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Robert Soltis ’87 will return to Butler University as the new Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) beginning June 27.

Melody Coryell MFA ’15, an English teacher and the coordinator of Shortridge High School’s International Baccalaureate (IB) program, has been awarded a $25,000 Milken Family Foundation Educator Award—“the Oscars of Teaching”—for her work bringing IB education to Shortridge and promoting the rigorous curriculum around the state. “I had no idea,” she said after a ceremony […]

As far back as high school, Zachary Petit ’06 had wanted to write for magazines. But he didn’t know how to get started. He looked for an instructional book—a simple A-to-Z primer on how to do it—and found nothing. “So it’s basically one of those clichés—write the book you want to read,” said Petit, author […]

The Butler University community, Indiana Blood Center, and Be the Match Indiana have teamed up to host a blood drive and bone marrow registry drive Tuesday, September 29, at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The event is being organized in honor of former Butler men’s basketball standout Andrew Smith and his continuing fight against cancer. From 4-8 that […]

Nine Butler University alumni and former President Bobby Fong will be honored on September 25 at the Alumni Awards Recognition Program for extraordinary professional achievement and service to the University and their communities. This year’s winners are: Ovid Butler Society Foundation Award Will ’06 and Emily (McIntyre) ’06 Turner Ovid Butler Society Mortar Award Nancy […]

He left Butler nearly 20 years ago, but, from 1986–1996, Michael Shasberger provided his students in the Butler Chorale with great memories—including five international tours and the staging of Handel’s “Messiah”—along with instruction that still guides them today. The memories are so strong, in fact, that over the July 24–26 weekend, about two dozen of […]

Wendi C. Thomas ’93, a columnist for the Memphis (Tennessee) Flyer, has been selected for the 2016 class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University. She and the 23 other fellows will begin an academic year of study at Harvard in the fall. Her work will concentrate on how to deepen the public conversation on economic […]

For a year—a year!—Joshua LeBar ’99 had to keep a huge secret: He had a small but pivotal role in the first episode of the final season of “Mad Men,” one of TV’s most acclaimed shows. “I told my mother and my sister, and that’s about it,” he said. “And I wouldn’t let them say […]

Matthew Kraemer ’99 has been named Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra (ICO). “The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra is a dynamic organization comprised of superb musicians providing its audience an impressive variety of music and concert formats,” he said. “This position would undoubtedly be highly attractive to any conductor, but I am […]

There’s a lady who’s sure Jimmy Page’s endorsement is gold. And her name is Caroline (Hauss) Taylor ’97. Taylor, who majored in Music Business at Butler, is the business manager for the Louisville (Kentucky) Leopard Percussionists, a performing ensemble featuring about 65 student musicians ages 7-12 who play xylophones, vibraphones, drums, and other instruments. In […]

Four Butler University alumni and an adjunct professor in the MFA in Creative Writing program are among the Indianapolis Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” for 2015. Ed Carpenter ’03, Michael Grimes ’99 MBA ’07, Eric Payne ’98, and Erin Roth ’98—all College of Business graduates—and writer Ben Winters made the prestigious list. “We are incredibly […]

On September 22, 1974, Sharon Leininger ’70 and Michael Nemeroff got married in Holcomb Gardens. Forty years later, they returned—this time to plant a Japanese maple tree to commemorate their 40th anniversary. “At first, I was going to make this a surprise,” Mike said, “but everything else we’ve done in our marriage has been a […]