A founding professor of the Systems Design Engineering Department at Waterloo, Kish Hahn’s impact on the SYDE department cannot be overstated. He was a dedicated teacher, researcher and, for a time, admissions director. Kish saw talent and potential in students that demonstrated their abilities through accomplishments other than required high school grades. He advocated for their admission and enjoyed mentoring them to success. Students appreciated his dynamic teaching methods, noting “he could motivate a rock”. His enthusiasm changed the career trajectory of countless SYDE alumni and inspired many current faculty to pursue the fields of human factors and ergonomics.
To honour Kish’s legacy, a memorial award will be created for students who show exceptional promise for Systems Design, outside of their academic achievements. A fellow classmate who says that “Kish’s support changed the course of their career and life” has generous agreed to match all donations dollar for dollar, up to $100,000 CAD.
We hope you will join us in celebrating and honoring Kish’s life and dedicating to his students by supporting the next generation of Systems Design Engineers at Waterloo.
For questions or other inquiries, please contact Stephanie Smith by email at stephanie.smith1@uwaterloo.ca or by phone at 519.590.7658. For information about giving from the US, please visit the information about US Gifts page. For information about giving securities, please visit the Securities Information page.