The Alumni Association has announced Butler University’s Top 100 Outstanding Students, honoring the top juniors and seniors for the 2017–2018 academic year.
The list is below. Top 15 students have an asterisk next to their name.
The students honored each year continue the tradition of dedication and service to Butler. They reflect outstanding character, scholarship, engaged citizenship, leadership, and commitment to fostering diversity.To be considered a Top 100 student at Butler University, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and may not be on conduct probation during the application process or the announcement for Top 100 and Top 15.
The Top 100 students are determined by the Top 100 Selection Committee composed of representatives of each of the six colleges, student affairs, academic affairs, and alumni. Each candidate is judged against the core values of the program on a numeric scale. At the end of the judging period, all scores are tabulated, and the Top 100 students are selected.
Visit the Top 100 website to view guidelines for the program.
The Alumni Association in conjunction with the Office of Student Affairs conducts the Outstanding Student Recognition program. The program is in its 57th year.
The full list of honorees, majors, and hometowns:
Lynn Alsatie, International Studies and French, Carmel, Indiana
Siena Amodeo, International Business and Marketing, Powell, Ohio
Deborah Arehart, Middle/Secondary Education and French, Dayton, Ohio
Thomas Baldwin, Biochemistry, Carmel, Indiana
*Adam Bantz, Strategic Communication, Marketing, Muncie, Indiana
Alex Bartlow, Accounting and Spanish, Bloomfield, Indiana
Leah Basford, International Business, Chinese minor, Centerville, Indiana
Brianna Borri, Psychology, Ada, Michigan
Lauren Briskey, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Avon, Indiana
Amy Brown, Accounting, Saint Charles, Missouri
Rachel Burke, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Mount Vernon, Indiana
Jeremy Caylor, Biology, Chemistry, Tipton, Indiana
*Parker Chalmers, Finance/Risk Management & Insurance, Wyoming, Ohio
Lauren Ciulla, Biology, Carmel, Indiana
Brooklyn Cohen, Elementary Education, Glenview, Illinois
Hannah Coleman, Pharmacy, Danville, Indiana
Dana Connor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Tallahassee, Florida
Vickie Cook, Chemistry, Woodburn, Indiana
Meredith Coughlin, Human Communication and Organizational Leadership, Tipp City, Ohio
*Ryan Cultice, Accounting and Finance, Warsaw, Indiana
Ashley Dale, Physics, Electrical Engineering, New Palestine, Indiana
Erin Dark, Pharmacy, West Lafayette, Indiana
Darby DeFord, Biology and Chemistry, Spencer, Indiana
Matt Del Busto, English creative writing and Spanish, Carmel, Indiana
David Dunham, Human Movement and Health Sciences Education, Zionsville, Indiana
Suzanne Dwyer, Pharmacy, Tinley Park, Illinois
Shelby Jo Eaton, Psychology and Sociology, Indianapolis
Ashlyn Edwards, Philosophy, Critical Communication, and French, New Albany, Indiana
*Katie Edwards, Marketing and Finance, Libertyville, Illinois
Sarah Elam, International Studies and Spanish, Indianapolis
John Evans, Accounting and Finance, Indianapolis
Hannah Faccio, Psychology, Belmont, Michigan
Megan Farny, Pre-PA, Evansville, Indiana
Megan Fitzgerald, Elementary Education and Religion, Dublin, Ohio
Annie Foster, Spanish and Chemistry minor, Westfield, Indiana
Jacklyn Gries, Pharmacy, Evansville, Indiana
Hannah Hartzell, Strategic Communication and Spanish, Powell, Ohio
Patrick Holden, PharmD/MBA, Brownsburg, Indiana
Jonny Hollar, Finance and Marketing, Warsaw, Indiana
Kate Holtz, Risk Management and Insurance, Finance, Godfrey, Illinois
*Nick Huang, Finance and Marketing, Geneva, Illinois
Karla Jeggle, Actuarial Science, Upper Arlington, Ohio
Nathan Jent, Health Sciences/Pre-PA, Crawfordsville, Indiana
Drew Johnson, Pharmacy, Noblesville, Indiana
Jakob Jozwiakowski, Chemistry, Boston, Massachusetts
Colton Junod, Biology and Biochemistry, Vincennes, Indiana
Libby Kaufman, Elementary Education, Chanhassen, Minnesota
*Nida Khan, Pharmacy/Pre-Med, Noblesville, Indiana
Rachel Koehler, International Studies and French, Franklin, Tennessee
*Caroline Kuremsky, Elementary Education with a Mild Intervention Minor, Cincinnati, Ohio
Carly Large, Accounting, Bloomington, Illinois
*Emily Lawson, Chemistry and Mathematics (Pre-Med), Fort Wayne, Indiana
Becca Lewis, Biology and Chemistry, Danville, Illinois
Rachael Lewis, Marketing, Spanish, and International Business, Danville, Illinois
Kayla Long, Critical Communications and Media Studies, Digital Media Production, Spanish, Evanston, Illinois
Kelsey McDougall, Biology, Canton, Michigan
Kirsten McGrew, Pharmacy, Louisville, Kentucky
Kasey Meeks, Health Sciences and Chemistry, Robinson, Illinois
Rachel Metz, Health Science, Ferdinand, Indiana
Joshua Murdock, Pharmacy, Grand Junction, Colorado
*Kelly Murphy, Human Communication and Organizational Leadership, Dublin, Ohio
Emily Nettesheim, Health Sciences and Spanish, Lafayette, Indiana
Alexis Neyman, Biochemistry, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Olivia Nilsen, Communication of Sciences and Disorders, Neuroscience minor, Ballwin, Missouri
Gehrig Parker, Sports Media, Park Ridge, Illinois
Justin Poythress, Accounting and Finance, Geneva, Illinois
*Tori Puhl, Actuarial Science, Mequon, Wisconsin
*Salman Qureshi, Biology, Fishers, Indiana
*Courtney Raab, Health Sciences, Highland, Indiana
Jordan Rauh, Pharmacy, Wabash, Indiana
Allison Reitz, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Newburgh, Indiana
Kate Richards, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Effingham, Illinois
Sophie Robertson, Dance Arts Administration and Journalism, Gig Harbor, Washington
*Abdul Saltagi, Biology, Fishers, Indiana
Kaitlyn Sawin, Marketing, Appleton, Wisconsin
Olivia Schwan, Marketing and Spanish, Kalamazoo, Michigan
*Abby Sikorcin, Health Sciences, Lisle, Illinois
Sundeep Singh, Biology and Political Science, Fishers, Indiana
Maree Smith, Spanish and Marketing, Monticello, Minnesota
Lilli Southern, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Solsberry, Indiana
Madison Stefanski, Elementary Education and seeking licensure in Special Education with minors in Reading, Frankfort, Michigan
Isaiah Strong, Strategic Communication/Recording Industry Studies, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Natalie Van Ochten, Biology and Biochemistry, Shorewood, Minnesota
Alexander Waddell, Accounting, Greenwood, Indiana
Skyler Walker, Pharmacy, Racine, Wisconsin
Kathryn Warma, Science, Technology, and Sociology, Carlinville, Illinois
Riley Wildemann, Pharmacy, Plainfield, Indiana
Alexander Wright, Chemistry, Fishers, Indiana
Heather Wright, Music, Greentown, Indiana
Jill Yager, Biology, Rushville, Indiana
Due to a tie in scoring, more than 100 students are being honored for the 2017–2018 academic year. All honorees were recognized at the Outstanding Student Banquet on April 13, where the Top 15 Most Outstanding Students were announced.
This list includes all students who opted to post their names.
In the photo:
Front row: Emily Lawson, Nida Khan, Nicholas Huang, Caitlyn Foye, Katie Edwards, Adam Bantz, Kelly Murphy
Back row: Abby Sikocin, Abdul Saltagi, Courtney Raab, President Danko, Salman Qureshi, Tori Puhl, Ryan Cultice
Media contact:
Marc Allan
mallan@butler.edu
317-940-9822