The name Henk Seymore will live on, thanks to a bequest of R1 169 834.14, which he left to Stellenbosch University (SU) earlier this year.​

Seymore, an individual donor at SU, died in January this year and left almost his entire estate for bursaries. As stated in his will, the University will use this generous bequest to award bursaries, known as Henk Seymore bursaries, to students in the Department of Visual Arts.

According to Mr Hugo Steyn, Manager: Individual Donations at SU, Seymore was not a Matie alumnus, but he had a great deal of love for the visual arts. Seymore, from Riebeek West, was himself an artist in his spare time and worked in the advertising industry prior to his retirement.

“The University is very grateful and regards this bequest as a gift for the next generation,” Steyn said. “Bequests have the potential to change lives and here we have a perfect example,” he added.

According to Steyn, the Henk Seymore bursaries will probably be awarded as soon as next year.

Prof Elizabeth Gunter, chairperson of SU’s Visual Arts Department, said they are very grateful for this donation and will definitely use the funds as Mr Seymore wanted.

• For more information about bequests, please contact Hugo Steyn at tel 021 808 3615 or via e-mail at hugos@sun.ac.za.