Brendan Vaughan Girdler-Brown
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Prof Brendan Vaughan Girdler-Brown has been a staff member for more than 29 years at the University of Pretoria. He continued to serve the University as an Extraordinary Professor after his retirement. Professor Girdler-Brown held numerous degrees and/or fellowships from various South African and International institutions including the University of Natal (MBChB), the University of Rhodesia (BSc Agriculture), Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Edinburgh, Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (Now retired status), University of Cape Town (both an MMed in Public Health as well as an MBA), UNISA and the Royal College of Physicians, UK (now retired status). He served as the President of College of Public Health Medicine from 2002 - 2008. Brendan has taught several modules since the start of the University of Pretoria’s SHSPH, including Biostatistics and Epidemiology. He was the supervisor or mentor for most of the current academic staff at the SHSPH. He has also previously worked at the National Department of Health, Cape Provincial Administration, Natal Provincial Administration, Namibia, as well as the Zimbabwean National Army. Professor Girdler-Brown played a huge role in the management of the academic programmes at the SHSPH and was instrumental in setting up the Epidemiology and Biostatistics modules of the first and only fully-online integrated course for the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health (PGDipPH). During the COVID-19 pandemic he was instrumental in providing the Faculty of Health Sciences management teams with weekly updates on the interpretation of the surveillance data shared by the NICD. Brendan will be sorely missed by his family, colleagues, alumni, his students, and the public health community at large. The memorial will be on Friday 20 January at 10am at St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Parish, Victory Park, Johannesburg. In lieu of additional flowers, people can donate in Prof Brendan's memory to the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The church’s address is available at https://saintcharles.co.za/ May his soul rest in peace.
Condoleances
Tobias Shinyemba
My condolences to Prof BGB's family and his closest colleagues. I am very grateful to have been taught Epidemiology and Biostatistics by him and to work with him on Epi and Biostatistics I & II. He was very passionate about the field and he was always available to assist students in whatever way he could. In the short time that I have worked with Prof, I have learned how to be patient with students and how to teach and explain difficult content to students in an online learning platform. I will forever cherish the knowledge and wisdom that Prof instilled in me. May his soul rest in eternal peace.
Kulani Gijima
This is sad news for the Faculty and everyone who knew and had a personal interaction with Brendan. He was an extraordinary person who contributed immensely to the Public Health field at the University of Pretoria field and in South Africa. His great work and contributions will be remembered for a good time. He ran his race and completed his course. Condolences to his family. God will surely guide them through it all and heal them. May his soul rest in eternal peace
Susan Botha
I remember taking stats with him ..... such an interesting person UP will miss his wisdom and his willingness to help out
Milly Habulembe
This is so sad May he rest in peace.
Chantell Howlett_Downing
My condolences to his family and closest colleagues. I am so grateful to have spent some time with Prof.
Tshelo Tshelo
It was an honour to work with Prof, he was a true gentleman and a Father to me. I am passing my condolences to the family and colleague. May his soul rest in peace.
Tshepang Molemone
May Prof Brendan's soul rest in eternal peace
Oupa Senamela
My condolences to his family and closest colleagues. I am so grateful to have been his student.
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