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The University of Waikato Alumni Association Inc.

The Alumni Association is a membership organization founded in 1989 with the belief that tertiary education is not a short-term activity but rather a life-long link between students, graduates, staff and their University.

Membership in the Alumni Association is available for a Life Membership fee of $150.  The benefits of Life Membership include concession rates at the UniRec Centre and the University Library.

Alumni Association Committee

Alumni Association Constitution

2011 Alumni Association Prizes for Excellence

2011 Alumni Association AGM

When:    Wednesday 13 July 2011, 7.00pm - 8.30pm
Where:   University Campus, B Block, Room BG.24, Hillcrest Road Hamilton

RSVP by Monday 11 July to alumni@waikato.ac.nz or call 07 838 4575.

Many of the current committee will be standing down this year therefore your participation is very much encouraged in order that members continue to enjoy the benefits of this association.  Should you be interested in joining the committee, please contact us in advance of the meeting for further information.

All Waikato alumni, Association Life Members, former and current University staff are welcome and eligible to participate at the AGM.

Does the Alumni Office have your current details including email and phone number? Update us by clicking here.

• 2010 Alumni Association - AGM minutes
• 2010 Alumni Association - Statement of Account
• 2010 Alumni Association - Scholarship Account report
• 2011 Alumni Association AGM Agenda
• Role and Function of the Alumni Association
• Alumni Association Committee Member Job Descriptions

2010 Alumni Association Masters Scholar

Congratulations to Melanie Haeata, winner of the 2010 Alumni Association Masters Scholarship. Pictured with her daughter and Vice-Chancellor Prof Roy Crawford.

Melanie enrolled at the University of Waikato in 2005, completing her Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in 2009. She is now working towards her Masters with a thesis that examines anxiety and depression in antenatal couples.  Melanie is a native Hamiltonian and the solo mother of her 8 year old daughter.  We are delighted to announce that Melanie has also been awarded a Freemasons scholarship, which was presented to her by the Duke of Gloucester in Wellington.

Every second year the University of Waikato Alumni Association awards a masters scholarship worth $5,500.  It is always a difficult decision with so many deserving individuals in need of financial support to complete their studies and this year was no exception.

However, there is no doubt that the 2010 recipient could not be more qualified to receive the award and the University of Waikato is honored to count Melanie Haeata as an alumnus.

As well as being a solo mother and undertaking an Honours degree, Melanie has found time to work with autistic preschool children and volunteer as an English language tutor at the Hamilton Migrant Resource Centre.  If that wasn’t enough to fill her time, Melanie has become the national student representative for the Institute of Clinical Psychology, the secretary of the Waikato branch of the New Zealand Psychological Society and is a representative on the Waikato Clinical Psychology Educational Trust.

As part of her training, Melanie is currently undertaking a clinical placement at the Psychology Centre in Hamilton and we wish her well in her goal to practice as a clinical psychologist.  It is clear that she will be an outstanding asset to the Waikato psychology community.

To find out how you can support students like Melanie please click here.

2009 Winners of Prizes for Excellence