PersonnelChanges in PersonnelDrs Pamela Beresford and DeanFairbanks returned to the UnitedStates at the end <strong>of</strong> their postdoctoralstudies.Dr Penn Lloyd continued hisassociation with the Fitztitute whilstworking with Pr<strong>of</strong>. Tom Martin fromthe Montana Co-operative WildlifeResearch Unit.Sharon Bosma, a graduate <strong>of</strong>the 1999 MSc Conservation BiologyCourse, continued to smooth theway for the new ConservationBiology class, while compiling adatabase <strong>of</strong> past Fitztitute studentsand their current whereabouts.Christy Bragg spent the timebetween submitting her MSc projectand graduation working on ananalysis <strong>of</strong> publications by Fitztitutestaff and students.Michael Raine, who worked forthe Roberts Project, is nowemployed by NISC, working withinthe Niven Library.Dr Charles (Basher) Attwelltaught a two week module onOrnithology to the ZoologyDepartment 2nd year students.GraduatesPhD: Muchane Muchai,Lorenzo Prendini (December2002); Rauri Bowie (June 2003).External students Andy Radford(Cambridge) and Elizabeth Scott(UWC) graduated in December2002 and June 2003 respectively.MSc: Carlos Bento, RossWanless (December 2002)Conservation Biology MSc:Michael Mills (December 2002);Christy Bragg, Prince Kaleme,David Knox, Ronald Machange,Godlisten Matilya, DianahNalwanga, Arnold Okoni-Williams, Marta de PonteMachado, Harison Randriansolo,Conrad Savy (June 2003)Systematics MSc: Tshifhiwa GiftMandiwana, Tshifhiwa ConstanceNangammbi (June 2003)New studentsPhD: Yilma Dellegn Abebe(supervised by Phil Hockey)(registration in process)MSc: Odette Curtis (supervised byPhil Hockey), Ruth Parker(supervised by Jane Turpie)Conservation Biology (CB) MSc:Thirteen students began the CBMSc in January 2003.DirectorDu Plessis, M.A. PhD (Cape Town) Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: July - June*Academic and Research StaffCrowe, T.M. PhD (Cape Town) Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: July - June*Dean, W.R.J. PhD (Cape Town) July - JuneHockey, P.A.R. PhD (Cape Town) Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: July - June*Ryan, P.G. PhD (Cape Town) Lecturer: July - June*Turpie, J.K. PhD (Cape Town) Senior Scientific Officer: July - JunePost-doctoral FellowsBeresford, P. PhD (New York) July - DecemberFairbanks, D.H.K. PhD (Pretoria) July - DecemberLloyd, P. PhD (Cape Town) July - December (external: University <strong>of</strong> Montana)Research AssociatesAttwell, C. PhD (Natal) MayJenkins, A.R. PhD (Cape Town) July - JuneMilewski, A. PhD (Murdoch University, W. Australia) July - JuneSimmons, R. PhD (Wits) July - JunePostgraduate studentsDoctoralBarnes, K.N. MSc (Cape Town) July - JuneBowie, R. MSc (Cape Town) July - JuneCohen, C. BSc (Hons) (Cape Town) July - JuneLoewenthal, D. MSc (Cape Town) July - JuneLouw, KI. BSc (Hons) (Cape Town) January - JuneMuchai, S.M. MSc (Nairobi, Kenya) July - DecemberNel, D.C. MSc (Cape Town) July - DecemberPrendini, L. BSc (Hons) (Cape Town) July - DecemberSeymour, C. MSc (Cape Town) July - JuneMasters by DissertationAnderson, H. BCom (Hons) (Pretoria) July - JuneBento, C. BSc (Hons) (Maputo, Mocambique) July - DecemberBoix-Hinzen, C. BSc (Hons) (Pietermaritzburg, Natal) July - JuneCurtis, O.E. BTech (Cape Town) January-JuneHamblin, J. BSc (Hons) (Cape Town) July - JuneHawn, A. BAS (Princeton University, USA) July – JuneLouw, K. BSc (Hons) (Cape Town) July – December (upgraded to PhD)Parker, R. BSc (Hons) (Cape Town) January - JuneWanless, R. BSc (Hons) (Cape Town) July - DecemberMasters in Conservation Biology 2003Alston, K. BSc (Hons) (Cape Town) January - JuneAtukunda, A. MSc (Makerere) January - JuneBidwell, M. BSc (Northern British Colombia) January - JuneBomhard, B. MSc (Marberg) January - JuneEshiamwata, G. BSc (Hons) (Egerton) January - JuneKhumalo, C. BSc (Hons) (Durban-Westville) January - JuneKongor, R BSc (Hons) (Bangor) January - JuneJack, K. BSc (Durham) January - JunePersonnel 3
Muntifering, J. BA (St Johns) January - JuneNansikombi, J.BSc (Hons) (Makerere) January - JunePotter, L. BSc (Hons) (Cape Town) January - JuneRalston, S. BSc (Hons) (Cape Town) January - JuneSenyatso, K. BSc (Botswana) January - JuneMasters in Conservation Biology 2002De Ponte, M. BSc (La Laguna, Canary Isles) January - FebruaryKaleme, P. BSc (Bukavu, DRC) January - FebruaryKnox, D. BSc (U. North Carolina, USA) January - FebruaryMachange, R. BSc Forestry (Sokoine, Tanzania) January - FebruaryMaphisa, D. BSc Hons (Natal) January - JuneMatilya, G. BSc Hons (Sokoine, Tanzania) January - FebruaryNalwanga, D. BSc Hons (Makerere, Uganda) January - FebruaryOkoni-Williams, A. BSc Hons (Sierra Leone) January - FebruaryPeleg, N. MSc (Ben-Gurion, Israel) January - JuneRandrianasolo, H. DEA (Antananarivo, Madagascar) January - FebruarySavy, C. BSc Hons (Natal) January - FebruaryMasters in Conservation Biology 2001Mills, M. BSc (Hons) (Cape Town) July - DecemberZoology (Hons)Bayern, A. July - DecemberLittle, I. January - JuneNapier, V. January - JunePotgieter, K. January - JuneRoss-Gillespie, A. July - DecemberSt<strong>of</strong>fberg, S. July - DecemberTaylor, B. January - JuneTuomi, E. July - DecemberWelz, A. January - JuneExternally registered students*DoctoralRadford, A. MSc (Oxon) July – Mar (graduated Cambridge, UK)Wichmann, M. MSc (Marburg) July - June (registered at U. Potsdam, Netherlands)MastersRanger, S. BSc (Hons) (Pretoria) January - June (registered at U. Pretoria)Grant, T. BSc (Hons) (Pretoria) July - June (registered at U. Pretoria)Mandiwana, T.G. BSc (Hons) (Venda) January - June (registered at Botany, UCT)Nangammbi, T.C. BSc (Hons) (Venda) January - June (registered at Botany, UCT)Seoraj, N. BSc (Hons) (Durban-Westville) January - June (registered at U. Durban-Westville)Solms, L. BSc (Hons) (Pretoria) January - June (registered at U. Pretoria)Techow, M. BSc (Hons) (UCT) January - June (registered at Molecular and Cell Biology, UCT)Tshiguvho, T. MSc (UCT) January – June (registered at U. Stellenbosch)∗External students are postgraduate students not based at the Fitztitute, who normally receive scholarships/salaries fromsources outside the Fitztitute.4 <strong>Percy</strong> <strong>FitzPatrick</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> Annual Report: July 2002 - June 2003