Cas Janse van Vuuren

Van Vuuren was born on 20 February 1930 in the district of Nylstroom (now Modimolle). He matriculated from Nylstroom High School and obtained a teaching diploma in 1951 and an MA degree in German.^{[citation needed]}

In 1958 he conducted research for his doctoral thesis in pedagogy in Germany and Switzerland with a scholarship from the German government. He received his PhD from the University of Pretoria in 1963, followed by a BA (Hons) degree the following year in philosophy, from the same university.^{[citation needed]}

He taught at Hoërskool Brits, the Afrikaans High School for Boys and the Gymnasium for boys in Gummersbach, Germany, before joining UNISA in 1964. In 1967, Van Vuuren was invited by the Goethe Institute, a global cultural institute, to visit various teaching centers in Germany. Van Vuuren served as a senior lecturer after which he was promoted to professor and head of the Department of Fundamental Pedagogy in 1968.^{[citation needed]}

In 1971 he was appointed assistant to the dean and the following year as dean of the Faculty of Education.^{[citation needed]}

The College of Law has a building on the Muckleneuk campus that was named after Cas van Vuuren.^[1]

One of the highlights of his term was the purchase of a Rieger Concert organ for what is now the ZK Matthews Hall.^{[citation needed]}

Some of his personal achievements include: the DAAD scholarship to study in Germany, his appointments as a council member of the Pretoria Technikon, council member and member of the senate of the Pretoria College for Further Education, member of the advisory committee of the Pretoria College of Education, and member of the Transvaal Teachers' Association Executive Committee.^{[citation needed]}

Van Vuuren published a German textbook (with G.A. Venter) as well as several articles on fundamental pedagogy. He was the chief marker for German in the then Transvaal matriculation examination. He was an elder in the N.G. Church and served on the board of Anton van Wouw Primary School. He was also a life member of the Federation of Afrikaans Cultural Associations (FAK).^{[citation needed]}

He died on the 3 June 2014 after being diagnosed with a stomach ulcer.^[2][3]