JD Leslie Graduate Award

An Award of at least $1000 will be awarded annually to a full-time or part-time graduate student who has completed their degree requirements from a fully online graduate degree program. Selection will be based on academic achievement (minimum 80% overall average) and demonstration of the benefits of lifelong learning. This Award is made possible by a donation from Dr. Josephine Naidoo, widow, and Dr. Christina Leslie, Dr. Ken Leslie, and Dr. Michele Leslie, children, in recognition of the contributions of their late husband and father James D. Leslie to the foundation of Waterloo's Distance Education program. The award recognizes students graduating from fully online graduate degree programs who have demonstrated excellence in their studies and can articulate how they have benefited from their online learning experience.