HISTORY OF THE SSSSA
The Soil Science Society of South Africa was founded on the 27th of April 1953 in Pretoria. The founder members were: Dr C R van der Merwe, Prof. J J Theron, Prof. E R Orchard, Prof. W J Lütjharms, Dr J van Garderen, Dr C P Naudé, Miss I Sichel, Mr A V Betts, Mr P v/d M Bruwer, Mr G M Ferreira, Mr P A Louw, Mr H Klintworth, Mr G Murray, Mr M S Steyn, Mr F J Rosenstrauch and Mr D J R van Dyk.
Miss Sichel, who passed away in Pretoria in 2002, was the last surviving SSSSA founder member.
SSSSA Presidents
Dr CR van der Merwe was the first elected President of the Society
| 1953-58 Dr C R van der Merwe
1958-63 Prof. J J Theron 1963-65 Prof. W J Fölscher 1965-70 Dr J van Garderen 1970-73 Prof. E R Orchard 1973-75 Prof. A A Theron 1975-78 Dr M C F du Plessis 1978-81 Prof. J M de Villiers 1981-83 Prof. R du T Burger 1983-84 Dr C N MacVicar 1984-86 Prof. R O Barnard 1986-87 Prof. A T P Bennie |
1987-89 Prof. M C Laker
1989-90 Dr D M Scotney 1990-92 Mr J J N Lambrechts 1992-94 Dr A J van der Merwe 1994-96 Mr H M du Plessis 1996-98 Prof. J H Moolman 1998-99 Prof. C C du Preez 1999-2001 Dr J J Bornman 2001-03 Prof. L van Huyssteen 2003-05 Dr J F Eloff 2005-07 Mr D G Paterson 2007-09 Dr J E Hoffman 2009-11 Dr C W van Huyssteen |
Secretaries of the SSSSA
| 1953-54 Mr F J Rosenstrauch
1955-66 Mr G Murray 1967-73 Mr J van Woerkom 1974-75 Mr J J N Lambrechts 1975-77 Dr P F Fuls |
1978-79 Dr E Verster
1979-81 Prof. R O Barnard 1981-82 Dr R W Fitzpatrick 1983- Mr T E Dohse |
Congresses hosted (or co-hosted) by the SSSSA
| 1st : July 1965 Pretoria
2nd : July 1967 Pietermaritzburg 3rd : April 1970 Bloemfontein 4th : April 1971 Stellenbosch 5th : Feb. 1973 Salisbury (now Harare) 6th : July 1975 Blyde River 7th : January 1977 Pretoria 8th : July 1978 Pietermaritzburg (Silver Jubilee Congress) 9th : January 1980 Durban 10th : July 1981 East London 11th : January 1983 Stellenbosch 12th : July 1984 Bloemfontein 13th : January 1986 Pretoria 14th : July 1987 Nelspruit 15th : January 1989 Wild Coast 16th : July 1990 Pretoria (25th Anniversary of 1st Congress) |
17th : January 1992 Stellenbosch
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Honorary Members
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Previous Honorary Members
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