Chancellor
The Chancellor holds the formal position of head of the University. The Chancellor is elected by Convocation and has a six-year term of office. He or she may hold office for only two terms. He or she confers degrees at graduation ceremonies in the name of the University, and performs other functions
Current Chancellor of Wits University
Dr Judy Dlamini
Term of office: December 2018 -
Former Chancellors of Wits University
- Prince Arthur of Connaught 1922-1938
- Jan Hofmeyr 1939-1948
- Richard Feetham 1949-1961
- Oliver Deneys Schreiner 1961-1975
- Bertrand Leon “Birch” Bernstein 1975-1982
- Aanon Michael “Mike” Rosholt 1983-1997
- Richard Goldstone 1996-2007
- Dikgang Moseneke 2012-2018