8.

Achievement awards to promote the PRF vision and mission

In an effort to support and enhance its vision and mission and to achieve its objectives, the PRF offers a number of achievement awards in the following categories:

• Best Doctoral thesis;
• Best Masters thesis;
• Best article published in a scientific journal;
• Person that has contributed in an extraordinary way to promote the PRF's vision and mission;
• Board member that played a meaningful role over time to promote the PRF's activities; and
• During the year under review, the PRF Board also resolved to add a sixth category. This award is aimed at honouring a national or international institution that worked dedicatedly to assist the PRF in attaining its objectives.

During the year under review, awards were announced in four of the categories. Recipients of the awards each received a certificate and a suitable gift.

1. Best Masters thesis

   
   Mr FV Meyer, "Feed intake growth and carcass composition of weaned piglets receiving varying levels of valine and leucine in their diets", University of Pretoria

2. Best article published in a scientific journal

   
   Mr GD Sparks, "An economic evaluation of soybean based biodiesel production on commercial farms in KwaZulu-Natal", South Africa

3. Person that contributed in an extraordinary way to promote the PRF's vision and mission

   
   Prof André Agenbag, Stellenbosch University

4. Recognition of their outstanding contributions during an uninterrupted period of 11 years as members of the Protein Research Foundation

   
   Mr Gerhard Keun, Chief Executive Officer

The four awards were handed to recipients at suitable events held during the course of the year.