6 FADA ANNUAL REPORT 2023 Geoffrey Jellicoe Award in Landscape Architecture. In addition, he was also elected chairperson of the Heads of Architecture Schools of South Africa. Kimberly Bediako from the Fashion Design Department stepped in as President-elect of the Design Education forum of South Africa (DEFSA) following the end of Prof Desiree Smal’s two-year term as DEFSA President. Prof Smal was elected to serve on the Design Working Group, a forum appointed by the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture to explore and present a premise for the establishment of Design Policy and Strategy and the establishment of a Design Council for South Africa. Recognition In 2023, two FADA staff members were nominated for the prestigious HERS-SA Higher Education Women Leaders Awards: Prof Brenda Schmahmann was a finalist in the Humanities and Social Sciences category, and Prof Kim Berman was recognized in the Lifetime Achiever category. Academic staff in the Graduate School of Architecture assumed roles as critics, examiners, and lecturers nationally and internationally, including participation in the Venice Biennale. In the Department of Architecture, Senior Lecturer Alex Demographics In total, 49,8% of Faculty staff in 2023 were from designated groups and 8,9% were international. The Faculty Management Committee comprised 85,7% nondesignated and 14,3% designated members. Female staff remained the majority at 60,7% with 30,3% male. In 2023 19 academic staff (29%) held doctoral degrees. Recognition & Awards Academic staff at FADA continued to be esteemed by their peers and industry as leaders in their respective fields, demonstrating professional competence, engagement, and impact beyond their roles of teaching and research. They actively contribute to the academic community, professional organisations, and the advancement of standards and practices within their professional fields. Appointments Dr Finzi Saidi, Head of the Department of Architecture, was elected both as president of the Institute of Landscape Architecture of South Africa and to the executive committee of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) Africa. In June 2023 he served on the jury panel of the prestigious IFLA Sir 34,83 11,23 3,73 41,57 8,98 1,12 African Indian Coloured White International Disability FADA Staff Demographics by Race (%) 2023
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