J.D. Leslie student prize

James D. Leslie Graduate Award

The James D. Leslie Graduate Award is awarded annually to a full-time or part-time graduate student who has completed their degree requirements in one of Waterloo’s fully online graduate degree programs, achieving a minimum 80% overall average and demonstrating the benefits of lifelong learning. 

This $1000 award is made possible by a donation from Dr. Josephine Naidoo, widow, and children Dr. Christina Leslie, Dr. Ken Leslie, and Dr. Michele Leslie, in recognition of the contributions of their late husband and father James D. Leslie to the foundation of Waterloo’s Distance Education program.

Graduate Award Winners

J.D. Leslie Undergraduate Prize

University of Waterloo's J.D. Leslie Undergraduate Prize is awarded to a graduating  student who has achieved a first-class standing and who has earned 50% or more of the credits for his or her undergraduate degree through online courses. 

This $1,000 prize is named for the late James D. Leslie, PhD., who began the University of Waterloo's Correspondence Program in 1968 (now the Centre for Extended Learning). It is awarded annually at the fall convocation ceremony.

Undergraduate Award Winners