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6 u C t F u n D G r a n t s at w o r k<br />

Stempels Praise Starr Scholars<br />

During a recent visit to Cape Town, Director of the Starr Foundation, Mr. Ernest Stempel and his wife,<br />

<strong>UCT</strong> graduate Brendalyn Stempel, had the opportunity to meet many of the students who benefit from<br />

C.V. Starr Scholarships at <strong>UCT</strong>.<br />

The Starr Foundation has endowed C.V. Starr Scholarship Funds at more than 100 colleges and universities<br />

and selected secondary schools. A total of 18 students at <strong>UCT</strong> were awarded C.V. Starr Scholarships<br />

in 2007.<br />

“I’m pleased to come here. <strong>UCT</strong> is a wonderful institution,” Mr. Stempel told the students. He said he was<br />

proud of the university’s reputation and the students’ achievements. “It is wonderful to see that the student<br />

body is well-balanced in all respects.”<br />

(l-r): Starr Foundation Scholars Babalo Ntlebi, Anelisa Hlongwane, Zolani Buba, Lulama Mboji, Luwi<br />

Mathenjwa, Natasha Magengelele, Goodonough Makhoba, Sibusiso Nyoni<br />

Front (l-r): Professor Njabulo Ndebele, Mr. Ernest Stempel and Mrs. Brendalyn Stempel<br />

New Health Sciences Scholarship<br />

Medical student Moses Matlhadisa is the first recipient of the Hamilton Naki-MESAB-<br />

United Therapeutics Scholarship, which was made possible by a grant to the <strong>UCT</strong> Fund<br />

by U.S. bio-technology company, United Therapeutics.<br />

The award was presented to Mr. Matlhadisa in September 2007 by Dr Louis Sullivan,<br />

founding President of Morehouse School of Medicine and former U.S. Secretary of<br />

Health and Human Services.<br />

Mr. Matlhadisa plans to work in his home town, Bochum in the Limpopo Province, to<br />

serve his community and be a role model for local scholars.<br />

The Scholarship is named in honor of Hamilton Naki, a former <strong>UCT</strong> teacher and surgical<br />

assistant who was awarded an honorary degree in Medicine by <strong>UCT</strong> in 2003.<br />

starr scholars in their own words…<br />

Sibusiso Nyoni, one of five siblings, is<br />

pursuing a medical degree at <strong>UCT</strong>.<br />

“Medicine chose me. I have always<br />

been overcome by compassion for<br />

those who are ill and suffering, especially<br />

the poor. Though my efforts<br />

might just be a drop in the ocean, I still<br />

want to play my part in alleviating human<br />

suffering”.<br />

Goodonough Makhoba recently completed<br />

the second year of his BSc<br />

Audiology.<br />

“I am determined to make a difference<br />

in my field, and I want to make sure<br />

that I graduate as an Audiologist to<br />

serve South Africa’s people”.<br />

Dr. Louis W. Sullivan awards the first Hamilton Naki-MESAB-United<br />

Therapeutics Scholarship to medical student Moses Matlhadisa

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