Cape couple go from Mr and Mrs to Dr and Dr Bam at PhD graduation ceremony | Cape Argus

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It’s an all-round celebration for Doctors Wouter and Louzanne Bam, a husband and wife couple who received their PhD degrees in Engineering. Picture: Stefan Els/Supplied

Cape Town - It’s an all-round celebration for Doctors Wouter and Louzanne Bam, a husband and wife couple who received their PhD degrees in Engineering at the same graduation ceremony.
The duo not only graduated alongside one another, but Wouter also celebrated receiving a joint degree, namely a PhD in Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU), and a PhD in Economics from KU Leuven. Louzanne was awarded a PhD in Industrial Engineering.
The couple, who are both lecturers in the Faculty of Engineering, were among 623 graduates who were awarded qualifications at the Faculty of Engineering graduation ceremony held on 9 December 2019.