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Leadership Giving

An invitation to join our leadership giving circles

Many leadership supporters are giving generously of their time, energy, expertise, and financial resources to help UW and the university colleges excel. This essential support comes from the outstanding commitment of our faculty, staff, retirees, students, alumni, parents, and many friends in the larger community.

Today, more than 2,300 members of UW's leadership giving circles are providing exemplary support to maintain the excellence of the university's academic programs, research, and quality of student life.

Thank you to our leadership donors for their support and for providing an example for others to follow.

Donor Lists
Stories of Impact

Circle Member Benefits
 

How your gift can make an impact

THE CHANCELLOR'S CIRCLE

Individual gifts of $5,000 or more annually to the University of Waterloo and the university colleges will...
  • provide an upper-year or graduate scholarship for an outstanding student
  • add essential books and materials to library collections
  • bring a distinguished visiting lecturer to the UW campus
  • provide Enterprise Co-op work terms
     
Mr. Prem Watsa, UW Chancellor

"This university was founded by businessmen, built by initiative and taking the unconventional path, a strategy that has resulted in a world-class institution."

Mr. Prem Watsa, UW Chancellor;
UW Board of Governors Member;
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.


THE GOVERNORS' CIRCLE

Individual gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 annually to the University of Waterloo and the university colleges will...
  • fund an entrance scholarship to attract the best and brightest students to UW
  • buy an up-to-date computer workstation or other teaching equipment
  • provide financial assistance to students participating in an international exchange, study abroad, or foreign co-op placement program
     
Robert Harding, Chair, UW Board of Governors

"Waterloo is a leader in research and education. The Governors' Circle is an excellent opportunity for friends of the University to support our scholarship, teaching, and research programs, thereby helping us to build talent, knowledge, and skills for the future."
 
Robert Harding, BMATH '80, FCA
Chair, UW Board of Governors
Chair, Talent Trust Campaign
Chairman, Brookfield Asset Management Inc.


THE PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE

Individual gifts of $1,000 to $2,499 annually to the University of Waterloo and the university colleges will...
  • provide a co-op award for a student work term in another country
  • fund the cost of an upper-year student's research project
  • help to fund a bursary or scholarship for an excellent student

LEADERS OF TOMORROW CIRCLE

Individual annual gifts of $250 to $999 from recent alumni.

The University of Waterloo is pleased to announce the creation of a new giving circle to recognize and thank new leadership donors to the university and the university colleges. Members of the Leaders of Tomorrow Circle are recent graduates - within 10 years of their first degree from UW - who have donated $250-$999 in the past year. This recognition circle was officially launched in November 2005.

Adrienne Swart, BSC 03

"The education I received as a graduate of the University of Waterloo will open many doors and serve me well into my teaching career. I choose to give back to the university to help ensure that the quality of education I received is also available to future UW students."
 
Adrienne Swart, BSc '03, Leaders of Tomorrow Circle charter member


 

THE LAUREL SOCIETY

Established in 1998, the Laurel Society honours individuals who indicate they are giving a planned or deferred gift (such as a bequest, life insurance, or charitable gift annuity) to the University of Waterloo and the university colleges. Your bequest and other gifts will...

  • endow new scholarships to recognize the academic excellence of our future students
  • provide funds for special projects within the faculties and schools
  • furnish critical resources for the highest priorities of a department, faculty, university college, or the university
     
Bill Goetz

"I wished to honour the memory of my dear mother who passed away at the much too young age of 37. Having been born and raised in Kitchener-Waterloo, I felt it only fitting to establish a bursary in her name, and where better than the pre-eminent educational institution, the University of Waterloo."

Bill Goetz, retired business executive, has established the Stella Margaret Callfas Bursary by means of an endowment which will grow through a bequest made in his will.


THE 1957 SOCIETY

The University of Waterloo is pleased to announce that a new giving society was launched in 2007 when the university celebrated its 50th anniversary. The 1957 Society recognizes donors whose cumulative gifts have reached $100,000 or more.
 

Circle Member Benefits
Please join us as an annual circle member and enjoy:

  • updates on university and university college achievements and activities, through communications and special events
  • the opportunity to meet and talk with other leading supporters of the university at special events
  • access to selected campus facilities and services
  • the satisfaction of helping to ensure the continued excellence of the university
     

Charitable tax receipts are issued for all contributions.

For more information on these giving opportunities, contact:
Salman Jivani
Development Officer, Annual Giving
519-888-4567, ext. 35517
sjivani@uwaterloo.ca