Order of the Golden Shillelagh Schneider shows gratitude through OGS Jon C. Schneider, AE'87, believes that his gifts to the university are small compared to the education and life skills he gained from UMR. As director of learning, training and development for The Boeing Co., Schneider works closely with the company’s engineers. He believes his education at UMR led to his professional success. In fact, Schneider’s participation in UMR’s undergraduate research program led to his first job with McDonnell Douglas. One of the judges at an undergraduate research conference was from the company, and when Schneider presented his paper, the judge was impressed with the initiative in his presentation. He later indicated that this is what led him to hire Schneider. Schneider still supports the university's undergraduate research programs through his gifts. Schneider says now that he and his wife, Robin, have “prepared two wonderful children for college,” he will have more time to focus on his gratitude to UMR by participating in the Order of the Golden Shillelagh. He feels that OGS members make an important contribution to the campus by remembering what they received from UMR and rejoining the student body through their presence and gifts. Schneider plans to do whatever he can to “energize the students,” he says.
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Join the more than 860 members of the Order of the Golden Shillelagh and help UM R maintain the high quality of education for which it has been known since its founding in 1870
W H A T IS T H E O R DER O F TH E G O L D E N SHILLELAGH? St. Patrick, the patron saint of engineers, is said to have carried a shillelagh to defend his followers. (A shillelagh is a club or cudgel of blackthorn or oak from Shillelagh, County Wicklow, Ireland.) In 1977, a group of 27 alumni and friends founded the Order of the Golden Shillelagh (OGS) at UMR. These founders realized that without private support from individuals such as themselves, it would become increasingly difficult for UMR to maintain the high
quality of education associated with the school since its founding in 1870. Through OGS, UMR recognizes and honors those who commit to giving $10,000 or more to the university through any academic department, university program, or the MSM-UMR Alumni Association. The total lifetime giving of all OGS members now exceeds $96 million.