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Council Members

Council Members, with the exception of the Scientific and Publication Editors, are elected at the Annual General Meeting after being nominated by fellow Members of the Society. The Vice President is elected each year, while all other positions are filled every two years. The Scientific Editor and Publication Editor are positions appointed by the retiring Council at the last meeting of their term.

If you would like to nominate a fellow Society Member to stand on Council, please download, complete the Nomination Form and fax it to +27 (0)86 622 7576.

Positions that need to nominated for the 2010/2011 Council are:

  • Vice President
  • Honorary Secretary
  • Honorary Treasurer
  • Additional Member (Assistant Publications Editor)
  • Additional Member (Website Editor)
  • Additional Member (Pastures)

NOTE: All retiring Councillors shall be eligible for re-election, except the retiring President, who shall not be eligible for re-election for the ensuing term, but shall remain on the Council as Immediate Past President.

2009/2010

PORTFOLIO
NAME
ORGANISATION
President
Mike Peel
Agricultural Research Council
Vice President
Sikhalazo Dube CSIR - Natural Resources and the Environment
Immediate Past President
Pieter Conradie Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture: Dohne ADI
Honorary Secretary
Loraine van den Berg
National Department of Agriculture: Grootfontein ADI
Honorary Treasurer
Justin du Toit
National Department of Agriculture: Grootfontein ADI
Scientific Editor
Susi Vetter
Rhodes University: Botany Department
Publications Editor
Julius Tjelele
Agricultural Research Council
Public Relations Officer
Igshaan Samuels
Agricultural Research Council
Additional Member (Assistant to the PRO)
Cobus Botha
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development: Cedara
Additional Member (Website Editor)
Anuschka Barac
North West Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment
Additional Member (Assistant to Publications Editor)
Erika van Zyl
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development: Dundee
Additional Member (Pastures)
Wayne Truter
University of Pretoria: Department of Plant Production and Soil Science
Chairperson of Trust
Chris Dannhauser
University of Limpopo: School of Agriculture and Environmental Science
Chairperson of the Professional Affairs Committee
Leslie Brown
UNISA: Department of Environmental Sciences

2008/2009

PORTFOLIO
NAME
ORGANISATION
President
Pieter Conradie
Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture: Dohne ADI
Vice President
Mike Peel
ARC – Livestock Business Division
Immediate Past President
Rina Grant
SANParks: Kruger National Park
Honorary Secretary
Loraine van den Berg
National Department of Agriculture: Grootfontein ADI
Honorary Treasurer
Justin du Toit
University of KwaZulu-Natal: School of Biological and Conservation Sciences
Scientific Editor
Peter Scogings
University of Zululand: Department of Agriculture
Acting Scientific Editor (July to December 2008)
Susi Vetter
Rhodes University: Botany Department
Publications Editor
Alan Short
ARC – Livestock Business Division
Public Relations Officer
Sikhalazo Dube
University of Fort Hare: Department of Livestock and Pasture Science
Additional Member (Pastures)
Phillip Botha
Western Cape Department of Agriculture: Institute for Plant Production
Additional Member
Anuschka Barac
North West Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment
Additional Member
Erika van Zyl
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs: Dundee
Additional Member
Wayne Truter
University of Pretoria: Department of Plant Production and Soil Science
Chairperson of Trust
Klaus Kellner
North West University: School of Environmental Science and Development
Chairperson of the Professional Affairs Committee
Leslie Brown
UNISA: Department of Environmental Sciences