The following proud alumni are examples of our high calibre graduates. This is by no means complete. There are many more high profile and well-known Alumni. Also have a look at our Laureate recipients since 1974.
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The late Dr Anton Rupert - Former Tukkie of the Century*
Chris Barnard: Author
Dr Willem Barnard: Former CEO: KWV
Dr Steve Booysen: Former CEO: Absa Bank
Carrol Boyes: Artist and business leader
Anton Botha: Business leader
Tobie Cronjé: Actor and TV personality
Jana Cilliers: Actor and TV-personality
Dr Mimi Coertse: Opera personality
Eloise Cupido: Actor and TV personality
Johan de Nysschen: President: Infiniti Global Limited, Hong Kong
Dr Jan d'Oliveira: Judge
Etienne de Villiers: Non-executive chairman of Virgin racing
Prof Esmé du Plessis: Formeer Chairperson: UP Council, Adams & Adams Partner
Dr Con Fauconnier: CEO: Kumba Resources
Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi: Former Minister of Public Service & Administration
Leo Haese: CEO: Leo Haese BMW Group
Helena Hettema: Actor and singer
Johann Kriegler: Judge
Dr David Mabunda: CEO: Sanparks
Matsie Matooane: Group Manager HR, Tiger Brands
Pinky Phosa: Mpumalanga Government, Community leader
Margaret Robers, Business leader & herb expert
Willem Roos: MD, OUTsurance
Judge Willie Seriti: Judge
Wicus Slabbert: International Opera Star
Dr Chris Stals: Business leader & former UP Chancellor
Amanda Strydom: Actor, singer & TV personality
Carel Trichardt: Actor & academic
Dr Johan van Zyl: CEO: Sanlam
Angus van Zyl Taylor: Sculptor, artist
Verna Vels: Voice artist & television director
Kennedy Bungane: Deputy CEO: Standard Bank SA
Khungeka Njobe: Group Executive: CSIR
Dr Liesbeth Botha: Executive Director: CSIR
Anati Canca: Executive Director: ARC
Prof Zaidel-Rudolph: Music Professor, Musician & Composer
More examples of some of our well-known Alumni
Media, actors, singers, musicians, artists and TV personalities
Aleta Michaletos
Melinda Bam
Adriaan Bergh
Nedine Blom
Sumien Brink
Gareth Cliff
Bettie Celliers-Barnard *
Charl du Plessis
Katinka Heyns
Zanta Hofmeyr
Carike Keuzenkamp
Chris Linford
Prof Anna Neethling-Pohl *
Sandra Prinsloo
Fanus Rautenbach *
Freek Robinson
Paul Rothman
Ben Schoeman
Carel Trichardt & Petru Wessels
Liezel van der Westhuizen
Richard van der Westhuizen
Brümilde van Rensburg
Ockie Vermeulen
Wim Viljoen
Sorina Erasmus
Jak de Priester
Law
Judge Anna-maria de Vos
Judge Frikkie Eloff (President of the Convocation)
Judge Antonie Gildenhuys
Judge Johan Kriegler
Judge Louis Harms (Supreme Court of Appeal)
Judge Willem Heath
Prof Papa Maithufi: Academic, SA Law Commission
Prof Jannie Otto
Judge Piet Streicher (Supreme Court of Appeal)
Judge Willie Seriti
Prof Susan Scott
Dire Tladi
Judge John Trengove: Law
Adv Wim Trengove
Adv Kobus van Rooyen
Prof Derek van der Merwe
Judge Deon van Zyl
Judge Leonora van den Heever
Judge Willem van der Merwe
Judge Johann van der Westhuizen (Constitution Court)
Prof Marinus Wiechers
Business leaders and entrepreneurs
Dr James Barnard: International inventor of the Bardenpho Process for water treatment
Anton Botha: Chairperson of Vukile Property Fund
Lourens Botha: Entrepreneur
Dr Piet Botha: Businessman & Vice-Chairperson of UP Council
Nick Christodoulou: CEO: Sanlam Business Development
Willie Coetzee: GM: Afrox
Gillian Corken: CEO: Quintiles (Africa)
Marthin de Beer: Senior Vice-President at Cisco
Louis de Kock: Entrepreneurial Farmer, business leader
Charles de Kock: OU Mutual
Laurie Dippenaar: First Rand
Chris Griffith: CEO: Kumba Iron Ore
Ralph Havenstein: CEO of Norilsk Nickel International
Moses Kgosana: CEO and Senior Parner of KPMG SA
Ben Kruger: MD: Standard Corporate & Merchant Bank
Dr Bingle Kruger: Engineer, business leader
Dr M.N. Hermann: Clover SA, Business Leader
Nomfanelo Magwentshu: Corporate advisor
Dr Meyer Kahn: SAB-Miller
Dr Rivka Kfir: CEO: Water Commission
Dr Marius Kloppers: Former International CEO of Billiton
Russell Loubser: Former CEO: JSE
Hillie Meyer: Entrepreneur
Kobus Möller: Executive Manager: Finance, Sanlam
Benjamin Mophatlane: CEO: Business Connexion
Dr Skhumbuzo Ngozwana: Deputy CEO: Cipla Medpro
Pine Pienaar: CEO: Mvelaphanda Resources Group
Roland Röhrs: Group CEO, Dorbyl Ltd.
Willem Roos: CEO: Outsurance
Moses Singo: Business leader
Peter Staude: CEO: Tongaat-Hulett
Bernard Swanepoel: Former CEO of Harmony, CEO of To The Point
Giam Swiegers: CEO: Deloitte Australia
Dr Andries Terblanche: Chair: KPMG Financial Services, Australia
Jack (Elzer) van der Merwe: CEO: Gautrain Rapid Rail Link
Dr Leon Vermaak: CEO Telesure
Alex Wapnick: Former Chairperson: City Property *
Authors, academics
Antjie Krog: Poet and academic
Prof Dowlat Bangwadeen: Academic
Prof Elize Botha: Former Chancellor of US*
Dr Cecile Cilliers: Author
Prof Joan Hambidge: Author, poet, academic
Chris Karsten: Author
Prof Tshilidzi Marwala: Academic, engineer
Henning Pieterse: Author
Prof Karin Skawran: Doyen of SA art historians
Prof John Skinner: International expert: Zoology and Mammology *
Hennie van Deventer: Author
Prof Mike Wingfield: Academic, scientist
Health and medicine
Dr Daan de Klerk
Prof Dion du Plessis: Netcare SA
Dr Oppel Greeff: Health Sciences, business leader
Dr Viktor Hesse: Health Sciences, business leader
Dr Willie Koen: Head of Heart Transplant Unit, Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital
Prof Charlotte P. Searle: First professor of the chair of nursing in South Africa *
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