Former ‘Suidie’ does it again
This hard working young man is determined to achieve his goals.
ULLRICH Hechter, from Southport, a former Suid-Natal High pupil, is making the South Coast proud once again.
He is currently a third year student at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in George, and will be jetting off to Canada in August.
Ullrich, who matriculated in 2011, will be attending the 42nd International Forestry Student’s Symposium, ‘Our Roots, our Future’, in Vancouver from August 6 to 21.
He received the exciting news one day after his 21st birthday, which was last Saturday. Ullrich was chosen as the chairman for Saasveld Forestry Association (SFA) earlier this year.
During his final year at Suid-Natal High, he achieved five distinctions. He then enrolled at NMMU, as a forestry student in 2012, and told his mother Zandra Wiid, that he wanted to represent his campus at the 9th Junior Forester contest in Moscow that year.
Ullrich did a presentation on the ‘Impact of forestry on rural communities’ and won himself the trip to Russia. He also achieved distinctions in all 11 subjects.
In 2013 he did his training year with SAPPI at Mooiplaas near Melmoth.
Being the chairman of SFA was another dream come true for him.
He was also appointed as student information leader at the beginning of this year, meaning he assisted the first year students with extra classes in the subject of forest management.
This year he started off being elected as class leader, student information leader and chairman for SFA and the year ahead looks promising indeed.
According to his mother, Ullrich is very excited about his coming trip abroad.
Ullrich’s younger brother, Heinrich, who is a second year student at NMMU, is also a class leader and intends to join his brother on his visit to Canada.
