When today’s students need scholarships, bursaries or research support, our awesome alumni donors are there!
Thank you for helping today’s young people achieve their dreams.
Richard Robinson
Richard Robinson, DC (BSc ’93, Kinesiology) is a sports chiropractor who owns and operates his own clinic in Calgary, and has served with the Canadian Olympic Medical Team four times. Richard’s generous support of Waterloo includes six years serving the Alumni Council (where he helped re-ignite Calgary’s now-thriving UWaterloo alumni chapter), and regular support of the AHS Ontario Graduate Scholarship fund.
“A degree from Waterloo gets better every year because the university keeps growing and improving. You can’t help but be impressed when you come back to visit. I’m proud and happy to support and give back to that.”
Barbara McNeice-Stallard
Barbara McNeice-Stallard (BSc ’88, Kinesiology; MSc ’93, Health Studies and Gerontology) has been at California’s Mt. San Antonio College for 17 years, where she serves as Director of Research and Institutional Effectiveness. A self-confessed “research geek,” Barbara loves her work, particularly the opportunity to help many disadvantaged students succeed. Barbara has supported Waterloo for many years, including a regular monthly gift to AHS.
“I give for so many reasons, but one of them is a graduate scholarship I received that really changed my life. The two reasons I’m sitting here today are my co-op experience and my two degrees from Waterloo. I’m happy to give back to a place that’s given me so much.”
Jim McKinlay
Jim McKinlay (BA ’74, Recreation and Leisure Studies) is semi-retired and has recently moved with his wife Colleen to Parksville, B.C. Jim’s career took him across Canada, and has included recreation work at municipal and provincial levels, as well as management and human resources consulting – first in the private sector, then in his own practice. Jim has supported the Ron May Memorial Award since its inception, and says he’s proud to honour the memory of a wonderful classmate who died too young.
“It’s also very gratifying to help today’s students – these awards can make a small but important difference, and I’ve received some very moving letters. It’s a real pleasure to help.”
See profile of this year’s Ron May Memorial Award recipient, Graham Barnes.
Shelley Ordorica
Shelley Ordorica (BSc ’05, Health Studies) works as a molecular genetics lab scientist at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton. She and husband/fellow UWaterloo alumnus Guillermo Ordorica Garcia (MASc ’03, PhD ’07, Chemical Engineering) have criss-crossed the country several times and are also busy raising two children. Shelley is super proud to be a UWaterloo alumna, and says she benefitted from several scholarships and bursaries during her studies.
“I give so I can help somebody else – if there’s a student out there who wants to do something great and is just shy of tuition, I want to help.”
Michael Mannella
Michael Mannella (BSc ’12, Kinesiology) is recently married and lives with his wife Raman in Vaughan, Ontario. Mike works as a site supervisor and project manager with his family’s asphalt and concrete company, Cedar Hill Paving. There, he’s been able to apply his kinesiology knowledge to a safe-lifting and injury-prevention program for Cedar Hill employees. Mike says he’s happy to support AHS monthly as a way of honouring his own experience.
“I had an excellent experience at Waterloo – the program, profs and camaraderie among students were outstanding. Also, my degree helps me every day, and when I tell people I went to Waterloo, I gain instant respect.”
