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Fifty years is a long time and the School has seen thousands and thousands of students pass through its doorways… copious numbers of proud graduates who’ve gone on to do interesting things in their careers! So many syndicate groups that have worked through the night, so many friends made and businesses started!
We set up this wall to provide an opportunity for students, alumni, staff and friends of WBS to share their messages or memories of WBS. We hope you enjoy them.
What are your memories?
If you would like to be part of our 50th celebrations and “write on the wall” we would love to hear from you. Whether you are a student or alumnus, a current or past staff member or lecturer – why not add your name, an anecdote and/or a photograph? Or even just a simple message.
Go to the ‘Share your Memory’ page and send your contribution.
WBS Memory Wall
Jack Hochfeld, MBA, 1975-76
Tony Norton, MD of Standard Merchant Bank addressed our MBA class. He talked about merchant banking and corporate finance- stock exchanges, raising capital, mergers, acquisitions ...
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Robert Johnson, MBA, 1972
We had a small class of 13. Herbert Sichel was the stand out Professor
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Lauren Jankelowitz
I was a really good social worker. I loved working in a community, doing long-term development work with individuals and groups. However, because I was ...
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Roselinah Hlelani, 2014
I graduated in 2014. The course had a positive impact on my life, especially in business and in the working environment in general. I had ...
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Lebogang Mashego, MBA, 2016
MBA Global Trip to China, Graduation Day & Graduation Dinner with Prof Alagidede!!! I want another MBA, I miss that place 🙂
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Elaine Ferraris, PDM, 1994
Both practical and professional, the PDM is a solid and sought after Post Grad choice.
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Adrian Hersch, HDPM, 1980
The HDPM gave me a very good background into the world of business, thanks WBS. I was in the HDPM (as it was known ...
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Adv. Letsepe Thubakgale, Making the Market Work & Executive Development Programme, 2003-2004
One Memory that stands out, the Syndicate meetings before classes.
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Elena Gaffurini
I was a second-year Bachelor student of economics, working as the public relations manager of the largest world student-run organisation for youth leadership development and ...
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Mohammed Majam
The Wits Business School has played an incredibly important role in shaping not just my career but also much of the person I am today. ...
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Diane Radley
When I was growing up I feared failure and the devastation I thought would ensue. I wanted to be perfect and felt any form of ...
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Sikonathi Mantshantsha
Every day is a great opportunity to claw one back for the ordinary person in a corruption-infested South Africa that is making every one of ...
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John Caesar Mwangi, MBA, 1994
I had arrived from Kenya at WBS on February 17th 1993 to join the full-time 1993-94 MBA class. As the first Kenyan student to enrol ...
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Paul Ballen
The glow of the newly installed blue iridescent Paul’s Homemade Ice Cream logo on the opening of our first the store in The Zone, Rosebank, in December ...
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Dr Gerald Levin, PDM, 1993
Congratulations, WBS, on your 50th year celebrations! In 1992, events exposed our class to very exciting political events. We had two superb politics teachers. Prof Schlemmer ...
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Kenny Fihla
My experience in the City of Johannesburg (COJ) in the late 1990s involved the restructuring of the institution to avert a financial meltdown.
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Zanele Hlatshwayo
I have always believed in creating opportunities for myself. These opportunities do not only have to be self-serving. We should also strive towards improving our ...
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Lebona Moleli, MBA, 1996-1998
The most challenging but rewarding 3 years of my life. The first time I studied whilst I had a full time job. I enjoyed the ...
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Paul Bacher
Since leaving Wits University, my life revolved around being an entrepreneur, co-founding NetActive, Call Centre Nucleus and NetFlorist.
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Rrabana Seemane, MDP, 2013
I did not have any diploma or tertiary qualification and then I enrolled in 2012 through Learning Academy in Home Affairs for Middle Management Development Programme ...
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Lulamile Stuurman, CPIR 1995, MAP 1999, MM – P&DM 2012
Syndicate Group Work was central in fostering positive students peer influence to learning from and supporting one another. It has been the source of my ...
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Judy Dlamini
My career started at KEH VIII Hospital in Durban as a medical intern. It’s been an exciting journey! The first milestone was opening my medical ...
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Gillian Teixeira, NMP, 2015
The beginning of a mind transformational journey with world class lecturers…!
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Nthabeleng Likotsi
The most defining moment in my life was when I realised that black women could own a bank that focuses on entrepreneurs, but most importantly ...
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Thomas Lewis MBA, 1971-1972
I think back very fondly to those couple of years. And it is very gratifying to see that the school has developed so impressively in ...
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Francois Moreau
Now an international consultant supporting sustainable democratisation, he is presently working with Aung San Suu Kyi to overcome the military legacy in Myanmar, but usually ...
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Shereen Cassim, MM – Public Development, 2001-2003
The most prominent memory is of studying and debating statistics in the courtyard with my 'syndicate' group.
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Louise Lepan, MBA, 2004
I had asked Prof Patrick McGraw to borrow his teaching notes to copy, intending to return it the following week. Over the weekend my car ...
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Liora Gross, MBA, 1999
A school of excellence that stimulates change through courage, conversation and debate.
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Richard Chiwa, Current MBA, Part Time, 2013
One of my best moments was doing a syndicate assignment video presentation for the Organisational Design and Development module, under the topic “Design of an Agile Organisation”, ...
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Alison Foote nee Sharp and Dugal Sharp, MBA, 1990
The first brother and sister pair to graduate with an MBA on the same day
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Craig Yeatman
I believed that I could work hard enough to earn a fabulous early retirement. I started a retail company in 1989 and my optimistic best mate helped ...
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Euphemia Godspower Akpomiemie, MMFI, 2012
Wits Business School sculpted the leadership skills in me during my MMFI program. Still sculpting, as I complete my PhD this year.
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Aimee Thomas, PDM, 2014
During my time at WBS, I met incredible people and learnt the power of collaboration. These people included my peers; lecturers; administrators; class coordinators; and ...
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Jovana Korać
It is my fundamental belief that social entrepreneurship is the future of doing business. Shared value equates to shared growth - across industries and communities.
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Lanre Banjo, MBA, 2016
I do not know how to begin but I would not be where I am today without the Wits Business School Education. I am actually ...
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Nozuko Mbalula
My career-defining moments involved starting long processes with a payoff coming much later. One most important career-defining moment for me was when I realised the ...
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Gail Kelly
Connecting the dots of a career with the benefit of hindsight, the pivotal elements quickly become apparent. One of these was my Wits Business School MBA
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Deidre Proxenos, MBA, 1997
Whilst doing the MAP programme, I had this desire to do the MBA and with not having an undergrad degree – thought it was impossible. ...
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Tracy Rushton, PDM HR, 1988-1989
We were the first class to complete this course part-time. A real challenge and motivated me to become a life long learner.
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Nomaxabiso Mahlawe, MAP 26, 1996
What Wits Business School did for me was to spark an interest in creativity and invention. The highlight of my studies was Marketing. I had ...
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Select Mphahlele, PDM, 2015
For the first time in my life, in 2015, I ascended the graduation stage and I was fortunate to embrace the Vice Chancellor of Wits, ...
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John Livanas, MBA, 1982
Truly the most challenging and amazing 2 years which provided the foundation for my career. Many in our class excelled in business, all excelled ...
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Taofeek Adejare OWOSENI, PhD, 2018
Coming to WBS for my PhD was a highly significant and rewarding decision I made in my career. Coming to WBS for my PhD was ...
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