The Robert D. Preston Entrance Award in Law

December 02, 2013

A generous donation to Western Law will help jumpstart a legal career for a first-year law student.

The firm Ricketts, Harris LLP, Barristers & Solicitors has contributed $50,000 in memory of their partner, colleague and friend Robert (Bob) D. Preston LLB’69, who passed away in 2013 at age 68.

As managing partner at Ricketts Harris LLP, he was a true renaissance man with wide-ranging interests and skills as a lawyer, skier, squash player, golfer, and world traveller.

The Robert D. Preston Entrance Award in Law will be presented every year to a full-time undergraduate student entering first year at Western Law who demonstrates financial need and an interest or background in entrepreneurship.

Western Law thanks the partners of Ricketts, Harris LLP, Barristers & Solicitors: Gary Luftspring, Joel Miller, Allan Sternberg, Tracy Warne and Michael White for their support.