UCT VC pays tribute to the late Dr Stuart Saunders

Professor Deborah Posel, research professor at the University of the Free State and UCT emeritus professor, reflects on Stuart Saunders’ significant impact on the humanities.

Erica Gillard, an academic planning officer at UCT from 1990 to 1999, pays tribute to Dr Stuart Saunders, the former vice-chancellor of the university.

Sibylla Tindale was the director of the UCT Trust (UK) from 1990 to 2010 and remembers Dr Stuart Saunders on behalf of the Trust.

Professor Tom Moultrie, a member of the Students’ Representative Council in 1989/90, remembers Dr Stuart Saunders, who passed away on 12 February 2021.

UCT alumnus Dr Charles Cannan learned about dedication and perseverance from former UCT VC Dr Stuart Saunders.

Siamon Gordon, a UCT alumnus and a Glaxo Wellcome emeritus professor of cellular pathology at the University of Oxford, reflects on his time and experiences with Dr Stuart Saunders.

Emeritus Professor John Terblanche, a UCT staff member from 1967 to 2000 and a member of UCT Council, remembers Dr Stuart Saunders.

Bill Frankel, the chairman of the Claude Leon Foundation, pays tribute to former UCT VC Dr Stuart Saunders.

Emeritus Professor Tim Crowe reflects on the tenure of the late vice-chancellor of UCT Dr Stuart Saunders.

Former UCT Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price pays tribute to Dr Stuart Saunders, who passed away after a short illness on 12 February.

From one former UCT vice-chancellor to another: Professor Njabulo S Ndebele fondly reflects on his time with Dr Stuart Saunders.

UCT alumna Margaret Elsworth shares her memories of Dr Stuart Saunders, who passed away after a short illness on 12 February.

Mamphela Ramphele, the former UCT vice-chancellor whose term of office followed Dr Stuart Saunders’, expresses gratitude for his courageous leadership.

Retiree Dr Kenneth Hughes, a UCT student activist during the 1960s and a lecturer when Dr Stuart Saunders was vice-chancellor, remembers Saunders’ “tightrope” management.

The African Yearbook of Rhetoric, Vol. 2 No. 2, 2011 imprinted a Special Series in honour of Dr Stuart Saunders.

UCT alumna, clinical psychologist and human rights activist Nomfundo Walaza reflects on the legacy of former vice-chancellor Dr Stuart Saunders.

Past members of UCT’s Students’ Representative Council and the National Union of South African Students reflect on Dr Stuart Saunders’ “unwavering commitment” to their right to protest.

Emeritus Professor Wieland Gevers described the late former vice-chancellor Dr Stuart Saunders as an innovative thinker who always found creative ways to do what was “forbidden”.

Emeritus Professor Anwar Mall reflects on Dr Stuart Saunders, both as a medical colleague and fierce defender of equal access to students.

Hugh Corder, Emeritus Professor of Public Law, shares his memories of Dr Stuart Saunders and the immense legacy he left behind.

Former UCT Council member and political activist Mary Burton pays tribute to the late former vice-chancellor Dr Stuart Saunders.