Chemical Technology July 2016

Chemical Technology • July 2016

SAIChE SAIChE COUNCIL MEMBERS President – D van Vuuren Imm. Past President – AB Hlatshwayo Chair Gauteng /Honorary Treasurer – L van Dyk Vice President – CM Sheridan Vice President – D Ramjugernath EXCO Council – JJ Scholtz EXCO Council – EM Obwaka Council member – KG Harding Council member – Z Harber Council member – BK Ferreira Council member – M Low Council member– J Potgieter Council member (co-opted) NN Coni Council member (co-opted) MD Heydenrych Chair KZN – S Mazibuko Chair W/Cape – HK Mazema IChemE SAIChE contact details PO Box 2125, NORTH RIDING, 2162 South Africa tel: +27 11 704 5915; fax: (0) 86 672 9430; email: saiche@mweb.co.za; saiche@icheme.org website: www.saiche.co.za The SAIChE IChemE AGM was held on the 20 April 2016 in Johannesburg. T h e P r e s i d e n t , Dr Dawie van Vuuren, welcomed the at- tendees, relayed apologies, and the minutes from 2015 we r e a p p r o v e d . Dawie thanked the council members, the executive com- mittee and the sec- retariat of SAIChE IChemE for their contribution to the institution as well as for their effort towards helping com- pile the annual report. This report was presented to the attendees at the AGM which consisted of summa- ries, for example, on mem- bership, CPD accreditation and branch news. Thereafter, Dr Lizelle van Dyk, presented

the financial statements.

Permission was granted by

attendees for the statements

to be published on the SAIChE

IchemE website, and the re- appointment of the auditors for the next financial year was approved. The evening was closed off with a Q&A session, followed by light snacks. Please note that the AGM will now be during this time of the year because of the new financial year, which is a result from the merger with IChemE.

The Silver Medal Awards

for 2015 (top graduating

Chemical Engineering stu-

dents) were: Mr Alexander

Gerhard Johannes (UP); Mr Dewald Oosthuizen (US); Mr Rowan Michael Dalton (UCT); Mr Michael Gustavo (WITS); Mr Kashmeel Bisseru (UKZN); and Ms Shreshtha Singh (DUT). We would like to thank everyone for attending the AGM, and encourage our members to participate in their local branch activities.

Written by Michelle Low on

behalf of SAIChE IChemE

Council.

SAIChE IChemE News Council members: Kevin Harding, Lizelle van Dyk, David Lokhat, Elly Obwaka SAICHE ICHEME NEWS

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