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Butler University Celebrates the Class of 2025
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Butler University Celebrates the Class of 2025

By: Katie Palmer Wharton '14 | May 9, 2025

More than 1,500 graduates turned their tassels at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Friday, May 9, as Butler University celebrated the Class of 2025 during its annual Commencement ceremony. The event recognized 1,086 undergraduate and 479 graduate students, along with three individuals honored with the University’s highest recognition—an honorary degree. The evening was filled with heartfelt reflections, […]

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Honoring Service, Leadership, and Legacy: Butler University to Award Three Honorary Degrees at 2025 Commencement
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Honoring Service, Leadership, and Legacy: Butler University to Award Three Honorary Degrees at 2025 Commencement

By: Katie Palmer Wharton '14 | May 9, 2025

Butler University proudly announces that three exceptional individuals—Reverend Jean McAnulty Smith ’65, Bruce Arick, and Charles H. DeBow Jr. ’48, MS ’53—will receive honorary degrees during the Spring Commencement ceremony at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Friday, May 9, 2025, at 4:30 PM. Reverend Smith will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, while Arick and DeBow […]

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Commencement 2024
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Commencement 2024

By: Butler University | July 24, 2024

Highlights from the Hinkle ceremony of Saturday, May 10.

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Butler University Celebrates the Class of 2024
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Butler University Celebrates the Class of 2024

By: Katie Palmer Wharton '14 | May 23, 2024

Butler University celebrated the achievements of more than 1,000 graduates during the 2024 Commencement exercises held on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. Friends and families turned out in record numbers to celebrate the 818 undergraduate students and 218 graduate students who participated in the ceremonies. The official University Commencement Ceremony occurred on Friday, […]

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Butler University to Confer Honorary Degrees Upon Sigma Gamma Rho Founders
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Butler University to Confer Honorary Degrees Upon Sigma Gamma Rho Founders

By: Mark Apple | March 14, 2022

The seven founders of Sigma Gamma Rho will posthumously receive honorary degrees during the Spring Commencement ceremony on May 6.

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