019: Dikeledi Malatji (UP)
2018: Nicola Collins (UP)
2017: Not awarded
2016: Candice Jansen van Rensburg (UFS)
2015: Ana Tsotetsi (ARC-OVI)
2014: Padriag Duignan
2013: Ed Green (UL)
2012: Chantel de Beer (ARC-OVI)
2011: Anna-Mari Bosman (UP)
2010: Wilmien Luus-Powell (UL)
2009: Tshepo Matjila (UP)
2008: Ed Green (UL)
2007: Ed Green (UL)
2006: Dieter Waloßek (University of Ulm, Germany)
2005: Piet King (Medunsa)
2004: Nico Smit (RAU)
2003: L Fernandes (Medunsa)
2002: V Pillay (UP)
2001: ED Green (Medunsa)
2000: D Durand (UP)
1999: LM Micheal (OVI)
1998: ED Green (Medunsa)
Veteran oral presentation
2023: Louis du Preez (NWU)
2022: Not awarded
2021: Quinton dos Santos (UJ)
2020: Not awarded (conference cancelled)
2019: Edward Netherlands (NWU)
2018: Boris Krasnov (BGU, Israel)
2017: Not awarded
2016: Christian Selbach (NWU)
2015: Sonja Matthee (SU)
2014: Courtney Cook (NWU)
2013: Banie Penzhorn (UP)
2012: Johann van As (UFS)
2011: Heike Lutermann (UP)
2010: Sonja Matthee (SUN)
2009: Arthur Spickett (ARC-OVI)
2008: Arthur Spickett (ARC-OVI)
2007: Kerstin Junker (OVI)
2006: Lizzy Modise (UL)
2005: Q Tam (UJ)
2004: D Els (Medunsa)
2003: E Green (Medunsa)
2002: S Dippenaar (University of the North, Pietersburg)
2001: V Arends (MRC Cape)
2000: J Joubert
1999: D Moonasar (MRC Durban)
1998: S Suparsad (MRC Durban)