John Buchholzer Award

Award type: 
Medals/Prizes
Affiliation: 
Mature learner
Award description: 

The John Buchholzer Award is awarded annually in October to a senior Recreation and Leisure Studies student in their final year, or a graduate of the Spring Convocation of that year. The award is intended to recognize a student who has faced a major personal challenge, but exhibits the determination to graduate. Some examples include, but are not limited to, the following: physically challenged, mature student, single parent. The recipient will have their name added to a plaque.

Value description: 

The recipient will have their name added to a plaque.

Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • faced a major personal challenge yet exhibits determination to graduate
Level: 
Year Four
Program:
Health→Recreation and Leisure Studies
Citizenship: 
Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process: 
Students considered automatically - no application.
Term: 
Fall
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
    • The Centre, Needles Hall