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The Robert B. Annis
Endowed Scholarship
R
obert B. Annis said of his considerable success, “Everything I’ve
done is just making a hobby pay.” As the owner/founder of R.B.
Annis Co., a precision instruments and magnetic devices firm he
established in 1928, Annis gained worldwide recognition as an expert in
his field. Annis was born in Connorsville, Ind., in 1907 and later moved to
Indianapolis. He initially dropped out of high school to help support his
family, but he maintained his interest in science and radio through clubs
and organizations.
At the urging of his mentor D.J. Angus and his mother, Annis went
back to finish high school at Indianapolis’ Arsenal Tech. He attended classes
in the morning, worked as a magnet manufacturer in the afternoon, and ran
his own small radio component business in the evenings.
Annis quickly developed his small business into the successful R.B.
Annis Co. He did much over the years to promote science and education,
including establishing the D.J. Angus Scientech Educational Foundation
in 1967, named to honor his mentor. The foundation gives an annual
scholarship to Butler.
The Robert B. Annis Endowed Scholarship Fund provides support to
students in science, mathematics or other closely related subjects.
The Robert B. Annis Student
Improvement Endowed Scholarship
R
obert B. Annis was a largely self-educated inventor who built an
impressive career in science and technology. In 1928, while finishing
high school, he founded the R.B. Annis Company in Indianapolis, a
precision instruments and magnetic devices firm. Annis was a 60-year member of the Scientech Club. One of the club’s founders, D.J. Angus of the
former Esterline-Angus Co., mentored Annis. In 1966, the protégé acknowledged his mentor’s influence by establishing the D.J. Angus-Scientech
Educational Foundation. The foundation gives an annual scholarship to
Butler and underwrites the Central Indiana Science Fair. Several other
Scientech Club members were Butler friends and alumni, and in 1960, the
International Science Fair was held on the campus. Annis first established a
scholarship at Butler in memory of his late wife, Miriam Fay Annis, a chemistry major in the class of 1928 and former assistant dean of students at
Mills College in California. Miriam Annis died in 1985. Robert later added
the Robert B. Annis Endowed Scholarship. He and his second wife, Elmira
Vermillion Annis, greatly enjoyed meeting the scholarship recipients. This
gentle, amiable man also loved the outdoors and was a member of the Sierra
Club. He once traveled to the geographic North Pole. He established this
third scholarship shortly before he died in September 1999.
The Robert B. Annis Student Improvement Endowed Scholarship benefits students who improve their cumulative grade point average during their
sophomore or junior years studying science, mathematics or other closely
related subjects at Butler. The Office of Financial Aid selects the recipient
based solely on that student’s scholastic improvement.
The James F. Bash
Memorial Scholarship Fund
J
ames F. Bash was associated with Standard Life Insurance Co. of
Indiana for more than 30 years and retired as its president and chairman
in 1981. Standard Life was one of the first insurance companies in the
United States to begin dealing in mutual funds. A 1946 graduate of
Butler’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Bash majored in history and
political science before earning a degree from the Indiana University School
of Law. He was president of Sigma Chi and the Interfraternity Council at
Butler and served his fraternity in many capacities throughout his life,
including as its international president. Among his many civic activities,
Bash was a member of Butler’s Alumni Association Board of Directors and,
with his wife Constance, a member of the Ovid Butler Society. Bash was an
Indianapolis native; his great-grandfather started the Bash Seed Store, which
was located downtown for many years. Mrs. Bash continues to support the
scholarship that honors her late husband as well as an endowed scholarship
in memory of her parents, Etta A. ’43 and Frank C. Wright.
The James F. Bash Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by Mrs.
Constance K. Bash and family and friends of James F. Bash. The Office of
Financial Aid administers the scholarship to provide support to undergraduates majoring in history and political science with an interest in American
history or American studies.
Edward M. & Margery H. Bennett
Endowed Scholarship
E
dward M. and Margery H. Bennett were married in 1950 at the
beginning of their junior year at Butler. Both were active in the Young
Democrats, International Relations Club and many other groups.
Mr. Bennett was a founding member of Butler’s chapter of Tau Kappa
Epsilon, and Mrs. Bennett was a member of Delta Gamma.
After they each graduated from Butler in 1952, Edward Bennett served
in the Air Force. He then received an M.A. in Russian history and a Ph.D.
in American foreign relations from the University of Illinois. After teaching
at Texas A & M for one year, he accepted a post at Washington State
University in 1961, where he taught for more than 30 years, moving up
from instructor to professor emeritus. He continued to teach as an adjunct
after formal retirement. He has published numerous book reviews, articles
and books, and lectured internationally on foreign policy issues.
Margery Bennett received her M.A. in American history at the
University of Illinois in 1956. She has assisted her husband as researcher and
editor while also providing significant voluntary leadership for a variety of
civic projects. She founded a vision screening program in Pullman, Wash.,
and served as officer of the Pullman Memorial Hospital Board, Pullman
Women’s Golf Association, and the Pullman Women’s Historical Association.
She received the Cable Award from Delta Gamma, which is given by the
national organization to a member who has established an outstanding
record of community service and service to the sorority.
The Edward M. and Margery H. Bennett Endowed Scholarship Fund
was established by the Bennetts and is awarded annually to a history major
who meets academic and financial requirements.
Dr. James Berry
Field Biology Fund
James and Elizabeth Berry
J
ames W. Berry joined Butler’s biological sciences faculty in fall 1965,
fresh out of the doctoral program at Duke University. The following
year, he received a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Miami
Marine Lab and, because Butler had no faculty leave policy then,
resigned his position to do research in Miami. If Butler had not rehired
Berry in the fall of 1967, the University might well be a different place
today. He is credited with establishing and directing (from 1989 to 1995)
Butler’s widely regarded Undergraduate Research Conference; with solving
logistical problems that stood in the way of enabling the University to schedule a fall break into the academic calendar; and with initiating the zoology
department’s course in Tropical Field Biology in 1969. Berry and his wife
Betsy, a 1975 Butler pharmacy graduate, have long worked as a team. Both
enjoy fieldwork, especially in support of Berry’s highly respected research on
spiders of the South Pacific. He has served as editor of the Journal of
Arachnology and as a Fellow of the Indiana Academy of Sciences and editor
of its Proceedings. Berry retired from the Butler faculty in 1996 but remains
active in his field and in the university community.
Dr. James Berry Field Biology Fund provides special funding for students
to participate in the Tropical Field Biology course, which involves not only
the onsite study of ocean biology but helps students understand their
responsibility to the environment as well.
The Werner W. Beyer
Scholarship
D
r. Werner W. Beyer was a member of Butler University’s
Department of English faculty for 33 years, serving as department
chair from 1966 to 1980. Born in LaPorte, Ind., and raised in
New York City, Beyer received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from
Columbia University. Prior to coming to Butler, Beyer taught at Drew,
Rutgers and Columbia Universities. He served as a visiting professor in comparative literature at Indiana University–Bloomington. He has published
numerous scholarly articles, and a book of his fiction, Islands Beneath the
Moon, was published by Guild Press of Indiana in 1995.
Beyer offered the popular Tuesday A.M. Talks at Butler University,
where he presented lectures on literature to members of the Indianapolis
community from 1964 to 1990.
The Werner W. Beyer Scholarship Fund was established in 1989 by an
anonymous donor who wished to honor Beyer’s numerous contributions
to the University, community and his field of literature. The scholarship is
for liberal arts students, with preference given to English majors. The fund
has grown over the years through gifts in Dr. Beyer’s honor and in his
memory following his death in 2006 at age 95.
The Mary V. Black
Memorial Fund Scholarship
M
ary V. Black, who died in 1993, thoughtfully provided in her
will for Butler, extending a relationship with the University that
spanned more than seven decades. After graduating from
Indianapolis’ Arsenal Technical High School in 1922, she enrolled at Butler.
Just 16 years old at the time, Black was already well acquainted with the
campus where her older sister, Dorothy Black (Lynn), was a student. Mary
Black’s early interests in language, literature, history and international cultures developed as a Butler student and continued throughout her life. Her
student days also were packed with sorority activities in Kappa Kappa
Gamma and participation in the dramatic club, debate team, Collegian staff,
YWCA and Women’s League.
Black’s experiences at Butler proved to be a solid foundation for
a career with Eli Lilly and Company, where she worked for 27 years before
retiring in 1955. Through many of those years she continued studying literature and was active in the English-Speaking Union, an organization to promote mutual understanding and friendship among English-speaking people
worldwide.
The Mary V. Black Memorial Fund Scholarship, established through a gift
from Miss Black’s estate, provides scholarships for students majoring in
English or history.
The Karl G. Bottke
Endowed Scholarship
K
arl G. Bottke, Ph.D. was born in Indianapolis in 1908, attended
Arsenal Technical High School and enrolled in Butler College in
1925. He majored in Romance languages but also studied Latin and
Greek. Butler awarded Bottke a bachelor of arts degree magna cum laude in
1929. His long association with the University of Wisconsin, where he
earned master’s and doctoral degrees, began that same year and lasted until
his retirement as professor emeritus of French and Italian in 1969. Bottke
was widely published as the author or editor of several classroom editions of
French plays, books, newsletters, abstracts and periodicals related to general
linguistics, Latin, French language and history, and other Romance languages. He established this scholarship at Butler in memory of his college
days and the outstanding professors who influenced his career. A Butler senior who received the Bottke Scholarship wrote to him while spending a
semester in Lima, Peru: “Had I not gone to Butler, I doubt whether I would
have had the opportunity or the desire to participate in a cross-cultural, cross
linguistic experience such as this... I believe it will have impact on me for the
rest of my life.” Bottke died in February 2006.
The Karl G. Bottke Endowed Scholarship was established by Dr. Bottke,
his family and friends to provide financial assistance to students majoring
in a Romance or other foreign language, and to reflect Bottke’s belief that
the field of foreign language is becoming ever more vital in our global
community.
The Frances A. Brockman
Chemistry Scholarship
F
rances Brockman received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry
from Butler in 1951. While a student, she played the trumpet in the
marching band under the direction of Chuck Henzie. Brockman was
employed as a chemist with Eli Lilly and Company. Her widely varying
interests are reflected in the generosity she extended not just to her alma
mater but also in her support of the Hoosier Salon, which promotes the fine
arts in Indiana; Indiana and Purdue universities’ music programs; Citizens
for Greenspace, a group of citizens who partner with schools, parks, developers, Scout troops, city government and the Department of Natural Resources
to promote the importance of trees to the community; and the Carmel Clay
Board of Parks and Recreation.
The Frances A. Brockman Chemistry Scholarship was established by her
estate to benefit chemistry majors in the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences. The same bequest also established on equal footing the Frances A.
Brockman Music Scholarship in the Jordan College of Fine Arts.
The Kathryn Bromley
Scholarship
Betty Cretors, left, and
Kathryn Bromley
K
athryn Bromley received her degree from Butler in 1934 and went
on to serve the University in several capacities throughout her career.
She began as secretary to Butler’s secretary John W. Atherton in
1936. She was elected secretary to the board of directors in 1947 and was
named treasurer of the University in 1962, a position she held until she
retired in 1970. In 1959, she was named Woman of the Year by the
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association. She was
known for designing and making her own clothes, and was named one
of Indianapolis’ 10 best-dressed women in 1964.
The Kathryn Bromley Scholarship Fund was established in Miss
Bromley’s memory by close friend Margaret M. Grimes, a former director
of Atherton Center and student activities at Butler, and by Bromley’s
nephew, Charles B. Vogt II. The scholarship is awarded to a junior
pre-med student.
The Mary Jane Brown
Marine Biology Fund
M
ary Jane Brown enrolled at Butler’s Irvington campus in 1915.
The biology student spent the summer of 1918 on a scholarship
to the laboratory for marine biology at Woods Hole, Mass., before
returning to Butler for her final year. Brown’s 1919 commencement program
called her “a girl universally admired. Conceals infinite mischief under much
dignity.” She then earned a master’s degree from Washington University in
St. Louis and a doctorate from the University of Oklahoma. Brown established a distinguished teaching career in zoology and the natural sciences
that included chairing the biology departments at Bethel College (Tenn.)
and Oakland City (Ind.) College. Prior to her retirement in 1966, she also
spent four years in research at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Brown was the author of many scientific papers and books, and she also
wrote Around the World in 219 Days, based on a trip taken shortly before the
outbreak of World War II. She died in 1976 at age 80.
The Mary Jane Brown Marine Biology Fund, established by Dr. Brown to
commemorate her retirement, was originally designed to support a zoology
major’s summer study at a marine biology laboratory, preferably in Woods
Hole, Mass. In 1969, Brown agreed that the fund could be used instead to
defray the cost of the marine biology trip associated with Dr. James Berry’s
Tropical Field Ecology course.
The Omar S. and Harriet D. Bruner Jr.
Scholarship
Buck Bruner
O
mar S. “Buck” Bruner Jr., born in Big Clifty, Ky., attended
Shortridge High School in Indianapolis. He graduated from Butler
University in 1948 with a bachelor of arts degree in history; at
Butler he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and he later earned a
law degree from the University of Michigan.
Bruner was with the O.S. Bruner Agency, Inc. for many years. The
agency, which specialized in long-haul truck insurance, was founded in 1935
by his father. It was among the first such businesses to enter the field of
truck insurance. Bruner became the company’s chairman and president in
1970. His directorships have included B & B Investments, Bloomington,
Ind.; Moon Freight Lines, Bloomington; Wellman Dynamics, Crestan, Iowa;
and Premier Distribution Center, Indianapolis.
Bruner’s civic activities have included work with Fairbanks Hospital,
the Indiana Motor Truck Association, Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite.
He also served as an ACI Ambassador. His generosity extends to institutions
such as the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Foundation,
Civic Theater and the Indianapolis Zoo.
The Omar S. and Harriet D. Bruner Jr. Scholarship Fund was established
by Mr. Bruner and his late first wife Harriet to provide scholarships to
students majoring in business administration, economics or pre-law.
The Omar S. Bruner Sr.
Memorial Scholarship
O
mar S. Bruner Sr. said, “Son, if I had a million dollars to give you,
you could lose it, but if I leave you an education, you can make
your own success.” That bit of fatherly advice inspired his son to
continue his education and pursue a law degree at University of Michigan
after his graduation from Butler in 1948.
Bruner, founder of the O.S. Bruner Agency, Inc. in 1935, was a pioneer in the insurance field. Specializing in long-haul truck insurance, the
agency thrived as the transportation industry began to boom toward the end
of the Great Depression. It was among the first such businesses to enter the
field of truck insurance.
“He was a man of humble beginnings and limited schooling,” noted
his son. “He appreciated the value of higher education and quietly helped
several youngsters through school.”
The Omar S. Bruner Sr. Memorial Scholarship was established by Omar
S. “Buck” Bruner Jr. and his late first wife, Harriet, as a memorial to his
father. Scholarships are granted to students who plan to enter law school and
who need financial assistance.
The L. Dorcas Bush
Biological Sciences Scholarship
L
Dorcas Bush was appointed scientific reference librarian at Eli Lilly
and Company in Indianapolis in May 1965 and served as supervisor
of readers’ services in the firm’s Scientific Library. She earned an
undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of Missouri and a
master’s degree in library science from Columbia University. Before coming
to Indianapolis, Bush was chief cataloger at the Clendening Medical Library
at the Kansas University Medical Center. She was a member of the American
Chemical Society, as well as the Medical Library Association and Special
Libraries Association and a writer-contributor to their journals. Locally, she
was active in the Amos W. Audobon Society in Indianapolis.
The L. Dorcas Bush Biological Sciences Scholarship was established in
1999 by her estate and is administered by the Office of Financial Aid to
provide tuition support to deserving students in the biological sciences.
The Marguerite Ham Carr
English Literature Endowed Scholarship
M
arguerite Ham Carr was born in Markleville, Ind., in 1913 and
graduated from Butler University in 1935. She was an avid
Bulldogs basketball fan and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority and Kappa Delta Pi national honor society for education. In the
community, she was a member of Alpha Mu Latreian service organization,
the Indianapolis Propylaeum and Second Presbyterian Church. At last
count, Carr’s family included 18 other Butler alumni, including two of her
four children, daughters Katharine Carr ’66 and Charlotte Watson ’74. Carr
passed away in January 2004 at the age of 90.
The Marguerite Ham Carr English Literature Endowed Scholarship was
established to assist students who demonstrate excellence in the study of
English literature.
The Dr. Pamela Christy
Psychology Scholarship
P
amela Christy is a psychologist in private practice in Indianapolis. She
graduated from Butler with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1979 and
earned a master’s degree in 1992. She also holds a doctoral degree in
marital and family therapy from the University of Indianapolis, where she is
an adjunct professor of psychological sciences. Christy is a member of the
American Psychological Association and has served on the board of directors
of the Indiana Psychological Association. She and her husband Dr. David
Dunn have a blended family of six children, including Christy’s three
daughters from her marriage to the late Dr. Kenneth Stanley, class of 1979.
The Dr. Pamela Christy Psychology Scholarship was established by Dr.
Christy in 2005 to support undergraduate scholarships for Indiana residents
who are majoring in psychology or pre-medicine.
The Paul Church
Memorial Scholarship
P
aul Vernon Church was an Illinois native who graduated from Knox
College in 1930 and completed graduate work at Butler University
before making a career in the lumber industry in Oregon and
California. He was chief accountant and office manager for Buehner Lumber
Co. and the Sawmill Division of Publishers Paper Co.
He was a passionate outdoorsman, beachcomber and amateur athlete.
His other great love was politics, and he and his wife Becky — a Butler
alumna, class of 1939 — were active in national, state, county and local
politics.
The Churches moved to Oregon in 1944. They had one son,
Christopher John, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Former
Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh, one of Church’s closest personal friends,
said of him, “When anyone recounts the life of Paul Church, loving adjectives will easily flow. Words like gentle, warm, understanding, quiet, cheerful, caring, honest, concerned and kind are only a few of the attributes of
this man. And one does not have to be restrained in using any one of them
when speaking of him.”
The Paul Church Memorial Scholarship was established by Juanita
“Becky” Bechtold Church in memory of her late husband. Preference is
given to recipients who are science majors.
The Francis E. Cislak
Chemistry Fellowship Awards
F
rancis E. Cislak was instrumental in the development of Indiana’s
Reilly Laboratories, organized to explore areas of coal-tar chemicals.
Under his leadership, the firm developed and became the world’s
largest manufacturer of pyridine chemicals. Dr. Cislak joined Reilly in 1929
and served as a director of research and vice president of research and development. Upon retirement from Reilly, Cislak lectured in chemistry at Butler
University. He held 100 patents in the United States and 30 in European
countries and Japan.
Cislak received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from the
University of Chicago and a doctorate from Northwestern University. In
1966, he was presented the Centennial of Science Award by the University
of Notre Dame in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of
chemistry. He was a member of the American Chemical Society, American
Institute of Chemical Engineers, Chemical Society of London and the
Society of Chemical Industry of London. He also lectured at Notre Dame
and served as an advisor to the National Science Foundation.
The Francis E. Cislak Chemistry Fellowship Awards were established in
1974 by an endowment gift from Reilly Industries to recognize Dr. Cislak’s
outstanding contributions to his field. Each year a freshman majoring in
chemistry at Butler is named a Cislak Fellow.
The Jessie Hall Cochran
Memorial Scholarship
J
essie Hall Cochran was the wife of Indianapolis construction and manufacturing executive Richard A. Cochran. She was born Jessie Mina Hall
in San Antonio, Texas, and the couple was married in 1945 while he
was stationed in Texas with the Army. Mr. Cochran began his career as
an engineer and became president of A.B. Cochran and Son, Inc., General
Contractors, R and J Products Co., Inc. and Emerson Engineering Co. Mrs.
Cochran studied creative writing in Butler University’s Department of
English with Dr. Werner Beyer, who praised her as one of his best writing
students. She was a member of the Indianapolis Woman’s Club.
Jessie Cochran passed away in 1967. A memorial, prepared in her honor
by Mrs. Bates Johnson, likened Mrs. Cochran to “a bright star that sailed
across the evening sky and then went out.”
The Jessie Hall Cochran Memorial Scholarship was created by Richard A.
Cochran in memory of his wife, Jessie Hall Cochran. First preference will be
given to creative writing students.
The Bernice Abbott Cope
Scholarship
B
ernice Abbott Cope, a 1927 Butler graduate, was a charter member
of the Alpha Chi chapter of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, a group to
which she dedicated much of her life. She served for three terms —
from 1953 to 1960 — as secretary for Alpha Chi Omega’s National
Council. In 1957, she became the council’s director for extension. She also
served as Alpha Chi Omega’s province president for New England and New
York, state chairman for Massachusetts and president of the sorority’s Boston
alumnae chapter. She served her community and church as well. Cope
founded and was director of the Belmont-Watertown Church World Service
Program in Massachusetts, an organization providing food, shelter and
health care in times of distress. Through her activities with the program, she
had opportunities to travel around the world. She recalled that one of her
most memorable honors was conducting a two-hour interview with
Madame Chiang Kai-shek, the wife of the former Chinese ruler. She also
served as vice chairman of the MIT Faculty Matrons and traveled to many
colleges and universities to promote sorority living.
The Bernice Abbott Cope Scholarship was established by Cope through
her estate and is awarded to an undergraduate student for excellence in the
study of history.
The George Hooper Cornelius Sr.
and Beulah Stockdale Cornelius
Memorial Scholarship
G
eorge Hooper Cornelius Sr. was known throughout the country
as president and chairman of the board of Cornelius Printing Co.,
the highly successful firm founded by his father in 1900. Born in
Washington, D.C., Cornelius grew up in the Irvington district of
Indianapolis where he attended high school at Manual Training. There he
stood out as a track and field athlete. Cornelius enrolled in Irvington’s Butler
College in 1916, where he made a name for himself as a fullback on the
football team.
Cornelius’ college career was interrupted when he enlisted in 1917
for service to his country in World War I. Back home by 1920, Cornelius
married Beulah Stockdale Cornelius, a student and member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma, whom he met at Butler in 1916.
Cornelius became president of Cornelius Printing in 1938, and under
his leadership the company became nationally known. He also was a charter
member and president of the Service Club. Other affiliations included the
Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Phi Delta Theta fraternity, the American
Legion and the Indianapolis Athletic Club.
The George Hooper Cornelius Sr. and Beulah Stockdale Cornelius
Memorial Scholarship was established by the couple’s family and friends
and is awarded to deserving sophomore, junior and senior students.
The Margaret O’Neil Culbertson
Scholarship
M
argaret O’Neil Culbertson was born in Illinois. She graduated
from Indianapolis’ Manual Training High School in 1916 and
the Indianapolis City Hospital Training School for Nurses in
1919. She worked as a registered nurse in the city and married Clyde G.
Culbertson, M.D. in 1931. She became a homemaker and went on to
receive a bachelor of science degree from Butler University in 1934.
Her husband, who established this endowed fund in her memory, was
associate professor of pathology at the Indiana University School of
Medicine and a director of biological research for Eli Lilly and Company. He
founded one of the nation’s first blood banks, and was instrumental in the
development and large-scale production of the first successful commercially
available Salk polio vaccine, as well as development of the duck embryo
rabies vaccine and the antibiotic erythromycin. In later years, he worked
extensively on pathogenic amoebic infections, including identification of a
rare strain associated with encephalitis, which bears his name.
The Margaret O’Neil Culbertson Fund was established by a bequest from
the estate of Dr. Clyde Culbertson to honor the memory of his late wife,
Margaret O’Neil Culbertson.
The Dr. Wesley Dunn
Scholarship
Wesley Dunn and his mother
Florence Goodrich Dunn
F
lorence Goodrich Dunn, a 1919 graduate of Wellesley College, established this endowed scholarship to honor her son, Wesley, through a
trust she created in 1989. According to Florence Dunn’s wishes “a portion … (was to be) set aside in a fund to be known as the Dr. Wesley Dunn
Scholarship Fund,” the income from which is to be used to provide scholarship assistance for a psychology student enrolled at Butler University.
Born in Winchester, Ind. in 1922, Wesley Dunn received his undergraduate degree from Harvard in 1945 and his master’s from Purdue in
1947. He served in the Army Air Force as an aerial photographic officer during World War II and went on to receive his Ph.D. from Purdue University
in 1951. Dunn was a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional
Psychology. He consulted with the Marion County (Ind.) Juvenile Court
from 1958 to 1974. During most of that time, he was also in private practice. Dunn served as a part time instructor in psychology for Butler and for
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, from 1955 to 1965.
His civic involvement included directorships with Planned Parenthood
Association of Indiana, Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Flanner House,
Indiana Association of Mental Health Professional Advisory Committee and
National Urban League. Dunn retired from clinical psychology in 1989.
Dunn loved activity and the outdoors. He was an enthusiastic scuba
diver and boater and in 1986, at age 63, embarked with three others on a
six-month sailing trip from Florida to Australia. He was also a blackdiamond skier in his 70s.
Florence Goodrich Dunn died in 1994 and was honored posthumously in October 2006 as a member of the Million Dollar Donor Society.
Wesley Dunn died in 2006. He is survived by his wife Cynthia, five children
and ten grandchildren.
The Willard and Hazel Eason
Scholarship
Hazel and Willard Eason
W
illard D. “Bill” Eason, a 1954 graduate of Butler University,
used his degree in chemistry and his entrepreneurial spirit to
become a pioneer in the development of medical diagnostic
equipment. Eason retired in 1980 as president of U.S. Boehringer
Mannheim. He was the founder of its predecessor firm, Bio-Dynamics, Inc.,
which he nurtured into a multimillion-dollar corporation from its origins in
1964 as a four-man basement operation.
A World War II veteran, Eason attended college on the GI Bill,
holding down an outside job as well for most of his college years. He began
his career in the automobile industry as a chemical engineer, and in his spare
time began developing what was to become the most successful small bloodchemistry testing system ever produced.
Eason also played an important role in the Indianapolis sports scene;
he was a former “start-up” owner of the Indiana Pacers. For Butler
University, he served on the board of trustees and received an honorary doctor of science degree from the University in 1975 and the Butler Medal in
1994. A native Texan, Eason retired to start a cattle farm in Brown County,
Ind. He died in 2002.
Hazel M. Stratton Eason is a native of Danville, Ky. She attended
Arsenal Technical High School but left before graduation to help support
her family. The Easons were married in 1947, and the couple had two
children.
The Willard and Hazel Eason Scholarship Fund was established by
Mr. and Mrs. Eason to assist students majoring in chemistry.
The Robert H. Egbert
Premedical Scholarship
R
obert H. Egbert was a physician in Martinsville, Ind., and this
scholarship was given to honor his memory by his wife, Hazel
Springer Egbert, a 1906 Butler graduate. Upon finishing school,
Mrs. Egbert began her career as a teacher in Martinsville before marrying
Dr. Egbert. The couple lived their lives as active members of the community.
She served on the Martinsville Public Library Board of Trustees for 53 years
and was a member of numerous women’s organizations as well as the
Columbia Club in Indianapolis.
The Robert H. Egbert Premedical Scholarship was established in 1972 by
the estate of Mrs. Egbert in memory of her husband. This scholarship stipulates that the recipient must be preparing to be a medical doctor and must
be of good moral character.
The A.G. Emhardt Family
Memorial Scholarship
Ruth Emhardt
R
uth Emhardt, who established the A.G. Emhardt Family Memorial
Scholarship through her estate, was a home economics teacher with
Indianapolis Public Schools for 44 years, teaching at Arsenal
Technical High School and Schools 50, 69, 73, 7 and 8 before retiring as a
supervisor of home economics in 1972. A graduate of Butler University,
Emhardt was honored with the Indianapolis Home Economics Teacher
Award and the Technical High School Certificate of Achievement. She
served as president of the Indianapolis Education Association and was a
50-year member of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church.
The A.G. Emhardt Family Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to
encourage students to utilize the excellent resources of Butler University in
pursuit of studies in preparation for future careers. Preference is given to
students preparing for law careers.
The Craig Fenneman
Endowed Scholarship
C
raig E. Fenneman graduated from Butler with a degree in economics in 1971 before attending the Indiana University School of Law.
At Butler he was president of the Student Government Association
and a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Today he is the owner/general
partner in Fenneman & Associates, a commercial real estate development
and management company that he founded in 1978; he also is the owner
and CEO of Southern Bells, Inc., a holding company for 55 restaurant franchises in southern Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois that he founded in 1982.
Fenneman is active in a variety of professional and civic organizations, and
has received a number of awards for his service to Scouting and to the
YMCA. He formerly served on the Board of Visitors of the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences and was appointed to the Butler University Board
of Trustees in 2003. He has three children, including Kate ’01, and resides in
Martinsville, Ind.
The Craig Fenneman Endowed Scholarship was created by Craig
Fenneman in 2002 to benefit students enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences. Preference is given to an entering first-year student who has
declared an intention to major in economics or social sciences.
The Patricia Hadley Fielder
Scholarship
Patricia and Frank Fielder
P
atricia Hadley Fielder is a native of Indianapolis who attended public
schools in the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township.
She received an associate’s degree from Centenary College for Women
in New Jersey before completing a B.A. in psychology at Butler in 1965. In
1969, she married Francis M. Fielder Jr., and they have two sons. She
currently lives in Texas.
Mrs. Fielder is an active alumna of Pi Beta Phi sorority and a charter
member of the Cypress-Woodlands Junior Forum, a Texas federated women’s
community service organization. She also served on the Parent-Teacher
Organization for her children’s elementary and middle schools. She remains
an active alumna and strong supporter of Butler University.
The Patricia Hadley Fielder Scholarship Fund was established by the
Fielders in 1997 to honor and support outstanding scholarship. It is awarded
annually to a student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences based on
academic ability.
The Paul W. Finney
Endowed Scholarship
P
aul W. Finney was a 1922 graduate of Butler who enjoyed a long and
successful career in the insurance industry. He joined Aetna Life
Insurance Co. in Hartford, Conn., where he was a representative for
its group life division, covering cities in the East and Midwest. Finney later
moved to Indianapolis, where he became associated with the George L.
Clark Fire and Casualty Agency. He retired as president of that company at
age 65. Finney was a lifelong student of history and literature with a special
interest in the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.
The Paul W. Finney Endowed Scholarship was established by Robert A.
Finney, class of 1928, in memory of his brother. Recipients of this scholarship are history majors selected on a basis of academic achievement.
The Francis J. Funke
Endowed Scholarship
D
r. Francis J. Funke, born in Indianapolis in 1915, was a teacher,
translator, college professor and author. He graduated magna cum
laude from Butler in 1937 with an A.B. degree and earned his master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin a year later. While a resident of
Indiana, Funke taught high school in Evansville and at the Culver and
Riverside Military Academies. He left teaching for a decade to serve as a
translator for Eli Lilly International Pharmaceuticals and Army Intelligence
in Washington. He resumed his teaching career in Miami, Fla., where he
taught in high schools and at Miami-Dade Junior College. He earned his
Ph.D. at Florida State University in Spanish, French and higher education.
Funke served in many leadership positions in his field, including
national chairman of the Elementary and High School Modern Language
Association, president and vice president of the Mayor’s Hispanic Culture
Committee, chairman of the State Foreign Language Conference, president
of the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica de Miami, and many other foreign language associations. He was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Pi,
Sigma Delta Pi, Pi Delta Phi and Alpha Mu Gamma.
The Francis J. Funke Endowment Scholarship Fund was established
to honor the memories of Dr. Funke, his wife Bertha and son John.
Scholarships are awarded to students majoring in Spanish or French who
maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or greater.
The Dale Hathaway
Social Action Endowed Scholarship
D
ale A. Hathaway, Ph.D. was a teacher, researcher, author, and
activist for peace and social justice. He joined the Butler political
science faculty in 1990, shortly after earning his doctoral degree
from Cornell University and taught innovative courses in U.S. politics. He
mentored many students in their internships and apprenticeships in political
science and conducted research on ways ordinary people could improve their
lives through participation and organization. Hathaway supported Amnesty
International, the Indianapolis Peace and Justice Center, and Butler for
Peace. Writing in Butler Magazine following his sudden death in May 2002
while leading a faculty study tour in Italy, his friends and Butler colleagues
Bill Watts and Craig Auchter wrote: “Dale was universally known for the
kindness and fellowship he showed to all, even in times of adversity … [his]
luminous smile and gentle personality seemed as constant and reliable as the
sun rising each day.” Hathaway’s wife Dot and Butler colleagues launched
the campaign to raise funds from his family, friends and colleagues for a
memorial scholarship.
The Dale Hathaway Social Action Endowed Scholarship provides financial assistance to deserving Butler students recommended by the political
science department for their commitment to peace and social justice.
The Edith Dockweiler Hughes
Scholarship
E
dith Dockweiler Hughes, a 1905 graduate of Butler College, was
born in Indianapolis and graduated from Emmerich Manual Training
High School. After graduation from Butler, she did postgraduate
work at the University of Chicago and taught for two years in Oaklandon.
In 1909, she married Logan G. Hughes, a Terre Haute, Ind., businessman.
They lived in Terre Haute, Bloomfield, Ind. and Little Rock, Ark. before
moving to Woodruff Place in Indianapolis. Mrs. Hughes was very active in
the PTA and served as president of the PTA chapter at School 33, the
Indianapolis Council of Parents and Teachers, and the Indiana PTA. She also
served as vice president of the national PTA. She firmly believed that individuals who actively participate in the activities of their community, church
and school, doing all they could to help, would have no time for complaints.
The Edith Dockweiler Hughes Scholarship Fund was established by
Hughes’ son John D. Hughes through a bequest in his will. The fund provides assistance to students who have demonstrated scholastic achievement
and leadership potential.
The ICUE America Inc.
Engineering Endowed Scholarship
Steven and Melonia North
S
teven L. and Melonia North became involved with Butler through
their son Justin North ’05 and during his college career, volunteered on
behalf of the University in a variety of activities and on several boards.
Steve suggested to two of his fellow past board members of ICUE America
Inc., Jesse A. Miles and Keith A. Reinsmith, that funds from the sale of the
company could endow a scholarship at Butler. The ICUE America Inc.
Engineering Scholarship was established in 2002 with their support as well
as with funds from North’s employer, Illinois Tool Works (ITW). North is a
senior software analyst with ITW, a Fortune 200 company based in
Glenview, Ill.
The ICUE America Inc. Engineering Endowed Scholarship provides
financial assistance to Butler students enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences. Preference is given to an entering first-year student who has
declared a major in engineering, with further preference given to mechanical
engineering.
The ICUE America Inc.
Engineering Field Project Fund
Steven and Melonia North
S
teven L. and Melonia North first became active with the Parents
Council at Butler when their son, Justin North ’05, came to campus
from their home in Greenville, Ohio. Among other activities, the
Norths served on the Ovid Butler Society executive committee, and Steve
was invited to join the Board of Visitors for the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences. He and two of his fellow past board members of ICUE America
Inc., Jesse A. Miles and Keith A. Reinsmith, determined that funds from the
sale of that company could endow both an engineering scholarship and a
fund to support educational out-of-classroom activities as well. The three
men established the ICUE America Inc. Engineering Field Project Fund to
support such things as student research projects, applied engineering projects
and student travel to present research findings at conferences.
The ICUE America Inc. Engineering Field Project Fund supports
activities outside the classroom that enhance the learning experience of
engineering students.
The May S. Iske
Scholarship
P
rofessor Emerita May Kolmer Schafer Iske was an Indianapolis
native who graduated from Butler University in 1924 and joined the
faculty as an instructor that same year. She earned her master’s degree
at Butler in 1927 and attended Indiana University School of Medicine for
one year before being promoted to assistant professor of zoology in 1928
and associate professor in 1941. Iske taught premedical biology for 42 years,
from 1924 to 1967, and developed the first laboratory physiology course
ever offered at Butler. She wrote most of the original draft of a popular
college text, Laboratory Directions in College Zoology. Many of her students
became prominent physicians and medical specialists across the country. The
University honored her dignity and dedication to teaching by presenting her
with its highest award, the Butler Medal, in 1993. Iske’s husband Paul was a
physician who completed his premedical studies at Butler. Iske, who died in
1999, was the great-aunt of Butler Professor Susan Neville, the Demia Butler
Chair of English Literature.
The May S. Iske Scholarship is administered by the financial aid office to
benefit students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Preference is
given to biology majors who maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average.
The Frederick Kavanagh
Botany Scholarship
D
r. Frederick Kavanagh retired as a microbiologist from Eli Lilly
and Company. He established his own company, Bio Dynamics, in
Oregon. In the 1980s, he established an endowed botany scholarship at Butler University.
The Frederick Kavanagh Botany Scholarship is an endowed scholarship
for the study of botany in the biological sciences department.
The Evelyn R. Stutesman Kovar
Memorial Scholarship
E
velyn Rose Stutesman Kovar graduated from Butler University
in 1945 with a bachelor’s degree in English. On campus, she was a
member of the Butler Independent Association, the Women’s Athletic
Association and the Association of Women Students. She taught for a number of years at Central Junior High School in Champaign, Ill. According to
her friends, she was an avid and loyal supporter of her alma mater. Kovar
and her husband William had no children of their own, but she decided to
assist deserving students at Butler through a bequest in her will. Upon her
death in 2004 and with the support of her husband, Kovar’s estate endowed
the scholarship that bears her name.
The Evelyn R. Stutesman Kovar Memorial Scholarship is administered
by the Office of Financial Aid to provide financial assistance to deserving
students majoring in journalism in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The Margaret M. Kuhn
Scholarship in Literature
M
argaret Metzger Kuhn was the wife of George A. Kuhn Sr. and
mother of George A. Kuhn Jr., both of whom served on the board
of trustees for Butler University. The scholarship was endowed in
her memory by the elder Kuhn, an Indianapolis-area real estate developer.
Mrs. Kuhn had a deep love of literature and was a faithful member of the
Tuesday A.M. Reading Club that met at the University.
The Margaret M. Kuhn Scholarship in Literature is available to students
of distinction in any field of literature.
The Lilly Industries, Inc.
Endowed Scholarship
L
illy Industries, Inc. was rooted in the entrepreneurial traditions of
the 19th and 20th centuries and committed to developing and marketing the technologies of the 21st century. With 134 years of experience supplying global original equipment manufacturers with finishings and
coatings, the Indianapolis-headquartered company went about quietly building a rich history of success and a bright future of possibilities.
Lilly Industries was one of the five largest manufacturers of industrial
coatings and specialty chemical products in North America. Lilly was
founded in 1865 in Indianapolis; by 1998, the company had grown to
employ 2,200 persons worldwide and operate 20 facilities in the United
States and 13 facilities internationally, including Canada, the United
Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, China, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan
and Australia.
The industrial coatings markets served by Lilly provide a glimpse of its
multifaceted capability: agricultural equipment, appliances, building products, construction equipment, consumer products, fixtures, furniture, general
products, industrial equipment, kitchen cabinets/vanities, mirrors, office and
transportation equipment.
The Lilly Industries, Inc. Endowed Scholarship provides support for fulltime students in their junior and senior years majoring in chemistry who
are residents of Indiana or an immediately adjacent state. Although Lilly
Industries was acquired in 2001 by Valspar Corp. of Minnesota, this scholarship funded by Lilly Industries still bears its name.
The Dr. Richard E. Martin
Memorial Scholarship
D
r. Richard E. Martin served Butler University for 31 years as a
professor and head of the Department of Sociology as well as an
academic administrator. Martin earned a bachelor’s degree from
Indiana Central College, a master’s degree from Northern Illinois and his
Ph.D. from Purdue University. He joined Butler’s sociology faculty in 1965
and later served as the director of continuing education. He filled several
administration positions at Butler as well, including dean of extended programs, director of continuing education and acting dean of University
College. Many of his contributions to Butler helped lead to the University’s
Learning Initiative. Martin also performed mission work in the United
States and abroad.
The Dr. Richard E. Martin Memorial Scholarship, established by his
family and friends to honor his memory, will benefit senior students
studying sociology or criminal justice.
The Charles O. McGaughey
Leadership Award
C
harles O. McGaughey co-founded MCL Cafeterias, at one time the
seventh largest public cafeteria chain in the United States. A native of
Sheridan, Ind., McGaughey earned degrees from Purdue University
and the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He served as chairman of the
board and chief executive officer of the Indianapolis-based MCL Cafeterias
as well as a member of the board of directors of the Indiana Restaurant
Association. That group also honored him as its Man of the Year.
McGaughey was active in his community and church, serving in groups
such as the Masonic Lodge, as a Little League softball sponsor and as a
church team basketball coach.
The Charles O. McGaughey Leadership Award was established in 1990
by McGaughey’s family. It is designated for students who demonstrate leadership abilities and appreciation of basic American values as evidenced by a
record of achievement in service to the community and to the University.
The Frank McHale
Trust Scholarship
F
rank McHale enjoyed a distinguished career as an attorney and community leader. He practiced law for nearly 60 years, the last 41 in
Indianapolis.
A native of Logansport, Ind., McHale was born in 1891. He earned
his A.B. in 1914 and his law degree in 1916 from the University of
Michigan, where he also played varsity football under legendary coach
Fielding Yost.
Upon graduation, he returned to Logansport to practice law and then
served in the U.S. Army Air Corp in World War I. After returning from
duty, he founded the law firm now known as McHale Cook and Welch.
Mr. McHale’s community activities were extensive. He served as state
commander of the American Legion in the late 1920s and was commander
for the Logansport post. He was a close advisor to Indiana Governor Paul
McNutt, and was himself elected as the National Democratic
Committeeman for Indiana, a position he held from 1937 to 1952. Board
memberships included St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Ind., and the
Indianapolis Foundation.
The Frank McHale Trust Scholarship was established through a bequest
from Mr. McHale to benefit worthy students from Logansport and Cass
County in Indiana. Recipients may be enrolled in any area of study at Butler
but should be planning a law career.
The Raymond R. and Margaret E. Miller
Scholarship
R
aymond R. Miller and Margaret Threlkeld Miller were born in
1895 and 1904, respectively. Both were devoted to their families,
their communities and their church throughout their lives. Raymond
earned a master’s degree in education and theology from Butler in 1920 and
held a doctorate in education from Indiana University. He was a teacher,
principal, superintendent, pastor and professor of education at Eureka
College in Illinois from 1958 to 1966. Margaret was the nurturing and hospitable dining hall hostess at the college for many years. They chose to live
in a three-room apartment in a college dormitory on the campus where they
were “house parents” for 20 years. They were affectionately known as “Mom
and Pop Miller” to the entire college community, and a portrait of their faces
painted onto a copy of the American Gothic even hung in the dining hall.
“Pop” Miller died in 1983; “Mom” Miller passed away in the fall of 2003 at
the age of 99.
The Raymond R. and Margaret E. Miller Scholarship was established
by annuities that the couple had with the university; upon Margaret’s death,
the annuities were transferred to the University’s endowment to establish a
scholarship in their names. The fund provides tuition support to deserving
students pursuing studies in education or the ministry.
The Betty Murnan-Smith
Scholarship
P
rofessor Betty Murnan-Smith’s professional life was greatly influenced by two women: During her senior year at Broad Ripple High
School in Indianapolis, her English teacher, Louise Dauner ’36, M.A.
’41, encouraged Betty to attend Butler, where Professor of English Allegra
Stewart inspired and mentored her. Murnan-Smith so appreciated their help
that she later would name her daughter after them. She graduated in 1944
and went on to earn a master’s degree in American literature and philosophy
from the University of Iowa. She taught for 26 years at the University of
Wisconsin-Waukesha, where she retired in 1992 as associate professor of
English emerita. Her home in Waukesha was so filled with books and papers
that she posted a sign reading, “Beware of avalanches.” The scholarship she
established at Butler reflects her empathy with the struggle of single parents
trying to finance a college education; her father died when Murnan-Smith
was just 12, and she was able to attend Butler through a government-sponsored program called the National Youth Administration. Murnan-Smith’s
life and career were driven by her commitment to family and personal relationships, education and hard work. She died in 2006 at the age of 85.
The Betty Murnan-Smith Scholarship is administered by the financial aid
office, with preference given to students who are single parents, are enrolled
in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and who demonstrate financial
need.
The Frances A. Nakarai
Scholarship
Frances A. Nakarai
T
he Frances A. Nakarai Scholarship was established in 2001 by
Charles F.T. Nakarai of Durham, N.C. in memory of his mother
Frances (Yorn), who received her bachelor of arts in philosophy from
Butler in 1927 and her master’s from Columbia University in 1930. At
Butler, she was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, the national honorary scholastic
fraternity. Her most memorable Butler professor was Elijah Jordan. Frances
was an educator and worked as librarian at the Indiana State Library.
Her husband Dr. Toyozo Wada Nakarai also attended Butler, receiving
his bachelor of arts in 1924 and his masters of arts in religious studies in
1925; he received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Their two
children, Charles F.T. and Frederick L., received their bachelor of arts
degrees from Butler in 1958 and 1962, respectively. Charles went on to earn
his master of music degree from Butler’s Jordan College of Fine Arts in
1967.
Dr. Nakarai, a native of Kyoto, Japan, was one of the founding faculty
members of Emmanuel School of Religion in Johnson City, Tenn. He served
the school as a professor of Old Testament from 1965 to 1984. Emmanuel
School of Religion established the Toyozo W. Nakarai Chair of Hebrew
Bible/Old Testament to honor the seminary’s former Distinguished Professor
of Old Testament. Dr. Nakarai died in 1984; Frances, in 1995.
The Nakarai Scholarship at Butler University provides support to an
undergraduate student or students with preference given to a junior or senior
majoring in philosophy who demonstrates financial need and who maintains
a 3.0 GPA. The scholarship is administered by the Office of Financial Aid.
The Gayle Augustine Olson
Scholarship
G
ayle Augustine Olson graduated from Butler University in 1966
with a degree in psychology. She subsequently earned her master’s
degree and her Ph.D. at St. Louis University. Dr. Olson began her
academic career in 1970 as a member of the psychology faculty at the
University of New Orleans, where she and her husband Richard D. Olson
currently serve as research professors. Working as a team, the Olsons helped
pioneer the study of the relationship between neuropeptides and behavior,
focusing on the endogenous opiate peptides. These peptides, which are concentrated in neurons in the brain, moderate pain, influence food and fluid
consumption, and play a key role in memory function. The Olsons’ current
work examines the effects of the newly discovered brain opiates on peptidemediated memory. Gayle was a member of the Society for Neuroscience and
a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American
Psychological Society.
The Gayle Augustine Olson Scholarship was created by the Olsons to be
awarded to psychology majors who demonstrate financial need and academic
merit.
The Herman and Margaret Pickard
Scholarship
M
argaret “Maggie” V. Bradburn Pickard received her bachelor’s
degree in French from Butler University in 1932, where she was a
member of Kappa Delta Pi honor society for education. She was a
teacher for 15 years and a 50-year member and past matron of the Lawrence
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Two of her great-nephews, Kevin B.
Pickard and Kurt S. Pickard, are also Butler alumni, classes of 1980 and
1986, respectively. Their sister Beverly Pickard Maggard noted, “Two of my
brothers have graduated from Butler and my Aunt Maggie was very proud of
them.” When Margaret Pickard died in 2003 at age 92, she established
through her estate an endowed scholarship that bears her name along with
that of her late husband, Herman.
The Herman and Margaret Pickard Scholarship is administered by the
financial aid office to benefit worthy students in the College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences. Preference is given to full-time students with a cumulative
grade point average of 3.0.
The A. Leroy Portteus
Scholarship
A
nson Leroy Portteus was born in 1876 in Benton County, Ind. He
graduated from Marion High School in 1895 and received a degree
from Butler in 1900 before attending Indiana University Law
School for two years. Portteus’ career was varied; he worked as a secretary to
the chief of the Indianapolis Police Department, a teacher, a school administrator, a public employee, and finally as an insurance executive with the
Indianapolis Life Insurance Co., where he served as president from 1934 to
1947. Portteus, a Democrat, also served in the Indiana Senate from 1933 to
1939. He was a Freemason and a member of the Chamber of Commerce,
the Indianapolis Athletic Club and the Brookside Civic League. He served as
president of the Indiana Association of Legal Reserve Life Insurance
Companies and the Federation of Community Civic Clubs.
Portteus married Mary Lousie Ilg, and the couple had two children.
The A. Leroy Portteus Scholarship Fund was established by the estate of
Gene L. Portteus Branigin in memory of her father. The fund is for scholarships to students enrolled in a pre-law curriculum.
The Walter Leroy Portteus
Scholarship
D
r. Walter Leroy Portteus was a physician in Franklin, Ind., who
served in several state and federal medical positions. Portteus was
born in Indianapolis, and graduated from Arsenal Technical High
School and Butler University before receiving his medical degree from
Indiana University. He served in World War I and returned to set up a practice in Cumberland, Ind., before moving to Franklin in 1927. He would go
on to serve as chief of staff of the Johnson County Memorial Hospital.
Portteus was president of the Indiana State Medical Association and on
the board for Indiana Blue Shield. He also was a member of the first State
Council on Mental Health. In 1957, he served on the United States Public
Health Service advisory committee, and in 1959 became president of the medical advisory board of the Sears, Roebuck Foundation. He was selected to
President Eisenhower’s National House Conference on Children and Youth
in 1960.
The Walter Leroy Portteus Scholarship Fund, was established through the
estate of Gene L. Portteus Branigin in memory of her brother. It provides
scholarships to students enrolled in a pre-medicine curriculum.
The John E. Potzger
Memorial Scholarship
J
ohn E. Potzger, educator and botanist, was born in Michigan in 1886.
A specialist in the study of forest history, he graduated from Butler in
1927, returned to the University for a master’s degree in 1931 and
earned a Ph.D. in botany from Indiana University in 1932. As a young
man, Potzger had a dual love of the outdoors and the piano. He worked as a
music teacher in Indianapolis before returning to Butler to begin graduate
work in botany.
Potzger returned to the University for a third time in 1932 when he
joined the faculty as a professor of botany. He gained a national reputation
for his research in taxonomy, quadrat studies and ring counts, morphology
and pollen analysis. He was named president of the Ecological Society of
America in 1948 and of the Central Association of Science and Math
Teachers in 1953.
The John E. Potzger Memorial Scholarship was established in 1955, and
the scholarship is awarded to a deserving biology major in the study of
botany or environmental science.
The William L. and Ella P. Powell
Scholarship
E
lla Powell of Lebanon, Ind., established this scholarship through a
bequest. Ella died in 1952; her husband William predeceased her.
The residue of her estate was shared by Butler University and two
other institutions. Butler’s portion was to be kept in a permanent fund to be
called the William L. Powell and Ella P. Powell Scholarship Fund, with the
income awarded annually to a worthy student in the College of Religion.
When Mrs. Powell prepared her will in 1947, the College of Religion was
still present at Butler; today, the Powell scholarship is awarded to students
majoring in religion and religious studies.
The Donald G. Sandstrom
Memorial Scholarship
D
onald G. Sandstrom was an avid reader who inspired and encouraged others to read and to express themselves through writing. He
maintained a prolific correspondence and was noted for his writing
skill and command of the English language. He served as a mentor to each
of his three daughters, his sons-in law and his four grandchildren.
Sandstrom, a career military officer and instructor, was a veteran of
World War II and the Korean War. After his retirement in 1985, he volunteered for many community causes and pursued full time his lifelong passion
for reading and writing. He wrote about his military experiences for many
publications and became active in the mystery-writing community. He read,
reviewed and wrote extensively about mysteries for a number of publications. He also enthusiastically promoted writers and served on panels at
conventions across the country. His efforts led to recognition in 1993 as the
“fan guest of honor” at the International Mystery Writers’ Conference.
During his last weeks of life in a hospice in Indianapolis, Sandstrom
continued to read a book a day and to write reviews on his computer.
The Donald G. Sandstrom Memorial Scholarship was established by
Sandstrom’s friends and family, working with his son-in-law and daughters,
Rev. Fredric Muir ’72, Karen Muir ’70 and Bibi Sandstrom. The scholarship
supports students who show promise in writing.
The Katrina Roch Seitz
Science Education Endowed Fund
Dr. David Seitz and
Dr. Katrina Roch Seitz
K
atrina Roch Seitz graduated cum laude from Butler in 1979 with a
degree in zoology, received her M.D. from Indiana University in
1983 and served her residency at Indiana University Medical Center.
Katrina practices general obstetrics and gynecology at Southside OB-GYN
in Indianapolis. Following her three-year term on Butler’s Board of Trustees,
she was named trustee emerita in 2006. She is a past member of the Board
of Visitors for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Her husband David E. Seitz M.D., Ph.D. attended Northwestern and
Harvard Universities and the University of Miami School of Medicine. He is
a radiation oncologist involved in a professional partnership conducting drug
research. Prior to that he practiced at the Indiana University School of
Medicine specializing in hematology and internal medicine and was a
chemist at Eli Lilly and Company.
The Katrina Roch Seitz Science Education Endowed Fund was created in
1999 by Katrina and David Seitz to benefit students in the natural sciences
at Butler. The fund provides scholarship assistance to Butler science majors
who extend their education outside the classroom through seminars, field
expeditions and meetings, including study in a foreign country and immersion in its language, history, culture, art and economics. Junior or sophomore majors in biology, astronomy, chemistry or physics are eligible. The
fund also enables the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to host scholars in
residence to enhance the science curriculum and benefit science students
through lectures, workshops and seminars.
The Philip St. John
Fund
P
hilip A. St. John retired from Butler University in 1989 as professor
emeritus. He received his doctoral degree from Harvard University and
taught at Brandeis before joining the Butler faculty in 1967 as a professor of zoology. St. John later served as a department head and associate
dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He has written extensively
in the fields of cell physiology and chemotherapy. In 1967, Indiana Health
Careers, Inc. honored St. John for achievement in establishing new programs
in respiratory therapy and radiology, and for initiating a new program in
nuclear medicine.
The Philip St. John Fund helps to defray the cost of the marine biology
field trip taken every other spring break in conjunction with the Tropical
Field Biology course offered in the Department of Biology. The Dr. James
Berry Field Biology Fund also provides support for these field trips.
The Allegra Stewart
Scholarship
D
r. Allegra Stewart was a professor of English at Butler University
for 56 years. She joined the faculty in 1923, was named to the
university’s prestigious Demia Butler Chair in 1939 and became
acting department head in 1946. Upon her retirement in 1969, she continued to teach part-time for another decade. Stewart — who specialized in
17th-century literature, Gertrude Stein and Modernism — received her B.A.
from Butler in 1921, her M.A. from Columbia in 1923 and her Ph.D. from
King’s College, University of London, in 1933. She was among the first
American women to receive an advanced degree from King’s College.
Stewart founded Butler’s literary magazine, Manuscripts, in 1935.
Butler students named her outstanding professor for 1963–64, and she
received an alumni award in 1966 and an honorary doctorate of humane
letters (1982) from the University. She gained national recognition for her
1967 book Gertrude Stein and the Present.
In his citation for Stewart’s honorary doctorate, fellow English faculty
member Werner Beyer lauded Stewart, saying, “during her active years one
could hear her vigorous and infectious teaching at goodly distances in Jordan
Hall, and one felt cheered and refreshed.”
A native of Indianapolis, Stewart was active in a number of community activities, most notably serving on the board of trustees for the
John Herron Museum of Art.
The Allegra Stewart Scholarship was established from the estate of
Dr. Allegra Stewart, to be awarded to students in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences.
The Kristopher Stewart
Memorial Scholarship
K
ristopher T. Stewart was a junior at Butler University when he died
in an automobile accident in fall 2004 while returning from a
regatta in Philadelphia with the Butler Crew Club. A chemistry
major interested in premedicine, he was well regarded as a curious, enthusiastic student. In a memorial ceremony one year after the accident, his
many friends at Butler remembered Kris as “always bringing a smile to the
faces of his friends with his charismatic personality.” His crew teammates
dedicated a shell (boat) in his honor, and a tree dedicated to his memory
grows between Gallahue and Jordan Halls.
The Kristopher Stewart Memorial Scholarship has been established by
Daniel E. Stewart and Linda M. Stewart in loving memory of their son
and supported by their family, friends and the Butler community. The fund
provides undergraduate scholarships in the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences.
The Stuart Prize in Psychology
S
tephen K. Stuart graduated from Butler in 1974 with a degree in psychology cum laude, and earned a law degree from Stetson University in
1977. He is a partner with the mediation firm of Stuart & Strickland
in Tampa, which has provided mediation services throughout west central
Florida since 1991. His firm specializes in mediations involving personal
injury, wrongful death, insurance property claims, insurance coverage issues,
commercial and business disputes and nursing home cases. In addition to
the Stuart Prize in Psychology, Stuart endowed an undergraduate research
award to honor Dr. Burrton Woodruff upon his retirement from Butler’s
psychology faculty in 2005.
The Stuart Prize in Psychology has been awarded annually since 1988 to
reward scholarship, innovation and scientific potential in undergraduate
research. The funds provide support for psychology majors presenting the
results of their own research projects at national and regional professional
conferences.
The G. Cullen and Margaret Lomax
Thomas Scholarship
G
Cullen Thomas, Indiana native and 1913 Butler graduate, was a
legendary collegiate athlete in basketball, tennis (later a state champion), track and football. He once punted a record 85 yards in the
air. He played professionally for the predecessor of the National Football
League before becoming Butler’s athletic director, then served in World War
I as an artillery captain.
While in college, he worked as a chemist for the Indiana State Board
of Health, testing for typhoid from a riverboat. After the war, Thomas built
a career as a food chemist. In 1922 he went to Minneapolis to join
Washburn Crosby Co., which grew into General Mills. There, he originated
the first products control department in the milling industry. In 1956 he
retired as senior vice president in charge of management development. A key
leader in flour and bread enrichment, he was consultant to the Food and
Drug Administration and on the National Defense Advisory Commission.
President Eisenhower appointed him chairman of a commission to study
FDA procedures.
Thomas served on Butler’s board of directors. In 1960 he was awarded
the Butler Medal.
His wife Margaret Lomax Thomas, Butler University class of 1918,
established this scholarship in his memory in 1973. Her name was added
after her death in 1984.
The G. Cullen and Margaret Lomax Thomas Scholarship Fund provides
scholarship support to students with a keen interest in the sciences, especially
chemistry.
The Elise S. Turner
Scholarship
E
lise S. Turner received her bachelor of science degree from Butler
University in 1952, having studied botany and zoology. A resident of
Evanston, Ill., Turner left her estate to Butler, the Hadley School for
the Blind, the Salvation Army and the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Elise S. Turner Scholarship Fund was established through the estate of
Elise Turner for Butler students majoring in biology.
The David H. and Virginia M. Waite
Scholarship
D
r. David H. Waite, a professor of speech at Butler and former
department head, joined the university’s faculty in 1975. He
received his B.A. from the University of Vermont and his M.A. and
Ph.D. from Northwestern University. His areas of expertise include visual
communication and semiotics. Waite is the co-author of four communications studies textbooks and has presented for the National Communication
Association, the Central States Speech Association and the Indiana Speech
Association.
Waite’s friends, former students and colleagues established the Waite
Scholarship in 1994 to honor both him and his wife Virginia M. Waite.
The David H. and Virginia M. Waite Scholarship supports communication studies students who are selected on the basis of professional goals,
academic achievement and personal characteristics, with the objective of
providing awards to applicants who have independent spirits and demonstrate outstanding potential to be effective communicators.
The William G. and Lucile J. Weiss
Scholarship Award
Lucile and William Weiss
W
illiam G. Weiss was an Indianapolis native who graduated from
Butler University in 1932. A World War II veteran, Weiss
majored in business administration and education and served as
president of Tau Kappa Alpha debating fraternity. He was employed by
Hook Drugs for many years and later managed the Green Braes Farms in
Indianapolis.
Lucile J. Weiss was a 1941 graduate of Butler University who majored
in English and biology. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She worked for Eli
Lilly and Company for a number of years, was a charter member of the
Electron Microscopy Society of America and published several scientific
papers regarding use of the electron microscope.
The William G. and Lucile J. Weiss Scholarship Award was established by
a bequest from the estates of William G. and Lucile J. Weiss. It is awarded to
Butler students majoring in biology.
The Corrine Welling
Scholarship
C
orrine Welling, a 1912 graduate of Butler, served the University for
33 years as a professor of English. She received her graduate degree
from Radcliffe College. Prior to becoming a faculty member at
Butler in 1916, Welling taught elementary and high school. Throughout her
career at Butler, Welling was regarded as an inspiring teacher. She was a
founder of Phi Chi Nu, Scarlet Quill, Kappa Beta and the Scarf Society. She
was a member of Central Christian Church, the Daughters of the American
Revolution, the Indiana College English Association and the American
Association of University Women.
The Corrine Welling Scholarship is awarded to students of the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences who must apply for this scholarship through the
department heads.
The Jennifer L. Wetzel Endowed
Scholarship Fund
J
ennifer L. Jackson Wetzel received her bachelor of arts degree cum
laude from Butler University in 1977. She majored in psychology and
was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She established a career in the
automotive industry, working 23 years for Hoosier Gasket Corp, where
she was serving as vice president at the time of her death in 1999. She was a
member of the National Gasket Fabrications Association, the Society of
Automotive Engineers and the Automotive Sealing Committee.
Wetzel is fondly remembered in the community as a Girl Scout troop
leader whose dedication led to her being named Lawrence Service Unit
Volunteer of the Year in 1998. She will be remembered for her love of children and devotion to her daughter Lauren. Wetzel also was fond of animals;
friends and family note that there was not a cause related to animals, domestic or wild, that she did not support.
The Jennifer L. Wetzel Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in her
memory by gifts from her friends and family. Preference is given to students
who have declared pre-medicine studies as an interest, particularly those who
plan to study oncology.
The Jean W. Whitcraft
Endowed Scholarship
J
ean Wells Whitcraft was a member of the class of 1944. She and her
twin sister Alberta both majored in English, and both were members of
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority as well as Phi Chi Nu, Chimes, Spurs and
Scarlet Quill honor societies. Jean Wells Whitcraft devoted her career to
teaching and retired as head of the English department at Shortridge High
School in Indianapolis. She also was a dedicated Indianapolis volunteer and
avid supporter of Butler University. She was married to Robert T. Whitcraft,
class of 1930. A recipient of this scholarship wrote to Alberta Wells: “Thank
you so much for your generosity, which definitely helps to ease the financial
burden of college... I am honored to hold the award in memory of such a
great example of English teaching.”
The Jean W. Whitcraft Endowed Scholarship was established by R.
Alberta Wells in memory of her sister to benefit students who have expressed
an interest in teaching high-school English.
The Robert O. Whitesell
Honor Award
R
obert O. Whitesell was born in Indianapolis and received his degree
in physics and mathematics from Butler University in 1939. At
Butler, he was active in the band and math club, served as student
director of the band in his junior and senior years and was a member of
Kappa Kappa Psi.
Over the course of his career he has served as a physicist with P.R.
Mallory Co. and an instructor for Purdue University Extension. He founded
three Indianapolis companies — Engineering Products, Robert O. Whitesell
and Associates (high-tech manufacturers’ representatives) and White’s
Antique Galleries (importers). Before his retirement, Whitesell provided
thoughtful and visionary leadership for more than 40 years to the business
community.
The Robert O. Whitesell Honor Award was endowed by gifts from
friends and business associates of Robert O. Whitesell. Two students in
the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and two students
in the Department of Physics are honored annually.
The Mary Louise Blauvelt Wingenroth
Academic Scholarship
M
ary Louise Blauvelt Wingenroth was born in Indianapolis in
1911, attended Indianapolis Technical High School and was a
member of Butler’s class of 1934. She earned her bachelor of arts,
majoring in Spanish. At Butler, she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority,
the Women’s League, YWCA, the Spanish Club and the choir.
Mary Louise (Mary Lou) loved music, language and the arts. She
played the piano and was, by the accounts of family and friends, a marvelous
conversationalist with a great sense of humor.
Courageously battling multiple sclerosis for the last 42 years of her life,
she was a continuing source of inspiration for all who knew her.
The Mary Louise Blauvelt Wingenroth Academic Scholarship is awarded
to a female English or Spanish major.
The Burrton Woodruff Undergraduate
Research Award
Burrton G. Woodruff
B
urrton G. Woodruff, professor of psychology emeritus, has been
recognized for his academic expertise in perception and cognition
and his use of technology as a teaching tool. Woodruff joined the
psychology faculty in 1968 and served the Butler community for 35 years
as a dedicated educator and mentor. He was the primary faculty member
charged with delivering knowledge and skills in the statistics and methods
of behavioral sciences. Woodruff holds bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral
degrees from Kansas State University.
The Burrton Woodruff Undergraduate Research Award was established
by Stephen K Stuart, class of 1974, to honor Professor Woodruff. Scholarships are awarded to rising juniors and seniors majoring or minoring in
psychology. Recipients must be engaged in a research project demonstrating
excellence in methodology, research design or statistical analysis.
The John Newcomb Wright
Scholarship
J
ohn Newcomb Wright was a former Butler student and graduate of
the Indiana University’s School of Law. Shortly after establishing his
practice in 1925, Wright passed away at the age of 25. This memorial
scholarship was established in his honor by his parents, John S. Wright,
a botanist with Eli Lilly and Company, and Lectania Newcomb Wright, a
Butler alumna, class of 1892.
Butler University President Robert J. Aley said, “Those of us who were
fortunate enough to know John Newcomb Wright recognized him as a
young man of sterling qualities. He had great force of character, was a good
student and gave rich promise of a life of usefulness. At Butler he stood high
in his classes and exemplified the best traits of the modern young
American.”
The John Newcomb Wright Scholarship Fund was established by Mr. and
Mrs. John S. Wright in 1927 in memory of their son, with the designation
that a preference be given to English or economics majors.
The Edgar Lee Yeager
Memorial Award
E
dgar Lee Yeager served Butler University as a professor of psychology
and organizational behavior. A native of Indiana, he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Indiana University before continuing
his graduate work at Columbia University. Yeager taught psychology at IU
from 1923 to 1946 before leaving the university to farm and serve as a management consultant for Indianapolis businesses. He joined Butler’s faculty in
1957 to teach evening division courses. In 1959, he became an assistant professor of psychology and was later promoted to associate professor. Yeager
served as a member of the Indiana Commission on the Aging and Aged, and
he belonged to area Kiwanis clubs, Delta Chi fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa and
the American Psychological Association.
The Edgar Lee Yeager Memorial Award is awarded to a student in
psychology who displays academic proficiency.