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Title
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Rhodes University 2000 Graduation Ceremony [at the] 1820 Settlers National Monument, Friday, 7 April at 10:30
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Creator
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Rhodes University
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Date
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2000/04/07
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Abstract
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This digitised archival document records the Rhodes University Graduation Ceremony held on Friday, 7 April 2000, at 10:30 at the 1820 Settlers National Monument in Grahamstown. The twelve-page programme documents the conferral of qualifications across the Faculty of Humanities, including certificates, diplomas, undergraduate and honours degrees, master’s degrees and doctoral degrees. It identifies the university’s leadership, including Chancellor G.J. Gerwel, Vice-Chancellor D.R. Woods, Pro-Vice-Chancellor M.A.H. Smout, and the deans of the various faculties. The ceremony featured an address by distinguished journalist Colin Legum, who was presented for the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. The programme also records the Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Senior Research Medal awarded to Malvern Van Wyk Smith and the Distinguished Teaching Medal awarded to David John Arthur Edwards. The extensive graduate lists document academic achievements across disciplines including Fine Art, Music, Journalism and Media Studies, Psychology, History, International Studies, Politics, Economics, Education, Drama, Philosophy, Anthropology and the language studies. The postgraduate research titles offer valuable insight into the scholarly interests and social concerns of the period. Topics include colonial photography in nineteenth-century Grahamstown, settler women’s experiences on the Eastern Cape frontier between 1820 and 1890, rural underdevelopment in the former Ciskei, the economic implications of South African trade policy for the Eastern Cape, traditional and Western medicine in Namibia, the representation of South Africanness in television, and the role of African organisations in conflict resolution. Doctoral research included the history of the South African Police in Port Elizabeth between 1913 and 1956, the development of Xhosa learners’ English, and the use of traditional and Western medicine in multicultural Katutura, Namibia. The programme also contains extensive records of scholarships, bursaries, academic prizes, research awards and academic colours, documenting institutional recognition of student excellence across the humanities and sciences. These sections provide useful evidence for biographical and genealogical research, verification of academic distinctions, and the tracing of educational and professional trajectories. As a primary institutional record, the programme preserves Rhodes University’s academic traditions, graduate achievements and research priorities at the turn of the twenty-first century. It is particularly valuable for documenting the history of higher education in the Eastern Cape and South Africa, as well as the university’s contribution to scholarship on regional history, culture, politics and society.
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Subject
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Rhodes University
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Graduation ceremonies
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Academic ceremonies
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Format
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application/pdf
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Language
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English
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Type
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text
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Extent
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12 pages
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Rights
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Rhodes University
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Is Part Of
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Rhodes University Graduation Programmes
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Genre
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Graduation program
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Publisher
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Rhodes University, Office of the Registrar
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Location
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Cory Library and Archives
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Location - Shelf Locator
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Box 5, C3
