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THE
GRAIN AND OILSEED INDUSTRY
OF SOUTH AFRICA – A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
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TABLE 1(a): AWARDS MADE BY NAMPO, 1980 - 1999
Main sponsor of Maize
Man of the Year dinner Maize Man of the Year
Researcher/Maize Scientist
of the Year
Golden Maize Kernel
Award – NAMPO’s
highest honour
1980 Three Ships Whisky
Dr Piet Gous
– General Manager:
NAMPO
1981 Three Ships Whisky
Crawford von Abo
– Bothaville
1982 Three Ships Whisky
Hennie de Jager
– Bothaville
Dr HO Gevers
– Department
of Agriculture
1983 Three Ships Whisky
Willie van der Ryst
– Koster
Carel Koch
– Fedmis
1984 Three Ships Whisky
Toppie van der Linde
– Vierfontein
Dr Mart Farina
– Department
of Agriculture
1985 Case SA
Dirkie Serfontein
– Koppies,
Free State
Prof Hekkie Harmse
– PU for
CHE
Cerneels Claassen
Hennie Delport
Gerrit Green
Cornelis Leonard
Willie van der Ryst
Boetie Viljoen
Mof Visser
Crawford von Abo
1986 Case SA
Hilliard Cumin
– Koster
Prof JM de Jager
– UOFS
1987 Case SA
Ollie Botes
– Hoopstad
1988 Foskor
Danie le Roux
– Bultfontein
Dr Kit le Clus
– NAMPO
1989 Foskor
Johannes van der Merwe
– Kroonstad
Prof Alan Bennie
– UOFS
1990 Foskor
WH van Zyl
– Wesselsbron
1991 Foskor
Boetie Viljoen
– Syferbult
1992 Foskor
No award as result of severe
drought. Foskor still donated
R50 000 to NAMPO
No award
1993 Foskor
Jan Kirsten
– Makwassie
Dr Jan Dreyer
– Institute for Veg-
etables and Ornamental Plants
1994 Foskor
Justus Bergh
– Leeudoringstad
Prof Boet Human
– UOFS
1995 Foskor
Koot Claassen
– Delmas
1996 Foskor
Ivor Eden
– Hennenman
Dr Org van Rensburg
– ARC-GCI
Bully Botma
Cerneels Claassen
Japie Grobler
Pieter Meyer
Jan Schabort
1997 Foskor
Francois Haasbroek
– Bothaville
Prof Gert Erasmus
– UOFS
1998 Novartis
Michael de Klerk
– Frankfort
Prof Piet Geertsen
– ARC-GCI
1999 Novartis
Hans Janse van Rensburg
– Bronkhorstspruit
Dr Jos de Kock
– ARC-GCI