WebAward Judge Profile: Lelanie de Wet

University of the Free State
Manager: Digital Comm

As Digital Communication Manager at the University of the Free State, Lelanie thrives in cyberspace. She has 17 years’ experience in the web environment and has been responsible for the UFS digital media platforms since 2010. She is constantly on the lookout for the latest trends on website designs, digital marketing, and social media campaigns. Speaking of which, Lelanie won a 2015 IABC International Gold Quill Excellence Award and a 2015 IABC Africa Gold Quill Excellence Award for the #FaceOfFacebook campaign she spearheaded. This campaign also garnered a MACE Excellence Award and a Bronze International Business Award in 2015. After that she also won a 2018 IABC Gold Quill Merit Award for the UFS website redesign launch campaign, Gold at the 2018 MACE Excellence Awards for the design of the UFS student website and a Platinum award for the web redesign launch campaign.

Lelanie is also not stingy with her knowledge and experience. She has shared her expertise as a judge for, amongst others, the 2016, 2017 and 2018 International Web Awards, the 2016 IABC Silver Quill Awards, the 2015 International Business Awards, and the 2018 and 2019 IABC Gold Quill Awards.

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University of the Free State's Website