His youth and student years / Cornelius Thomas -- Who lights the candles? His role as minister and church leader / Johan G. Botha -- His life as Theologian / Dirkie Smit -- His Didactics / Mary-Anne Plaatjies-Van Huffel and Anlene Taljaard -- As Vice-Rector (Teaching): 1 July 2002-31 December 2006 / Ludolph Botha -- As Manager / Paul Cluver and Gerhard Lubbe -- Hope project / Martin Viljoen -- From excellence to significance -- Botman in a wider context / Marita Hilliges and Andrew Casson -- Hope@Africa Project / M.S. Tshehla -- Interaction with counterparts / Thabo F. Fako -- In memoriam -- a Rector remembered / Albert Grundlingh -- Epilogue / Beryl Botman.
Summary
"This celebratory volume tells the story of the late Russel Hayman Botman who died suddenly early in his second term as Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University. Botman's story is told from his earliest childhood years until his last day as rector. The nature of tributes and celebratory volumes is that it can never be exhaustive. It tells a rich story from limited perspectives. It, however, serves as invitation, stimulus and inspiration to others connected to Botman to also tell their stories about his story. If this story succeeds in fulfilling that role, it has served its purpose"--Back cover.
