Meet the Class of 2022: Jack Kane
Jack Kane
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Arlington Heights, Illinois
High School: Rolling Meadows High School
"I'm looking forward to meeting new people and the new experiences, and all of the fun that comes with college and everything."
Racing remote-controlled model airplanes has been part of Jack Kane's life for longer than he can remember. He was 2 months old the first time he attended a competition, and the hobby has taken him around the country (California, Colorado, Arizona, Florida) and the world (Australia, the Netherlands, England, Switzerland).
And now, it’s a hobby he hopes to continue in Indianapolis. Jack will be one of 1,357 first-year students in Butler’s Class of 2022, the University’s largest class ever.
"My dad's dad started doing this in the '60s and '70s," Jack said. "My grandpa was obsessed with it. Then my dad followed in his footsteps to be closer to his dad, and I followed to be closer to my dad too."
Jack and his dad fly Formula 1 and Quickee planes that are about 3 or 4 feet long and have a wingspan of roughly 6 feet. In competitions, they race against three other flyers at a time on a mile-long course. The first one to navigate around three pylons and get back quickest wins.
Winners take home trophies—there's no prize money—and in the past five years, since Jack's been an active participant with his dad, they've won about 20.
Jack said competitions are meant "to just enjoy yourself and have fun with your friends."
"But it's an adrenaline rush," he said. "These planes are going about 200 miles an hour around a mile course. It gets your heart pumping a little bit."
Jack said the biggest competition is held annually in Muncie, Indiana—and that, in part, is how he ended up applying to Butler University. He would see Butler billboards on I-465 heading toward I-69 to Muncie, and that piqued his interest enough to investigate further. He liked what he found.
Like Jack, more than 25 percent of this year’s class hails from Illinois. As an incoming Accounting major, he’ll be among the first Lacy School of Business students to enjoy the college’s new building. Set to open in August 2019, the new business facilities will feature a trading room, food service, and a rooftop deck.
When he's at Butler, Jack plans to try to continue racing planes.
"But," he said, "I'm putting school first."
Meet the Class of 2022: Jack Kane
An native of Illinois, Jack has traveled the world racing remote-controlled airplanes.
Butler Selects Top 100 Students
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.
Gregory & Appel Establishes Largest Corporate Endowed Scholarship Ever at Butler
PUBLISHED ON Dec 10 2019
INDIANAPOLIS – Gregory & Appel Insurance has given $500,000 to create the Gregory & Appel Endowed Scholarship for Risk Management and Insurance Education at Butler University, making it the largest corporate-sponsored endowed scholarship gift in University history.
The scholarship will benefit students studying risk management and insurance. Initiated by Gregory & Appel CEO Dan Appel and his wife, Kate, the scholarship is intended to help attract and develop new talent for the insurance industry in Indiana. Gregory & Appel announced yesterday that Dan Appel will be retiring as the company’s CEO at the end of 2019, but will serve as Non-Executive Board Chair. Andrew Appel will assume the role of CEO beginning January 1.
“We are extremely grateful to Gregory & Appel Insurance and Dan and Kate Appel for their investment in the lives of Butler students through this endowed scholarship gift,” President James Danko says. “Dan and Kate Appel are great friends to Butler University, and this scholarship is just the latest example of the many ways their influential leadership is making a difference in the Indianapolis community.”
The scholarship gift builds on Gregory & Appel’s long history of partnership with Butler. John J. Appel and his son, Fred G. Appel, were two of the 41 prominent local businessmen who financed the construction of Hinkle Fieldhouse on Butler’s campus in 1928. Now a National Historic Landmark, Hinkle has been a beloved community gathering place for more than 90 years.
In addition, Gregory & Appel has provided financial support to the Davey Risk Management and Insurance Program in the Andre B. Lacy School of Business. As one of only 58 risk management and insurance programs in the country, the Davey program is playing a crucial role in preparing a new generation of talent for an industry challenged by an aging workforce. Gregory & Appel regularly employs Butler students as interns, and a number of Butler graduates have found their professional home at the firm. In January 2019, Butler launched an online Master of Science in Risk and Insurance program to help address the industry’s talent gap.
“Gregory & Appel Insurance has been an incredible partner in the work of preparing our students for successful careers in the insurance industry,” says Lacy School of Business Dean Steve Standifird. “Their investment in the Davey Risk Management and Insurance Program as well as this new scholarship gift demonstrates their significant commitment to developing a talent pipeline of qualified future professionals. We are proud to collaborate in this effort with a company that shares our Butler values.”
Along with supporting the development of new talent for the insurance industry, the gift also enhances Butler’s scholarship endowment, a key priority of the University’s Butler Beyond strategic direction and comprehensive fundraising campaign. In an effort to broaden student access and success, the University is aiming to address the issue of affordability. Central to this goal is ensuring the long-term sustainability of the University’s robust financial aid program. Gregory & Appel’s scholarship gift is a significant step toward the University’s goal of putting a Butler education within reach of all students, regardless of financial circumstances.
For more than a decade, Gregory & Appel Insurance has been named a “Company that Cares” by the United Way of Central Indiana for their extensive involvement and investment in the local community. In recognition of exceptional volunteer and financial support, the United Way of Central Indiana awarded Gregory & Appel in 2017 with the Spirit United Award, its most prestigious recognition.
“It is my hope that this scholarship will support the development of our next generation of young leaders in insurance,” says Gregory & Appel CEO & Chairman Dan Appel. “The Davey Risk Management and Insurance Program is among the top in the nation and will deliver the best and brightest talent to our industry. We are honored and humbled to be part of a legacy that will innovate the future of insurance.”
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rstern@butler.edu
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Student Access and Success
At the heart of Butler Beyond is a desire to increase student access and success, putting a Butler education within reach of all who desire to pursue it. With a focus on enhancing the overall student experience that is foundational to a Butler education, gifts to this pillar will grow student scholarships, elevate student support services, expand experiential learning opportunities, and more. Learn more, make a gift, and read other stories like this one at beyond.butler.edu.
Gregory & Appel Establishes Largest Corporate Endowed Scholarship Ever at Butler
The scholarship will benefit students studying risk management and insurance.
The scholarship will benefit students studying risk management and insurance.
Scholarship Supports Student's Research of Refugees in Germany
PUBLISHED ON Apr 03 2019
On a Butler University Honors Program and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures-sponsored “Bulldogs to Berlin” spring break trip in 2018, Addy McKown ’21 became fascinated by how the Germans had taken in 2 million Syrian and Turkish refugees, and how those refugees have integrated and assimilated.
“I saw neighborhoods that were devoted to thousands of people from Turkey and Syria and how the city swallows them up and lets German culture wash over them,” she says. “Yet their native cultures are still prevalent in their neighborhoods with their markets, with their restaurants and cafés, and how they garden. They let them adjust to their new life while retaining the fondness and heritage of their old life.”
Her observation became the impetus for her honors thesis, A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Assimilation of Twenty-First Century Refugees in Modern Cultures. It also earned her the annual Bruce and Lucy Gerstein Holocaust Education Travel Fund, an endowed fund established by Indianapolis dermatologist and friend of the University Dr. David Gerstein. The Fund, named for Gerstein’s parents, supports travel and research related to the Holocaust.
For her thesis, McKown is comparing how Germany and the United States are handling the current refugee crisis, and how the Holocaust left residual effects on Germany’s foreign policy and relief aid efforts.
McKown, a double major in Critical Communications and Media Studies and Human Communication and Organizational Leadership, is spending the spring 2019 semester at Humboldt University in Germany. She’s also traveled on weekends to Vienna, Prague, and Dresden to see how they're taking in refugees.
In Berlin, she’s visited Tempelhof Airport, where some refugees have been housed in hangars, and she’s planning to go back to talk to people living there.
McKown, who’s from New Castle, Indiana, says she chose Butler after visiting campus and meeting representatives of the study abroad and honors programs, and her future faculty advisor, Associate Professor of Communications Allison Harthcock.
“I immediately fell in love with the possibilities,” she says. “I love to travel. I was fortunate to have parents who exposed me to that from a young age. So hearing about all the study abroad opportunities was great. I came here and you feel like a family, but a family that's going to push you and not let you settle for mediocre. That was really important to me.”
Jason Lantzer, Assistant Director of the University Honors Program, describes McKown as “a wonderful student and a terrific representation of our Honors Program.” He’s taught her in a couple of classes and was one of the professors who led the first trip she took to Germany.
“The Gerstein Fund not only helped her achieve her goal of going back, but is helping to lay the groundwork for her planned honors thesis,” Lantzer says. “Having just returned from the second time of Bulldogs to Berlin, it was great to get to see Addy while we were in the city and see just how much she has grown in the year since she first arrived.”
McKown says she’s unsure of her plans after graduation—she might apply for a Fulbright Award, go to graduate school, or find a job. She’s interested in working within outreach programs, a liaison between the public and the organization.
“I want to be on the people side of things, whether that's organizing training, doing research sessions in groups to find out how to better market products or word our statements,” she says.
In the meantime, she plans to keep her options open and explore the world. She thinks others should do the same.
“It's OK to explore something that hasn't been explored yet,” she says. “To witness this refugee crisis firsthand, to see what such a crisis is doing to the world, you can get involved and step in in some sort of way, whether that just ends up educating yourself or if you come over here and start a thesis, if you join the Peace Corps. Whatever it is, I think it's just important to open your eyes up and see the world and see what you can do with it.”
Scholarship Supports Student's Research of Refugees in Germany
Addy McKown '21 has been awarded a scholarship from the Bruce and Lucy Gerstein Holocaust Education Travel Fund.
Addy McKown '21 has been awarded a scholarship from the Bruce and Lucy Gerstein Holocaust Education Travel Fund.