Adele Lucas had a passion for the development of women in business and the arts, and was one of the founder members of the Monday Club which in the 1960s promoted the interests of women in what was then a very male dominated society. Soon after Adele’s untimely death in June 2010, Adele Lucas Promotions ( company founded by Adele) and members of her family decided to fund the Adele Lucas Bursary. The bursary, in honour of this remarkable woman, provides the means for deserving students to earn an education in the arts before embarking on their careers.
Female BTech Degree students, from all eight art and design disciplines offered at the UJ Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, applied for the bursary. After a rigorous selection process Architecture students, Jessica Grobbelaar and Nandi Khumalo, were awarded the two bursaries valued at R25 000 each.
“This bursary allows us to focus on excelling in our studies without the burden of financial issues” says Miss Nandi Khumalo. Jessica Grobbelaar adds, “We are so grateful to the Adele Lucas family for the recognition they have given us and their general interest in supporting young creatives”.
Nandi Khumalo and Jessica Grobbelaar, recipients of the Adele Lucas Bursary 2011
“Many of our students rely on external funding in order to continue with their studies, but the support available to creative disciplines is limited. The Adele Lucas Bursary is, therefore, a positive initiative that benefits our Faculty, our talented students, and the larger art and design community” says Vice-Dean of the University of Johannesburg’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture.
Adele Lucas Promotions (ALP) and the Adele Lucas Family awards bursary to University of Johannesburg Architecture students.
From left: Mr Toby Chance, Managing Director, Adele Lucas Promotions
Ms Jessica Grobbelaar, BTech Architectural Technology Degree student, University of Johannesburg
Ms Nandi Khumalo, BTech Architectural Technology Degree student, University of Johannesburg
Ms Diane Lucas, representing the Lucas family
Dr Finzi Saidi, Vice-Dean of the University of Johannesburg’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture