Inaugural address delivered on 2 November 2011 / Marietjie Herselman was born in the Langkloof, where she matriculated
at the McLachlan High School. She obtained a BSc (Physiology
and Dietetics) degree at Stellenbosch University and for the next 18 years
worked as a dietitian at Tygerberg Hospital, where she specialised in renal
nutrition. She obtained a master’s degree in nutrition in 1985 and in 1991
was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty
of Health Sciences, at Stellenbosch University. In the same year she
obtained her PhD in nutritional sciences at this university, where she was
later promoted to senior lecturer (1995), associate professor (2001) and
full professor (2010). From 2008 to 2010 she was appointed first as acting
head and later as head of the Division of Human Nutrition.
She served on the Professional Board of Dietetics from 1998 to 2003
and also on various sub-committees of the Board. She regularly reviews
papers and research applications for scientific councils/associations as well
as five national and four international scientific journals. Currently, she
serves on the editorial boards of four international scientific journals and in
2008 she was elected as the co-editor (Africa region) of the international journal Nutrition.
She successfully delivered 17 master’s students and published 29 scientific papers in national and
international journals and three chapters in textbooks. Marietjie also presented papers at 19 international
and 37 national conferences. Three international and four national awards were bestowed on her for
her research in renal nutrition. She played a leading role in the initiation of the Community Nutrition
Security Project (CNSP) in the Breede Valley, as part of Stellenbosch University’s HOPE Project, as
well as the NOMA master’s programme in Nutrition, Human Rights and Governance in collaboration
with the universities of Oslo and Akershus (Norway) as well as Makerere and Kyambogo (Uganda).
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| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Herselman, Marietjie |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Other |
| Format | 20 p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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