Sue Milton

Sue studied at the Universities of Cape Town (UCT) and Stellenbosch, where she later lectured, as she did at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. She held a professorship at Stellenbosch University from 1999 until 2007, thereafter an honorary professorship at UCT, supervising over 27 postgraduate students. She (co-)authored eight books, 15 book chapters, and more than 135 scientific papers, also serving as editor for several journals.

Always cognisant of the need for ecology to reach out to the frontiers of application of knowledge and new inspiration for nature, Sue also kept up a steady flow of popular writing and provided tangible natural products through her nursery. Furthermore, she frequently conducted expert consultancies concerning management of environmental impacts in the development of industrial and agricultural projects. Currently, Sue is rightfully regarded as one of the most seasoned ecologists and environmental practitioners of the Karoo, and arid regions in general.