PUBLISHED ON Apr 26 2019
INDIANAPOLIS—History will be made when Butler University celebrates its 163rd Spring Commencement.
Nearly 1,050 graduates are expected to receive their diplomas—the largest graduating class in Butler’s history—on Saturday, May 11, at 10:00 AM at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The keynote Commencement speaker, selected by graduating students, will be Penny Dimmick, Professor of Music. An Honorary Doctor of Education will be given to Ena Shelley, longtime Dean of the College of Education, and an Honorary Doctor of Music will be given to the jazz musician Benny Golson.
Dimmick is the Associate Director of the School of Music, and Coordinator of Butler’s Music Education program. She joined the Butler community in 1991 and has served the University in several different capacities, including Head of the School of Music and Faculty in Residence. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate students at Butler, Dimmick works with children in the Indianapolis Children’s Choir’s Preparatory Choirs, at summer camps at Sunnyside Road Baptist Church, and on mission trips to South America and Asia.
Shelley joined the Butler faculty as an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education in 1982. After serving as Interim Dean twice, she was appointed Dean in June 2005. She introduced the Reggio Emilia educational philosophy, created two IPS/Butler Lab Schools, and established a new home for the COE on South Campus.
Golson started his jazz career about 65 years ago and has traveled the world, playing with renowned performers including Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey, and Johnny Hodges. He has written well over 300 compositions and recorded more than 30 albums. He has composed and arranged music for legends such as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Ross, and Itzhak Perlman. Golson served as a guest artist on campus last spring and immediately connected with Butler students.
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Butler to Hold Historic 163rd Spring Commencement
History will be made when Butler University celebrates its 163rd Spring Commencement.
PUBLISHED ON Jan 26 2018
The Alumni Association has announced Butler University's Top 100 students, honoring the top juniors and seniors for the 2017–2018 academic year.
The list is below, and Butler Collegian coverage is here.
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.
Due to a tie in scoring, more than 100 students are being honored for the 2017–2018 academic year. All honorees will be recognized at the Outstanding Student Banquet on April 13, when the Top 15 Most Outstanding Students will be announced.
Full Listing of Honorees (in alphabetical order)
Katie Allee, senior, Communication Science and Disorders, College of Communication (CCOM)
Lynn Alsatie, junior, International Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS)
Siena Amodeo, junior, International Management, Lacy School of Business (LSB)
Deborah Arehart, senior, Middle-Secondary Education, College of Education (COE)
Thomas Baldwin, senior, Biochemistry, LAS
Adam Bantz, senior, Strategic Communication, CCOM
Alex Bartlow, senior, Accounting, LSB
Leah Basford, senior, International Management, LSB
Zach Bellavia, senior, Economics, LSB
Bri Borri, junior, Psychology, LAS
Lauren Briskey, junior, Actuarial Sciences, LAS
Amy Brown, senior, Accounting, LSB
Rachel Burke, junior, Mathematics, LAS
Jeremy Caylor, junior, Biology, LAS
Parker Chalmers, junior, Risk Management, LSB
Lauren Ciulla, junior, Biology, LAS
Brooklyn Cohen, junior, ELED.BS, COE
Hannah Coleman, senior, Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS)
Dana Connor, senior, Communication Science & Disorders, CCOM
Vickie Cook, junior, Biochemistry, LAS
Meredith Coughlin, senior, Human Communication & Organizational Leadership, CCOM
Ryan Cultice, junior, Accounting, LSB
Ashley Dale, senior, Physics, LAS
Erin Dark, junior, Pharmacy, COPHS
Darby DeFord, junior, Biology, LAS
Matthew Del Busto, junior, English Literature, LAS
David Dunham, senior, Middle-Secondary Education, COE
Suzanne Dwyer, junior, Pharmacy, COPHS
Shelby Eaton, junior, Sociology and Psychology, LAS
Katie Edwards, senior, Marketing, LSB
Ashlyn Edwards, junior, Philosophy, LAS
Sarah Elam, junior, International Studies, LAS
John Evans, junior, Finance, LSB
Chiara Evelti, senior, International Studies, LAS
Hannah Faccio, senior, Psychology, LAS
Megan Farny, junior, Health Sciences, COPHS
Elizabeth Fecht, senior, Middle-Secondary Education, COE
Megan Fitzgerald, junior, Elementary Education, COE
Annie Foster, junior, Spanish, LAS
Caitlyn Foye, senior, Biology, LAS
Travis Freytag, junior, Actuarial Sciences, LAS
Jackie Gries, junior, Pharmacy, COPHS
Nathan Hall, junior, History and Political Science, LAS
Hannah Hartzell, senior, Strategic Communication, CCOM
Patrick Holden, senior, Pharmacy, COPHS
Jonny Hollar, junior, Marketing, LSB
Kate Holtz, junior, Risk Management, LSB
Nicholas Huang, senior, Finance, LSB
Karla Jeggle, senior, Actuarial Science, LAS
Nathan Jent, junior, Health Sciences, COPHS
Drew Johnson, senior, Pharmacy, COPHS
Jakob Jozwiakowski, senior, Chemistry, LAS
Colton Junod, senior, Biology, LAS
Libby Kaufman, senior, Elementary Education, COE
Nida Khan, junior, Pharmacy, COPHS
Rachel Koehler, junior, International Studies, LAS
Caroline Kuremsky, senior, Elementary Education, COE
Carly Large, senior, Accounting, LSB
Emily Lawson, junior, Chemistry, LAS
Rachael Lewis, senior, Marketing, LSB
Becca Lewis, junior, Biology, LAS
Kayla Long, junior, Critical Communication & Media Studies, CCOM
Nicholas Maicke, senior, International Studies, LAS
Kelsey McDougall, senior, Biology, LAS
Kirsten McGrew, senior, Pharmacy, COPHS
Kasey Meeks, junior, Health Sciences, COPHS
Rachel Metz, senior, Health Sciences, COPHS
Joshua Murdock, senior, Pharmacy, COPHS
Kelly Murphy, senior, Organizational Communications, CCOM
Garrick Nate, junior, International Studies, LAS
Emily Nettesheim, junior, Health Sciences, COPHS
Alexis Neyman, junior, Biology, LAS
Olivia Nilsen, junior, Communication Science & Disorders, CCOM
Gehrig Parker, senior, Sports Media, CCOM
Justin Poythress, junior, Accounting, LSB
Tori Puhl, junior, Actuarial Science, LAS
Salman Qureshi, senior, Biology, LAS
Courtney Raab, senior, Health Sciences, COPHS
Jordan Rauh, senior, Pharmacy, COPHS
Allison Reitz, senior, Communication Science & Disorders, CCOM
Kate Richards, senior, Communication Science & Disorders, CCOM
Sophie Robertson, junior, Dance, Jordan College of the Arts (JCA)
Abdul Saltagi, junior, Biology, LAS
Kaitlyn Sawin, senior, Marketing, LSB
Olivia Schwan, junior, Marketing, LSB
Abby Sikorcin, junior, Health Sciences, COPHS
Sundeep Singh, senior, Biology, LAS
Molly Smith, senior, International Studies, LAS
Maree Smith, senior, Marketing, LSB
Lilli Southern, junior, Communication Science & Disorders, CCOM
Madison Stefanski, junior, Elementary Education, COE
Isaiah Strong, junior, Recording Industry Studies, CCOM
Jennifer Sutor, junior, Marketing, LSB
Natalie Van Ochten, senior, Biology, LAS
Alexander Waddell, junior, Accounting, LSB
Skyler Walker, senior, Pharmacy, COPHS
Kate Warma, junior, Science, Technology and Society, LAS
Riley Wildemann, senior, Pharmacy, COPHS
Alexander Wright, senior, Chemistry, LAS
Heather Wright, senior, Music, JCA
Jill Yager, senior, Biology, LAS
Media contact:
Marc Allan
mallan@butler.edu
317-940-9822
Butler Selects Top 100 Students
Recipients to be recognized at April 13 banquet.
Recipients to be recognized at April 13 banquet.
Butler Students, Alumni Win 'Best in Indiana Journalism' Awards
PUBLISHED ON Apr 27 2015
Student journalists from The Butler Collegian and IndianapolisNewsBeat.com received nine "Best in Indiana Journalism" awards from the Indiana Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Friday evening.
Former Collegian editor-in-chief Ben Sieck, a senior, won first place for student sports reporting. His story, "Defining a champion: The factors of Indiana high school athletic succes," examined how the Indiana High School Athletic Association tries to balance competitiveness at Indiana's public and private high schools. The story was published on IndianapolisNewsBeat.com as part of his coursework for JR312 Multimedia Journalism II.
Sieck and former Collegian co-editor-in-chief Mallory Duncan, also a senior, won first place for spot news reporting for their story, "Former Butler student killed by ISIS." The breaking news story first reported online the unconfirmed death of Abdul-Rahman Kassig, an American aid worker in Syria who was a political science major known as Peter Kassig during his time at Butler. The updated online story reported confirmation of his death, as well as comments from Butler President James Danko, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. A print story contained a poignant interview with political science department chair Siobhan McEvoy-Levy.
Cartoonist Audrey Meyer, a junior, won first place for student editorial cartoon for her representation of fear surrounding Ebola.
Editor-in-chief Julian Wyllie, a junior, won second place for student editorial writing for "A Cloud of Doubt," and third place for student column writing for three columns.
Former editor-in-chief Marais Jacon-Duffy '14 also received a second place for student non-deadline news reporting, for her story "Classification concerns."
Next year's editor-in-chief Matthew VanTryon, a sophomore, won third place for student investigative reporting for "Former players allege verbal abuse, mistreatment," and also third place for student feature story, "Former player Smith diagnosed with cancer."
Former Collegian editor-in-chief Colin Likas '14 won third place for student graphics for "Sex crimes reported by BUPD since 2011."
And former Collegian editor-in-chief Hayleigh Colombo '12 won second place for education reporting for professional work at Chalkbeat Indiana, a nonprofit online news organization that focuses on issues surrounding education and education reform.
The annual "Best in Indiana Journalism" event honored excellence by professional and student news organizations from around the state for their work from 2014.
Media contact:
Marc Allan
mallan@butler.edu
317-940-9822
Martha Hoover, Patachou founder and owner, to Deliver Winter Commencement Address
PUBLISHED ON Nov 12 2018
INDIANAPOLIS—Martha Hoover, founder and owner of Patachou Inc., a James Beard Award semifinalist (three times), and one of the 20 Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink (according to Food & Wine), will be the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters and will serve as the keynote speaker at Butler University’s Winter Commencement.
Winter Commencement will take place on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM in Clowes Memorial Hall. About 135 students are expected to receive their diplomas.
“In choosing honorary degree recipients and speakers, Butler selects individuals whose lives reflect our University’s core values and whose message can positively impact our students,” President James Danko said. “Martha Hoover embodies not only the entrepreneurial spirit we encourage in our students, but the responsible leadership and civic engagement that makes a meaningful difference in our world.”
Hoover has worked to build restaurants that double as vehicles for social change. She has established financial literacy courses for her employees, as well as the Patachou Emergency Relief Fund. In 2012, she established The Patachou Foundation, which has served more than 100,000 healthy meals to at-risk and food-insecure children in the Indianapolis community to date.
Hoover founded Patachou Inc. in 1989 and opened her first restaurant, Café Patachou, in March 1989. Today, the company has six restaurant brands in 14 locations across Indianapolis.
Hoover was a founding board member of Impact 100 of Greater Indianapolis and has served on the boards of the Indiana AIDS Network, Dance Kaleidoscope, and Women’s Fund of Central Indiana.
Before becoming an entrepreneur, Hoover was an attorney in the Marion County Prosecutor’s sex crimes division. She is a graduate of both IU Bloomington and the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law at IUPUI.
Butler’s selection of commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients is a result of a nomination process, and subsequent committee review and vetting process.
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Martha Hoover, Patachou founder and owner, to Deliver Winter Commencement Address
Indianapolis entrepreneur to receive Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.
Indianapolis entrepreneur to receive Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.