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UFS appoints new Registrar─── 17:24 Wed, 29 Sep 2010
Karien Jordaan
Bloemfontein - The University of the Free State has appointed Dr Derek Swemmer, current Registrar of the University of the Witwatersrand, as its new Registrar. Swemmer started his academic career as a part-time student assistant at the University of Pretoria in 1974. He also taught at the Christ's Hospital Public School in the United Kingdom and was a full-time lecturer in the Department of English at UNISA until he joined WITS as Personal Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor in 1985. He has received numerous awards including the South African Golden Key International Honours Society Chapter Adviser of the Year, an extraordinary second Certificate of Honour by the International Education Association of South Africa, and the Golden Key International Leadership Council President's Award. Swemmer takes up his position on Friday.
