Celebrating Our 2023 Graduates: Emma Shepherd
When College of Liberal Arts and Sciences student Emma Shepherd interned with the Marion County’s Prosecutor’s Office, she felt inspired to find a career where she could support her community. After graduation, Emma will pursue a master’s in Jurisprudence at Indiana University McKinney School of Law.
Inspired to Give
Kurt Mahrdt grew up a few blocks from Butler’s campus and attended elementary school at 49th and Boulevard, across the street from Hinkle Fieldhouse. Beginning around the fourth grade, Mahrdt recalls using Butler’s athletics facilities to play basketball, football, and baseball with his neighborhood friends after school. Tony Hinkle was often nearby, overseeing practice for…
All Good Dawgs
The landscape of college athletics has changed dramatically over the last few years as a series of state laws throughout the country and adjusted NCAA by-laws now allow for studentathletes to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness (NIL). A group of Butler alumni set out to find a way for both Bulldog student-athletes…
Positive Reflections
More than a year has passed since Xan Korman died, but his legacy at Butler University is still just getting started. Korman was a rising junior and a promising photographer who loved covering the Butler Men’s Basketball team when he was gravely injured in a drive-by shooting in his home state of Maryland. He passed…
Butler University Names Honorary Degree Recipients
Kathryn G. “Katie” Betley, long-time Butler University Trustee and Indianapolis community leader; Leonard J. “Len” Betley, lawyer and philanthropist (posthumous); Reverend Marvin Chandler, Civil Rights activist, Indianapolis Jazz musician, and lecturer in the Jordan College of the Arts; and Everett F. Greene, Sr., legendary Indianapolis Jazz musician and lecturer in the Jordan College of the…
It’s What Mattas
Thad Matta ’90 grew up watching his father, Jim, a high school athletic director and coach, explain Xs and Os and discuss training philosophies. “I was raised in a gymnasium,” Matta says. “I was the little kid sitting in the locker room after a win or after a loss listening to the coaches.” Matta began…
Growing Gifts
It started with $100. Kent ’94 and Brittney (Howard) ’94 Greer loved their years at Butler, and it felt wrong not to give to the place that had molded them both and provided a backdrop for the beginning of their relationship. He first spotted her at Atherton Union (where he proclaimed to buddies, “I’m marrying…
Celebrating Our 2023 Graduates: Alexis Rice
As College of Education student Alexis Rice prepares to walk across the stage, she credits her next career opportunity to her professors who have helped expand who she is as an educator. Following graduation, Alexis will travel across the pond to England to teach year 10 math for at least two years.
A Higher Elevation
Over his 16 years at Butler, Head Coach of Track and Field and Cross Country Matt Roe has been integral to Butler’s success—namely by leading his teams to 106 conference individual and relay titles, 68 school records in track and field, producing 39 All Americans, and capturing 14 conference team titles. He’s been named Conference…
Title IX Pioneers
“One of the reasons I wanted to win that so desperately is because I wanted Title IX not to get weakened… I wanted to change the hearts and minds of the country to believe in Title IX, to believe that women deserve equality.” —Billie Jean King on her 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” match against…
Leading the Way
Involving students in athletic programs has never been more important. Not only do sports bring a sense of teamwork and strengthen work ethic in participants, but these activities also lead to improvements in physical, mental, and emotional health. Despite these clear benefits, school athletic programs have seen decreased participation and interest in recent years. According…
Celebrating our 2023 Graduates: Calvin Prenkert
With dreams of pursuing his doctorate and traveling the world, College of Communication student Calvin Prenkert shares his plans following graduation—attending the University of Minnesota to receive a Master of Marketing degree.
Butler University Trustees Extend President James Danko’s Contract for Three Years
James Danko will remain President of Butler University through at least August 2026, following action taken by the University’s Board of Trustees, who voted unanimously to extend his contract for three years. The new contract includes one-year renewal options beyond 2026.“Under Jim Danko’s leadership, Butler University has flourished for more than a decade,” Keith Faller…
Celebrating our 2023 Graduates: Eric Barnes
As a Game Production Assistant for the Indianapolis Indians, College of Communication student Eric Barnes was given hands-on experience by coordinating game scripts. After graduation, he’ll be working full-time as Game Operations Coordinator for the minor league team.
Black Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Exceeds $220,000 Thanks to Day of Giving Campaign
The leadership of Butler’s Black Alumni Association (BAA) recently issued a dollar-for-dollar matching gift challenge to donors during the University’s Day of Giving in support of the Black Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship, which received an enthusiastic response from more than 60 donors. Together, donors contributed $11,225 for the scholarship during the University-wide giving event in…