Spring 2023 Butler University Commencement

BUTLER UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT

Butler’s mission is to provide the highest quality of liberal and professional education and to integrate the liberal arts with professional education, by creating and fostering a stimulating intellectual community built upon interactive dialogue and inquiry among students, faculty, and staff.

Hinkle Fieldhouse

Clowes Memorial Hall

Schrott Center for the Arts

Indianapolis, Indiana

This is Butler University’s 166th Spring Commencement Exercises.

A MESSAGE from the PRESIDENT

Congratulations on your graduation from Butler University!

On behalf of the Butler University community, I would like to congratulate each one of our accomplished graduates. I commend you for the hard work, dedication, and perseverance that have brought you here today. We are proud of you, and we are grateful to have had you as members of our campus community. All of you—through your unique talents and strengths—have made Butler a better place.

I would like to recognize the parents and family members of our graduates. Your guidance and support have made all the difference for today’s diploma recipients. They have earned this honor, in large part, because of you. We share in your joy as you celebrate this milestone in their lives.

I also want to thank our talented faculty and staff members. Because of your dedication, our graduates are now ready to embrace the exciting opportunities and challenges ahead. They have received an exceptional education in a vibrant learning environment, and they are prepared to become future mentors, critical thinkers, and agents for change.

Graduates, “The Butler Way”—or that special manner in which we all pursue excellence in our own areas of talent for the greater good of our communities and society—is now a part of who you are. As new alumni, you personify the Butler spirit of achievement, and it speaks volumes about the outstanding people you are and the great things you will do.

The Butler family will always welcome you back home, and we hope you will visit us often.

James M. Danko, President Butler University

ANTHEM

The Road Home

Music by Stephen Paulus

Text by Michael Dennis Browne

Tell me, where is the road I can call my own, That I left, that I lost, So long ago?

All these years I have wandered, Oh, when will I know There’s a way, there’s a road That will lead me home?

After wind, after rain, When dark is done. As I wake from a dream In the gold of day, Through the air there’s a calling From far away, There’s a voice I can hear That will lead me home. Rise up, follow me, Come away, is the call, With the love in your heart

As the only song; There is no such beauty As where you belong; Rise up, follow me, I will lead you home.

ALMA MATER

In the gallery of memories

There are pictures bright and fair, And I find that dear old Butler Is the brightest one that’s there. Alma Mater, how we love thee, With a love that ne’er shall fade.

And we feel we owe a debt to thee That never can be paid.

COMMENCEMENT SYMBOLS

THE MACE

The mace symbolizes the University’s governing authority and is present only when the President and members of the board of trustees are in attendance at academic ceremonies, signifying that the proceedings have official sanction. The hand-carved mace incorporates the features of the Butler seal in a symbolic creation that captures the strength and character of Butler University. Carved from Indiana walnut, the mace includes the torch, which symbolizes light and learning; the name of the University; its location; year of founding; and a ring of figures representing each college. The chief faculty marshal uses the mace to open and close academic ceremonies.

GONFALONS

The Butler University gonfalons are modeled on processional banners that originated in the medieval states of Italy. Butler’s six gonfalons represent the schools that comprise Butler University: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Lacy School of Business, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Jordan College of the Arts, and College of Communication.

THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIN of OFFICE

The chain of office symbolizes the authority vested in the president by the Board of Trustees. In 1962 the Alumni Association gifted the original chain of office to the University. In December 2012, a new chain was commissioned as a gift to the University by Trustee Gary D. Butkus ’88 and College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences faculty member Jason T. Range JD PhD. The silver chain contains the same college symbols as the mace and bears the names of the distinguished persons who have served as presidents of Butler University. Suspended from the chain is the University seal encased in laurel, symbolizing the triumph of learning.

ACADEMIC SYMBOLISM

The use of caps, gowns, and hoods in commencement ceremonies has been continuous since colonial times. The custom descends from the Middle Ages, when education was a function of religious organizations. Today’s academic garb resembles medieval clothing worn by the clergy. Caps were a necessity in cold churches; capes with attached hoods were also needed for warmth.

The color, trimming, and lining of the hoods worn in commencement ceremonies indicate the school from which a degree was granted. Generally, hoods increase in size from the bachelor’s hood to the doctoral’s.

At Butler, the color of the tassel on a graduate’s cap indicates the discipline studied. The color code is as follows:

Black: Associate Degree Candidates from any discipline

Brown: Art + Design, Arts Administration, Creative Writing, Dance, Dance Arts Administration, Dance Pedagogy, Dance Performance, Theatre

Citron: Anthropology, Anthropology and Psychology, Criminology, Criminology and Psychology, Sociology, Sociology and Criminology, Sociology and Psychology

Copper: Economics

Dark blue: Peace and Conflict Studies, Philosophy, Philosophy and Psychology, Philosophy and Religion, Political Science, Political Science and Psychology

Drab: Accounting, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, International Business, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Risk Management and Insurance

Gold: Actuarial Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Science, Technology and Society, Software Engineering

Green: Health Sciences, Healthcare and Business, Physician Assistant

Light blue: Early Childhood and Middle Childhood Education, Effective Teaching and Leadership, Elementary Education, Middle and Secondary Education, School Counseling

Olive: Medical Science, Pharmaceutical Science, Professional Pharmacy

Orange: Engineering Dual Degree Program

Peacock: Education Administration

Pink: Music, Music Composition, Music Conducting, Music Education, Music History, Music Performance, Music Theory, Musical Arts, Piano Pedagogy

Red: Religion

Silver: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Communication Studies, Critical Communication and Media Studies, Digital Media Production, Human Communication and Organizational Leadership, Interactive Media, Journalism, Music Industry Studies, Sports Media, Strategic Communication, Web Design and Development

White: Classics, English, English Literature, English Writing, French, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, German, History, History and Anthropology, History and Political Science, Individualized Major, International Studies, Spanish

GRADUATION HONORS

UNIVERSITY HONORS

Students who receive a cumulative grade point average of 3.7 or higher receive University Honors: Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, or Summa Cum Laude. University Honors are represented by honor cords, which are worn as a part of a student’s regalia.

Blue and white: Cum Laude

Gold: Magna or Summa Cum Laude

Cum Laude

A 3.7 cumulative grade point average or higher or a 3.5 cumulative grade point average and satisfactory completion of the Butler University Honors Program, including a thesis

Magna Cum Laude

A 3.7 cumulative grade point average and satisfactory completion of the Butler University Honors Program, including a thesis

Summa Cum Laude

A 3.9 cumulative grade point average and satisfactory completion of the Butler University Honors Program, including a thesis Graduate students in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are the only graduate students eligible to qualify for honors.

DEPARTMENTAL HONORS

Honors

A 3.6 grade point average in the academic major; Lacy School of Business (LSB) students must also have a 3.6 cumulative grade point average in LSB

High Honors

A 3.7 grade point average in the academic major and satisfactory completion of an honors thesis or comprehensive examination; LSB students must also have a 3.7 cumulative grade point average in LSB

Highest Honors

A 3.8 grade point average in the academic major and satisfactory completion of an honors thesis and comprehensive examination; LSB students must also have a 3.8 cumulative grade point average in LSB

MARSHALS

Academic processions traditionally are led by marshals selected from the faculty. The commencement marshals this year are:

UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY MARSHALS

Chief Faculty Marshal, Jonathan Sorenson, Chair of Faculty Senate

Martha Dziwlik, Dean of Students

Travis Ryan, Associate Provost

Mary Gospel, Chair of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, College of Communication

Angela Ockerman, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Jennifer Kowalski, Professor of Biological Sciences

Rasitha Jayasekare, Associate Professor of Statistics and Actuarial Science

College of Education: Shelly Furuness, Professor of Education

Lisa Farley, Associate Professor of Education

Lacy School of Business: Hilary Buttrick, Associate Dean of Academics

Courtney Hatch, Associate Dean for Faculty

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences: Amy Peak, Associate Professor, Department Chair, and Program Director, Health Sciences

Veronica Vernon, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

Jordan College of the Arts: Derek Reid, Professor of Dance

Brian Weidner, Assistant Professor of Music

College of Communication: Ann Bilodeau, Lecturer of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Amanda Stevenson-Holmes, Instructor of Strategic Communication

COLLEGE CELEBRATIONS’ MARSHALS

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Terri Jett, Faculty Director of the Hub for Black Affairs and Community Engagement; Tara Lineweaver, Professor of Psychology

College of Education: Susan Adams, Associate Professor of Education and Faculty Director of Diversity; Shelly Furuness, Professor of Education

Lacy School of Business: William Rieber, Professor of Economics; Mauricio Melgarejo Duran, Associate Professor of Accounting

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences: Janet Clifton-Gaw, Health Sciences Instructor, College of Education; Lauren Czosnowski, Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice; Raymond Eifel, Associate Professor, Medical Sciences; Kali Veness, Associate Professor, PA Program

Jordan College of the Arts: Frank Felice, Associate Professor of Music; Laura Storm, Assistant Professor of Music

College of Communication: Allison Harthcock, Associate Professor of Communication & Media Studies; Amanda Stevenson-Holmes, Instructor of Strategic Communication

ANNOUNCERS of the CANDIDATES

Ann Bilodeau, Clinical Faculty Director of Butler Speech-Language Clinic College of Communication

Scott Bridge ’82, MS ’91, Instructor of Journalism College of Communication

UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP

James M. Danko President

Claire Konopa Aigotti General Counsel

Bruce E. Arick

Vice President for Finance and Administration

Brooke Barnett Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Melissa Beckwith Vice President for Strategy and Innovation

Barry Collier Vice President and Director of Athletics

Lori Greene Vice President for Enrollment Management

Brenda Harrington

Interim Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Aaron Hurt

Vice President for Arts, Events, and Enterprise Management

Jonathan Purvis Vice President for University Advancement

Brent Rockwood Vice President and Chief of Staff

Frank E. Ross III

Vice President for Student Affairs

Khalilah Shabazz

Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer

Sherry Wallace

Vice President of Marketing and Brand Management

Brooke Barnett Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Travis Ryan Associate Provost

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Jay Howard, Dean

LuAnne McNulty, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Elise Edwards, Associate Dean, Faculty and Program Development, and Faculty Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Jennifer Poor, Associate Dean, Student Affairs

College of Education

Brooke Kandel, Dean

Kelli Esteves, Associate Dean

Angela Mager, Assistant Dean

Lacy School of Business

Craig Caldwell, Dean

Bill Templeton, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies

Courtney Droms Hatch, Associate Dean of Faculty

Brandy Mmbaga, Assistant Dean for Community Engagement and Faculty Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Robert Soltis, Dean

Julia Koehler, Associate Dean

Jennifer Snyder, Associate Dean

Angela Ockerman, Assistant Dean

Jordan College of the Arts

Lisa Brooks, Dean

Wendy Meaden, Associate Dean

Courtney Elkin Mohler, Associate Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access

College of Communication

Joseph Valenzano III, Dean

Suzanne Reading, Associate Dean, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Butler University Libraries

Josh Petrusa, Dean

Sally Neal, Associate Dean

HONORARY SOCIETIES

Alpha Kappa Delta

International Sociology

Honor Society

Color: teal

Alpha Kappa Psi

Business Fraternity

Colors: navy blue and gold

Alpha Lambda Delta

National Honorary

Colors: red, yellow, and white

Alpha Psi Omega

National Theatre

Honorary Fraternity

Colors: amber and steel blue

Beta Gamma Sigma

Honor Society in Business

Colors: blue and gold

Delta Phi Alpha

National German Honor Society

Colors: black, red, and gold

Eta Sigma Phi

Honorary Undergraduate

Classical Fraternity

Colors: purple and gold

Kappa Delta Pi

International Honor Society in Education

Colors: violet and jade

Kappa Kappa Psi

National Honorary

Fraternity for Band Service

Colors: royal blue, pearl white, and a classic touch of gold

Kappa Mu Epsilon

Honor Society promoting interest in Mathematics

Colors: pink and silver

Lambda Pi Eta

National Communication

Honorary

Colors: red and white

Mu Phi Epsilon

International Music Fraternity

Colors: purple and white

National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Colors: crimson and gold

Order of Omega

National Greek Leadership

Honorary

Colors: gold and white

Phi Alpha Theta

National Honor Society for History

Colors: red and blue

Phi Beta Delta

High scholastic achievement in internationally focused endeavors

Colors: red and gold

Phi Beta Kappa

National Honor Society for the Liberal Arts and Sciences

Colors: pink and sky blue

Phi Kappa Phi

National Scholastic Honor Society

Colors: blue, white, and gold medallion on a blue ribbon

Phi Lambda Sigma

Pharmacy Leadership Society

Colors: green and gold

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

International fraternal society in Music

Colors: red, black, and gold

Phi Sigma Iota

International Foreign Language Honor Society

Colors: purple and gold

Pi Alpha

National Honorary for Physician Assistants

Colors: teal and gray

Pi Delta Phi

French Honor Society

Colors: red, white, and blue

Pi Kappa Lambda

National Music Honor

Society

Colors: gold and white

Psi Chi

International Honor Society in Psychology

Colors: navy and platinum

Rho Chi

National Honor Society for Pharmacy

Colors: purple and white

Sigma Alpha Iota

International Women’s Music Sorority

Colors: red and white

Sigma Delta Pi

National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society

Colors: red and gold

Sigma Pi Sigma

National Physics Honor Society

Colors: green and ivory

Sigma Rho Delta

National Dance Honorary

Colors: blue, green, and gold

Tau Beta Sigma

National Honorary Sorority for Band Service

Colors: blue and white

INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES

Butler University is a campus without borders. We recognize international students from ten different nations who study on our campus and encourage all students to have an overseas academic experience as well. Today, we celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of these outstanding young people. International and study abroad students are wearing sashes representing their nation or the country in which they studied.

Hassan Mohammad Alrashed, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Simon Patrick Henri BÉDARD, France

Faisal Bosaid, Saudi Arabia

Thomas Michael Brennan, Ireland

Evan Matthew Byrne, Ireland

Aliya Rosie Diagne, Germany

Yara Siegler Marques Batista, Brazil

Elizabeth van Heerden, South Africa

Fernando Zavala Arias, Mexico

STUDY ABROAD GRADUATES

Sarah J. Abu-Salih, Italy

Elizabeth Aileen Ahonen, Spain and Costa Rica

Isabel Ali, the Czech Republic

Sara Alexis Ansari,United Kingdom and Germany

Alysa Anna Aralis, France

Paloma Karyme Atilano Ortiz, Spain

Sara Danielle Austin, Austria

Jessica Lynn Auxier, Germany and the Czech Republic

Victoria Singkai Baker, Germany

Hannah Denise Ballard, Barcelona and Spain

Scott Linwood Ballew, England and Ireland

Kai A. Bates-Diop, Costa Rica

Leah Marie Bechtold, France

Madeline Claire Beck, Spain

Francisco Beltran Rodriguez, France

Emma Doreen Bergquist, Ireland

Jacqueline Ann Bickhaus, Spain

Emma Katherine Binder, United Kingdom

Melissa Paige Brandes, Guatemala

Anna Sutton Brandner, Italy

Frances Jo Brewer, the Netherlands and France

Josephine Catherine Buendia, England

Meg Adams Butler, the Netherlands

Lauren Ashley Cardo, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands

Megan Rachelle Carr, Italy

Linden Claire Carson, England

Sarina G. Castella, Costa Rica

Trinidy Imani Charles, England

Spenser Robert Churchill, Amsterdam

Ashanta Domonique Colemen, the Dominican Republic

Annekah Connolly, Spain

Dominic Salvatore Conover, Italy

Sherry Crabtree, the Netherlands

Kameron William Crim, Singapore

Cameron Belle Crinklaw, Spain

Adam Robert Crozier, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand

Emma A. Cunnea, Spain

Henry Mitchell Dalle Molle, Singapore

Cali Dauparas, Spain

Margaret Mary Deer, Italy

Miranda K. Dehaai, Italy

Rose Desrochers-Hawkins, Morocco

Ashley Mae Desserich, the Netherlands

Jackson Brooks Dicen, France

Ashley Ann Dooley, France

Carl Jacob Duncan, Germany and the Czech Republic

Arthur James Dutmers, Spain

Madeline Eileen Eary, Scotland

Peyton Renae Eber, Singapore

Katherine Finley Edwards, Spain

Carter James English, England

Kayla Tenaya Erpenbeck, England

Amy Elise Essig, Spain

Lauren Drew Estes, Spain

Renee Angeline Estridge, Germany and the Czech Republic

Samuel M. Farber, Spain

Anna Elizabeth Faulkner, France

Payton Marie Field, Italy

Gabrielle M. Fiscus, France

Hannah G Fleishman Norton, England

Keya Marie Fowler, Spain

John S. Frantz, Ireland

Madeline Ann Freeman, Costa Rica

Molly Terese Freeman, France

Jason R. Freer, France

Ryan J. Friedrich, Malta

Jaclyn Nicole Fulscher, Germany

Gavin Gagnier, Spain

Alexandra Nicole Gajor, Spain

Michael David Galuska, Italy

Erin Elizabeth Giesler, England

Emma Katherine Gifford, Rwanda

Katarina Elisabeth Glueck, Australia

Jovana Marie Gonzalez, United Kingdom

Grace Olivia Gordon, England

Payton Elizabeth Greenlee, United Kingdom

Mary Carolyn Griffin, Spain

Victoria N Hadrick, United Kingdom

Keeley Rose Hagan, Belize

Anna Alexis Hale, Belize

Tarryn Elise Harris, Spain

Catherine Elizabeth Harvey, Spain

Olivia Renee Hastings, France

Jeremy Raul Hernandez, Spain

Grant Alexander Hixon, Spain

Emily Anne Hoard, Italy

Mitchell Paul Holderby, Ireland

Jack Warren Holmstrom, United Kingdom

Madeline Elizabeth HoskinsCumbey, France and Singapore

Karina Nichole Hotchkiss, Spain and Singapore

Drake Michael Howard, Germany

Rachael Marie Howard, England

Michael A. Jackson, Malta

Lauren G. Jindrich, England

Lucas William Johnson, France

William Philip Judson, Chile

Hannah Mei Kelly, Italy

Joseph Darby Kirkpatrick, Guatemala

Melanie Ann Klaben, France and the Czech Republic

John Samuel Jian Heng Kou, China

Hillary Jayne Kulavic, Ireland

Olivia Marie Lagle, Italy

Max Phillip Lauerman, France

Olivia Liebe, United Kingdom

Emma C. Littau, England

Ainsley Camille Isabella Loftis, Canada

Hannah Christine Luchinski, England

Robert Revord Luker, Belize

Megan Isabella Lunn, Italy

Kathryn A. Maatman, Ireland

Emily Marie MacDonald, France

Mannah Athane Mace, the Czech Republic and Germany

Ilanah Victoria Mangan, Italy

Aaron R. Margelofsky, England

Viviann Katherine Markech, Italy and Singapore

Aaron Christopher Marshall, France

Samantha E. Mauter, France

Adeline Paige McCarty, Spain

Samantha M. McDonald, Costa Rica

Caitlin N. McEvoy, Switzerland

Meghan Leigh McLaughlin, the Netherlands

Emily Mable Mead, France

Natalie Rose Mondus, Ireland

Chloe Mae Muldrow, Germany

Megan Elaine Nordwig, Ireland

Neena Elizabeth Norton, Spain

Madeline Claire Oakley, England

Abigail Lynn O’Connell, Germany

Madelyn Doran Ohlinger, Costa Rica

Mia Josephine Olivares, Italy

Claire Elizabeth Paciga, Ireland

George Gregory Papadeas, Greece

Jackson Riley Paras, Belize

Meet A. Patel, Guatemala

Andrew Ross Peabody, Germany and the Czech Republic

Alyssa Nicole Pellegrini, United Kingdom

Karl J. Pence, Ireland

Andrew Avery Peters, Ireland

Rebecca Sue Pettit, Malta

Madison Hailey Pines, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

Kayla Andrea Polen, Spain

Malayna Eve Pottschmidt, Ireland

Aubrianna Lirdniman Radee, Belize

Martha Jane Ratterman, Spain

Megan Lynn Reed, Italy

Marissa Ann Reiken, Ireland

Mitchell Edward Remington, Austria

Finae Dawn Rent, Italy

Anna Ruth Rettig, United Kingdom

Alexis Caroline Rice, France

Kaitlyn K. Rines, Spain and Singapore

Brisa Rivera, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Costa Rica

Grace Ann Roberts, Italy

Elizabeth Noel Roethlisberger, Italy

Caitlin Renée Rogers, United Kingdom

Jonathan Rogers, Italy

Molly Quynh Madaris Roth, Spain

Margaret Frances Roush, Sweden

Jacob Cyr Rude, Austria

Nicholas R. Ruffo, Great Britain

Kelly Kaitlyn Ryan, Italy

Kristian L. Sanchez, Germany and France

Hannah Ann Schafer, England

Samuel Lewis Schink, Italy

Ethan Daniel Schopp, Austria

Brian Anthony Schwartz, Ireland

Megan Marie Sheridan, Ireland

Katelyn Grace Soards, England

Morgan Paige Sommerfeld, Spain

Alexandra Baylis Spees, Austria

Maggie Elle Jai Spence, France

Cassidy Faith Spencer, Spain

Emma Katherine Stafford, the Dominican Republic

Katerina Zoe Stamatis, United Kingdom

Duncan Robert Stone, Scotland

Elizabeth Kinsey Sutherlin, Spain

Stephanie Renee Sysak, France

Lucia Grace Thomason, Italy

Isabel Ann Thornton, England and Portugal

Brook Taylor Tracy, England

Sydney Trainor, Costa Rica

Gavin Christian Tribble, Spain

Jelena Trikic, Germany and the Czech Republic

Jill Lauren Trnka, Spain

John Rocco Trumpbour, Italy

Andrew Scott Underwood, Malta

Juliana Renee Walther, Spain

Alexandra Ella Wasdovich, Germany and England

Emmett William Weil, Ireland

Camille Simone Weiss, Ireland

Tatum Hope Weiss, Ireland

William G. Weiss, Ireland, Italy, and Greece

Benjamin Micheal Wheeler, Spain

Ashley Renee Wilkinson, the Netherlands and France

Gracen Rose Williams, Spain

Presley Casimir Willoughby, Ireland

Mackenzie Leigh Winchester, Italy

Walker Louis Wroblewski, Ireland

PROGRAM —UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

PRELUDE MUSIC

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor Director of University Bands

Jordan College of the Arts

Sabine Martinez

Graduate Student Conductor

PROCESSIONAL

OPENING

WELCOME

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional.

Dr. Jonathan Sorenson

Chief Faculty Marshal

Professor of Computer Science

Jeff Blade ’83 Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees

Capital Warrior Battalion ROTC of COLORS

PRESENTATION

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor

Butler University Chorale

Dr. Eric Stark, Conductor Professor of Music

Jordan College of the Arts

The audience will stand and may join in the singing of the National Anthem.

STUDENT REFLECTION

BUTLER ANTHEM

FACULTY REFLECTION

Cade Chezem ’23 Student Body President

The Road Home

Butler University Chorale

Dr. Eric Stark, Conductor

Dr. Brian Murphy

Professor of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Director of Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium

PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS

James M. Danko

President of Butler University

CONFERRING of James M. Danko HONORARY DEGREE President of Butler University

PRESENTATION

Dr. Brooke Barnett of the CLASS

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Craig Caldwell

Dean of the Lacy School of Business

Dr. Lisa Brooks

Dean of the Jordan College of the Arts

Joseph Valenzano III

Dean of the College of Communication

Dr. Brooke Kandel

Dean of the College of Education

Dr. Jay Howard Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Dr. Robert Soltis ’87 Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

ALMA MATER Butler University Chorale

CLOSING

RECESSIONAL

Dr. Jonathan Sorenson Chief Faculty Marshal

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party and faculty have recessed from the main arena.

American Sign Language interpretation provided by Judy Cain

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS

In selecting honorary degree recipients, Butler University strives to celebrate individuals whose life and work reflect the University’s core values and who have made tremendous accomplishments in the areas of scholarship, creativity, and public service, therefore significantly benefiting or enriching a particular group or enhancing our larger society.

Kathryn G. Betley

A passionate philanthropist and servant leader, Kathryn “Katie” Betley has served the Butler University Board of Trustees for more than 40 years. During her tenure on the Board, Katie has led numerous committees, work groups, and special projects—even serving as Chair of the Board. Although Katie did not attend Butler—she graduated from DePauw University—she has been vital to Butler’s growth and success. In addition to her long-standing service to Butler, Katie has been an integral community leader across the city of Indianapolis. Her resume of civic engagement is second to none and currently includes board positions at organizations such as Community Hospitals, Inc., the United Way of Central Indiana, the Indiana State Museum Foundation, Indiana Sports Corp, and the Indianapolis Zoological Society, just to name a few. Katie’s commitment to bettering her community has not gone unnoticed, and she has received countless honors and awards including the Hoosier Heritage Lifetime Achievement Award, membership in the Indiana Academy, and B’nai B’rith Woman of the Year. Katie and her late husband Lenord “Len” Betley were instrumental in forging the important relationship between Butler University and the Fairbanks Foundation, which has truly transformed the Butler University campus through their generosity and support.

Leonard J. Betley

Although Leonard J. “Len” Betley passed away earlier this year at 89, his incredible legacy continues to live on through his generous and extensive philanthropic and civic engagement. A lawyer by trade, Len became a managing partner at the firm that is now known as Ice Miller following his graduation from the University of Michigan Law School and Yale University. He served as President and CEO of private foundations that truly transformed the City of Indianapolis and the lives of Hoosiers, including the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, the Regenstrief Institute and Foundation, and the Walther Cancer Foundation. Len’s work also culminated in the creation of the Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park at Newfields and the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI. He was a loving father and husband, a loyal friend, and a true champion for Butler University.

Everett Greene

Born in 1934 in Washington, DC, Everett Francis Greene, Sr., started singing in school quartets as a young child. He continued to perform throughout his adolescence and young adulthood, even during his tenure in the Marine Corps. After serving abroad in Korea, Greene’s voice echoed through Indianapolis’ historic Indiana Avenue corridor in the 1950s, when he spent time visiting the area’s jazz clubs with his mother. Everett eventually married and began a family in Indianapolis while working in industrial manufacturing. Greene extended the traditional bass-baritone range to sing at a higher range and made a name for himself because of his unique voice. When he retired in 1982, he began pursuing his professional music career. He has recorded multiple albums, performed with a variety of jazz orchestras, and has co-starred in several national theatre productions–even receiving an Emmy award for his role in the television special Precious Memories: Strolling 47th Street. Greene has served as a lecturer and guest artist in the Jordan College of the Arts and continues to be an inspiration to Butler students, faculty, and staff.

Rev. Marvin Chandler

A native of Bloomington, Indiana, Reverend Marvin Chandler was born in 1929 as one of nine siblings. Chandler has loved music since he first started playing the piano at age four. He found success in music very early in his life, performing at events like the Indiana State Fair as a young child and appearing on TV and radio programs with his sisters as the Chandler Trio. Chandler became active in his church community, which ultimately led to significant social justice work and his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. After earning his degree from Indiana University and serving as pastor at Second Baptist Church in Bloomington, chandler and his wife Portia and their daughters eventually moved to Rochester, NY, where he entered divinity school. He eventually was selected to serve as the Associate Director of the Rochester Council of Churches. That same year, Chandler walked alongside Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the March on Washington. Chandler was integral in reconciliation discussions following riots in Rochester in 1964. Later in 1971, the Rochester Council of Churches called upon Chandler to serve as a negotiator during the Attica Prison Uprising. Chandler and his family later moved to San Francisco so he could serve as a pastor. A few years later, they returned to Indiana, and Chandler began spending more time playing jazz music and recording albums, marrying his love of music with his passion for ministry. Chandler joined the Gilfoy Trio and the Naptown Jazz Quartet and often performed with Everett Greene, greatly influencing the rich heritage of Indianapolis’ jazz scene. Chandler was inducted into the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation Hall of Fame in 2003 and was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Franklin College in 2008.

BUTLER UNIVERSITY CLASS of 2022 and 2023

May 5–6, 2023

At matriculation, students leave their families to join the Butler community. During the commencement ceremony, Butler faculty and staff present family members with their diplomas. This long-standing tradition represents the Butler community’s fond farewell, and the return of graduates to their families and to the larger communities in which they are now more prepared to work and live.

PROGRAM — JORDAN COLLEGE of the ARTS

PRELUDE MUSIC

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor Director of University Bands Jordan College of the Arts

PROCESSIONAL

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional.

WELCOME William Soards ’96 Board of Trustees

STUDENT REFLECTION

Bronwyn Smith ’23

FACULTY ADDRESS David Ingram Professor of Dance

PRESENTATION

Dr. Lisa Brooks of the COLLEGE Dean, Jordan College of the Arts

ANNOUNCEMENT Professor Scott Bridge ’82, MS ’91 of the CANDIDATES Instructor of Journalism College of Communication

ALMA MATER Butler University Chorale CLOSING

RECESSIONAL

Derek Reid Professor of Dance

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party and faculty have recessed from the main arena.

American Sign Language interpretation provided by Logan Thompson and Mackenzie Rhyno

FACULTY COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

David Ingram

David Ingram began his training in Kingsport, Tennessee under Karen Gibbons-Brown. After graduating with honors from Butler University, Ingram performed with Louisville Ballet under Bruce Simpson and North Carolina Dance Theatre (now Charlotte Ballet) under Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride. He has performed the works of such choreographers as George Balanchine, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Val Caniparoli, Sean Curran, Mark Diamond, Nacho Duato, Nicolo Fonte, William Forsythe, Adam Hougland, Sasha Janes, Alun Jones, Alonzo King, Jon Prichard, Andre Prokovsky, Domy Reiter-Sofer, Dwight Rhoden, Choo San Goh, Uri Sands, Ben Stevenson, and Twyla Tharp. David’s choreography has been performed at Charlotte Ballet, Fort Wayne Ballet, Chautauqua Institute, and Louisville Ballet. Ingram also holds an Master of Fine Arts in Dance from Hollins University in association with the Forsythe Lab in Frankfurt, Germany.

THE JORDAN COLLEGE of the ARTS

Dr. Lisa Brooks, Dean

MASTER of ARTS

Leanna R. York, Greenwood, IN

Graduate Major: Musicology

MASTER of MUSIC

Amanda Jeanne Baer, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Music Performance

Liam Christopher Brown, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Music Performance

Gavin Craig, Winchester, IN

Graduate Major: Music Conducting

**Laurel Kit Crutchfield, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Music Education

Christopher L. Dessent, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Music Education

Luke Pardue Garrigus, Greenwood, IN

Graduate Major: Music Composition

Rachel Gruszecki, Miamisburg, OH

Graduate Major: Music Composition

Amber Hall, Springville, AL

Graduate Major: Music Education

David Hnanga, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Music Conducting

**Cornelius Hocker, Seattle, WA

Graduate Major: Music Performance

**Brian Edward Hoover, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Music Performance

Shawn Lorenzo Lopez, Lakewood, OH

Graduate Major: Music Conducting

Sabin R. Martinez, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Music Performance and Music Conducting

Todd Eric McCready, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Music Education

Valerie Adele Jones Merrell, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Piano Pedagogy

Logan Purcell, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Music Composition

Alejandro Reyna, Houston, TX

Graduate Major: Music Conducting

BACHELOR of ARTS

Nole William Beran, Auburn, IN Theatre

Catherine Elizabeth Clark, San Diego, CA

Cum Laude, Dance - Pedagogy and Psychology

Nicole M. Dickson, Chester Springs, PA

Cum Laude, Dance - Pedagogy and Mathematics

Sidney Hope Edson, Westerville, OH Theatre

Kayla Tenaya Erpenbeck, San Jose, CA

Cum Laude, Theatre

Hayley Elizabeth Gardner, Glen Ellyn, IL

Cum Laude, Art + Design

Minor: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Alexis H. Harford, Shelbyville, IN

Art + Design

Minor: Anthropology

Mary Neema Hensel, Indianapolis, IN Theatre

Schuyler J. Kechely, Rochester, MN

Cum Laude, Dance - Pedagogy

Gwen Emily Lamb, Morrison, MO

Cum Laude, Dance – Pedagogy

Olivia Liebe, Hartland, WI (August 2023)

Cum Laude, Theatre

Emma C. Littau, Deerfield, IL

Cum Laude, Theatre and Organizational

Communication and Leadership

Minor: Business Administration

Maura Ann McHugh, Stamford, CT

Dance - Pedagogy

Minor: Psychology

Trevor Dylan Montgomery, Teaneck, NJ (August 2023)

Dance - Pedagogy

Chinyelu Mwaafrika, Indianapolis, IN

Theatre

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Hanna Rose Pawlowski, Buffalo, NY

Cum Laude, Dance - Pedagogy

Minor: Environmental Studies

Carly Rose Seidenberg, Hawthorn Woods, IL

Theatre

Minor: Marketing

Madelin Elaine Snider, Valparaiso, IN

Cum Laude, Art + Design

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Stephanie A. Suh, Westerville, OH

Cum Laude, Art + Design and Strategic

Communication: PR and Advertising

Sa’adiya Asif Tai, Avon, IN

Art + Design

Minor: Computer Science

Rebekah Marie White, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Music

Nicole Christine Whitman, Indianapolis, IN

Music

Minor: Spanish

BACHELOR of FINE ARTS

Michele Rosalie Arnhold, Herndon, VA Dance – Performance

Abigale Louise Bilodeau, North Reading, MA

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance

Minor: Psychology

Elizabeth Nicole Chapa, Lake Barrington, IL

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance

Minor: Business Administration

Maria Grace Cutaia, Flushing, NY

Dance - Performance

Jade Lily Diskin, Sag Harbor, NY

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance

Tristin Duning Filsinger, Wake Forest, NC

Dance - Performance

Kennedy Rose Lee, Alpharetta, GA

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance

Ainsley Camille Isabella Loftis, Navarre, FL

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance and French

Rheana Demi Maree Montesantos, Hinsdale, IL Dance - Performance

Kyra Juliana Opdyke, Alpharetta, GA

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance

Minor: Music

Amanda Jean Ostuni, Patterson, NY

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance

Harlie Alyse Painter, Chuckey, TN

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance

Christina Papavassiliou, Indianapolis, IN

Dance - Performance

Minor: Art + Design

Caitlin Sendlenski, Croton on Hudson, NY Dance - Performance

Katelyn Marie Yankovich, Fort Montgomery, NY

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance and Statistics

Lauren Zimmermann, Sammamish, WA Dance - Performance

BACHELOR of MUSIC

Sara Danielle Austin, Lombard, IL

Cum Laude, Music Education

Adam J. Bowman, Zionsville, IN

Cum Laude, Music Education

Quintin F. Danzi, Valparaiso, IN

Cum Laude, Jazz Studies

Zoe DeVries, Minot, ND Music Education

Erin Josephine Gardiner, Perrysburg, OH

Cum Laude, Performance and Music Education

Emma Hubeny, Endicott, NY Music Performance

Caleb T. Jansen, Indianapolis, IN Music Education

Riley Keller, Clarkston, MI

Cum Laude, Music Performance

Marianne Grace Marten, Whiteland, IN

Performance and Music Education

Alec Patton Newman, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Music Education

John Ivan Qualkenbush, Indianapolis, IN Music Composition

Mitchell Edward Remington, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Jazz Studies and Economics

Ethan Daniel Schopp, Minier, IL

Cum Laude, Music Education

Megan E. Strait, Greenwood, IN

Cum Laude, Performance and Music Education

Amelia Ruth Thurman, Crown Point, IN Cum Laude, Music Education

**Lauryn Nicole Tooley, Noblesville, IN

Cum Laude, Music Education

Allyson K. Wren, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Music Performance and French

BACHELOR of MUSICAL ARTS

**Sophia N. Greene, Fairfield, CT Musical Arts

Alexandra Baylis Spees, Avon, IN

Cum Laude, Musical Arts and German

BACHELOR of SCIENCE

Anna Sutton Brandner, Centennial, CO

Magna Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration

Owen Alexander Bullock, Auburn, IN (December 2023)

Cum Laude, Arts Administration and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

**Mikayla Christine Bump, Johnston, IA

Cum Laude, Arts Administration

Minor: Business Law and Theatre

Megan Rachelle Carr, Brownsburg, IN Arts Administration

Minor: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Grace Elizabeth Clements, Chesapeake, VA

Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration

Payton Marie Field, Grand Rapids, MI Arts Administration

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Victoria N. Hadrick, Indianapolis, IN Arts Administration

Minor: English Literature and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Olivia Renee Hastings, Bloomington, IN Arts Administration

Andrea Stephanie Mish, Lake Worth, FL

Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration and Psychology

Gabrielle Rose Nardella, Rockville, MD Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration

Mia Josephine Olivares, Naperville, IL (August 2023)

Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration and Organizational Communication and Leadership

Elinor Juliana Polanski, Berkley, MI

Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration

Minor: Business Administration

Kelly Kaitlyn Ryan, Littleton, CO

Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration and Mathematics

Bronwyn Regan Smith, Acton, MA

Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration

Katelyn Grace Soards, Zionsville, IN

Cum Laude, Arts Administration

Minor: Music and Strategic

Communication: PR and Advertising

Lucia Grace Thomason, Indianapolis, IN Arts Administration

Juliana Rose Zlatniski, Plainfield, IN (August 2023)

Cum Laude, Arts Administration

Minor: Music Industry Studies

Elizabeth van Heerden, South Africa

Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration

Minor: English Literature

PROGRAM — COLLEGE of COMMUNICATION

PRELUDE MUSIC

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor Director of University Bands Jordan College of the Arts

PROCESSIONAL

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional.

WELCOME Christopher Gahl ’00 Butler University Board of Trustees

STUDENT REFLECTION

Madeline Freeman ’23

FACULTY ADDRESS Mary Gospel

Senior Lecturer of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

PRESENTATION Joseph Valenzano III of the COLLEGE Dean, College of Communication

ANNOUNCEMENT Professor Ann Bilodeau of the CANDIDATES Lecturer Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences College of Communication

ALMA MATER Butler University Chorale

CLOSING

RECESSIONAL

Christopher Gahl ’00 Butler University Board of Trustees

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party and faculty have recessed from the main arena.

American Sign Language interpretation provided by Judy Cain

FACULTY COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Dr. Mary Gospel

Dr. Mary Gospel is Senior Clinical Faculty in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences in the College of Communication. She received her undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees at Indiana University in Speech and Hearing Sciences. She has been at Butler since 2001. Her professional interests focus on adult neurological disorders. She founded the Butler Aphasia Community in 2013, a therapy and support group for people who have suffered speech and language disorders following a neurological deficit such as a stroke or head injury. Over 250 Butler seniors have served as the student clinicians in the program, which has helped over 100 people to date. At Butler, she teaches courses in Clinical Phonetics, Phonological Development and Disorders, and Neurogenic Communication Disorders.

THE COLLEGE of COMMUNICATION

Dr. Joseph M. Valenzano III, Dean

MASTER of SCIENCE

Joy Renee Araujo, Fishers, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Emma Bergstrom, Rockford, IL (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Christopher John Bias, Zionsville, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Erick Austin Lukas Collings, Richmond, KY (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Jenna Marie Costanzo, Knoxville, TN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

John Joseph DeBrosse, Zionsville, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Amanda Elizabeth Donahue, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

James Reagan Gargano, Naperville, IL

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Chelsea Marie Hennessy, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Amanda Michelle Kleier, Louisville, KY (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Evan Scott Krauss, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Marisa Nicole Miller, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Kristen M. Palmer, Chicago, IL (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Taryn Bailey Plamann, Minneapolis, MN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Shelby Elizabeth Sawyers, Brownsburg, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Caitlin Bryson Schile, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Noor Watson Shehzad, Durham, NC (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Nichole Treeter, Fishers, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

**Joseph Paul Wohlhieter III, Cashmere, WA

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Olivia G. Zingraf, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

BACHELOR of ARTS

Mia Angela Aleman, Oak Brook, IL (August 2023)

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Business Administration

Luke Casey Allen, Seattle, WA

Sports Media

Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Jacquelyn Davis Andrzejewski, Saint Charles, IL

Cum Laude, Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Web Design and Development

Sara Alexis Ansari, West Lafayette, IN (August 2023)

Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Web Design and Development

Eric William Barnes, Saint Louis, MO

Sports Media

Minor: Journalism

**Perrin Samuel Barnes, Richmond, VA

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Aaron Michael Barokas, Redmond, WA

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Madison M. Barr, Algonquin, IL

Cum Laude, Journalism

Minor: Political Science

**Mia Elyn Beckham, Indianapolis, IN

Organizational Communication and Leadership

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Asher Josiah Bell, Indianapolis, IN

Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Web Design and Development

Kelsey Ann Bolin, Fishers, IN

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment and Web Design and Development

**Sophia Grace Bowman, Martinsville, IN

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Emma Nicole Bronsteader, Riverside, IL

Creative Media and Entertainment and Sports Media

Sophie Jemima Chadderton, Indianapolis, IN

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Trinidy Charles, Chicago, IL

Cum Laude, Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Giulia Helena Chirco, Rochester, MI

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Spanish

Spenser Robert Churchill, Arlington Hts, IL

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Cameron Bly Collins, Plainfield, IN

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Risk Management and Insurance

Kara Sutton Connelly, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Spanish

Campbell Snowden Connors, New Canaan, CT

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Business Administration

Brian Thomas Cooney, Alexandria, VA

Sports Media and Strategic

Communication: PR and Advertising

Brycen Michael Copeland, Columbus, IN

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Matthew Tilden Crane, Kennesaw, GA

Sports Media

Minor: Business Administration

Emma A. Cunnea, Oak Lawn, IL

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Spanish

Erin Elizabeth Degnan, Chicago, IL

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Ashley Mae Desserich, Glenview, IL

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Danielle Jade Drelicharz, Mount Prospect, IL

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Emma Kathryn Dressel, Columbus, OH

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Minor: Marketing and Sport Coaching

Alexi Elise Eastes, Mooresville, IN Journalism

Minor: Theatre

Taylir Dylin Eazell, Indianapolis, IN Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Andrew Reed Eldridge, Trail Creek, IN (August 2023)

Sports Media

Amy Elise Essig, Terre Haute, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Spanish

**Emily Fales, Olathe, KS

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Marketing

Shannon Michaela Farrell, Kalamazoo, MI

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Health Care Management

**Mia Katherine Fazio, Zionsville, IN

Organizational Communication and Leadership

Minor: Ethics

Sophie Patricia Firmani, Zionsville, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Psychology

**Alaina Marie Fleming, Aurora, IL

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Spanish

Madeline Ann Freeman, Richmond, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising and Spanish

Conor James Garvey, Indianapolis, IN

Critical Communication and Media Studies

Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

**Patrick Lawrence Gigerich, Indianapolis, IN

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Journalism

Kara Noel Godby, Lebanon, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Art + Design

Jovana Marie Gonzalez, Elmhurst, IL

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Grace Olivia Gordon, Kalamazoo, MI

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment and English Literature

Ryan Michael Grill, Ann Arbor, MI

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Minor: Business Administration and Web Design and Development

Grace Marie Grouzard, Northbrook, IL

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Education

Marisa Gene Guisti, Peru, IL

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Sophia Katherine Gutwein, West Lafayette, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising and Anthropology

Chandler Jacob Hart, Glen Ellyn, IL

Sports Media

Minor: Marketing

Frances Grace Hartnagel, South Bend, IN

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Paige N. Hess, Brownsburg, IN (August 2023)

Music Industry Studies

Cara Elyse Hofer, Zionsville, IN

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: French

Drake Michael Howard, Jones, MI

Sports Media

Minor: Business Administration

Samone Lee Iavagnilio, Elkhart, IN

Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Film Studies

Lauren G. Jindrich, Elizabethtown, KY

Cum Laude, Critical Communication and Media Studies and History

Jake Allan Johnson, Lake Villa, IL

Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Luke A. Johnson, Terre Haute, IN

Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Marketing

Lydia Elise Jost, Chesterfield, MO

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Journalism

Jaren Senichi Kawada, Honolulu, HI

Sports Media

Minor: Sport Coaching

Grant William Cassaigne Kaye, Bethlehem, PA (August 2023)

Sports Media

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Chloe N. Kintner, Depauw, IN Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Critical Communication and Media Studies

**Anthony Joseph Kleva, Granger, IN Cum Laude, Sports Media

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Mason Christopher Kupiainen, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Creative Media and Entertainment

Angelica Grace Letcher, Indianapolis, IN Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Olivia Lyn Lighty, Indianapolis, IN Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Spanish

Jacob Paul Lindsey, Fort Wayne, IN

Sports Media

Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership and Web Design and Development

Janet Lovera, Indianapolis, IN

Magna Cum Laude, Web Design and Development and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Owen Matthew Madrigal, Midlothian, IL Journalism

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment and Film Studies

**Alaina Marie Marcuz, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Diverse Learners

**Emily E. Matta, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Samantha M. McDonald, Dublin, OH

Magna Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Spanish

Meghan Leigh McLaughlin, Avon, IN (August 2023)

Creative Media and Entertainment

**Andrew Mark Mild, Crown Point, IN

Sports Media

Minor: Marketing

Nicole Danielle Mitchell, Mishawaka, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Psychology

Marissa R. Molloy, Indianapolis, IN

Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Art + Design

Olivia Maryta Moore, Brownsburg, IN

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Haley Kristine Morkert, Bremerton, WA

Cum Laude, Creative Media and Entertainment and Music Industry Studies and Web Design and Development

Sabina Alejandra Morón Acosta, Westfield, IN (August 2023)

Journalism

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Kobe Franklin Mosley, Richmond, KY

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Minor: Journalism and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Chloe Mae Muldrow, Highland Park, IL (August 2023)

Organizational Communication and Leadership

Neena Elizabeth Norton, Minnetrista, MN

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Elizabeth Anne Oakey, Hinsdale, IL

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Spanish

Krystina Sophia Okolita, Bloomingdale, IL

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Critical Communication and Media Studies

**Alexandra Marie Olsen, Indianapolis, IN

Journalism and Spanish

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Luke C. Payton, Evansville, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Calvin Edward Prenkert, Bloomington, IN

Magna Cum Laude, Critical Communication and Media Studies

Minor: History

Emma Rose Quasny, Chapel Hill, NC (August 2023)

Cum Laude, Journalism and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Martha Jane Ratterman, Saint Louis, MO

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

**Rachel Kay Read, Noblesville, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication:

PR and Advertising

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Anna Ruth Rettig, Westfield, IN

Strategic Communication:

PR and Advertising

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Melanie Guadalupe Reyes, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Environmental Studies

Madeline Page Reynolds, Forest Park, IL

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication:

PR and Advertising

Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Isabella Grace Riggione, Costa Mesa, CA

Sports Media

Minor: Strategic Communication:

PR and Advertising

Anna Marie Riordan, Western Springs, IL

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Diverse Learners

Grace Ann Roberts, Carmel, IN

Strategic Communication:

PR and Advertising

Kelly Ann Robertson, Rockville, MD

Sports Media

Minor: Strategic Communication:

PR and Advertising

Margaret Frances Roush, Westfield, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Diverse Learners

Hannah Ann Schafer, Avon, IN

Summa Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

**Emily Suzanne Schaller, Bellville, OH Cum Laude, Music Industry Studies and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Alexandra Elliott Schell, New Albany, OH Summa Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Spanish

Samuel Lewis Schink, Naperville, IL

Cum Laude, Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Journalism and Marketing

Davis Michael Schlichte, Noblesville, IN

Organizational Communication and Leadership

Karli Morgan Scott, Naperville, IL

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Journalism

Emma Catherine Sells, Michigan City, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Karoline Elisabetha Shannon, Costa Mesa, CA

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Anthropology

**Nicole E. Silva, Evergreen Park, IL Integrated Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Minor: Communication Studies

Gretchen Johanna Skoglund, St. Louis, MO

Cum Laude, Journalism

Minor: English Literature

**Abigail Joy Slenker, Chittenden, VT

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Critical Communication and Media Studies

Emma Katherine Stafford, Bay Village, OH Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Spanish

Satchel James Stern, North Hollywood, CA

Sports Media

Minor: Sport Coaching

Duncan Robert Stone, Sacramento, CA

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Marketing

Jared Suchevits, Naperville, IL

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Marketing

Megan Thiemet, Anderson, IN

Cum Laude, Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Journalism and Web Design and Development

Brook Taylor Tracy, Petoskey, MI

Cum Laude, Journalism and Creative Media and Entertainment

Kennedi Noel Ulman, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Political Science

Maeve Kathleen Van Etten, Homewood, IL

Cum Laude, Sports Media and Strategic

Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Spanish

Lorenzo Gerrard Vergara, Hoffman Estates, IL (August 2023)

Sports Media

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Matthew Christopher Vick, Darien, IL

Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Web Design and Development

**Gracie Dru Voulgaris, Lockport, IL

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Caitlin Rose Ward, Columbus, IN

Organizational Communication and Leadership

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Drew Wayne Westland, Munster, IN

Sports Media

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Benjamin Micheal Wheeler, Indianapolis, IN

Sports Media

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Madeline Grace White, Belleville, IL

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Music Industry Studies

Presley Casimir Willoughby, La Porte, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Psychology

Evan Spencer Yoder, Goshen, IN Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Caleb James Yonker, Avon, IN

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

PROGRAM — LACY SCHOOL of BUSINESS

PRELUDE MUSIC

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor Director of University Bands Jordan College of the Arts

PROCESSIONAL

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional.

WELCOME Hilary Buttrick Associate Dean of Academics

STUDENT REFLECTION

Lauryn Lintner ’23

FACULTY ADDRESS Thomas Hanson Assistant Professor of Finance

PRESENTATION

Dr. Craig Caldwell of the COLLEGE Dean, Lacy School of Business

ANNOUNCEMENT Professor Ann Bilodeau of the CANDIDATES Lecturer Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences College of Communication

ALMA MATER Butler University Chorale CLOSING

Courtney Hatch Associate Dean for Faculty

RECESSIONAL

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party and faculty have recessed from the main arena.

American Sign Language interpretation provided by Judy Cain

FACULTY COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Dr. Thomas Hanson, CFA

Dr. Thomas Hanson, CFA, is an Associate Professor of Finance in the Lacy School of Business, where he teaches primarily quantitative courses on equity valuation, derivatives, algorithmic finance, and data analytics, in addition to core courses on corporate and international finance. He serves as the Faculty Advisor to the Financial Management Association (FMA), coordinator of the annual Wall Street Trek, and liaison for CFA education at Butler. Hanson completed his doctorate at Kent State University, an MBA at the University of St. Thomas, Master of Science in Applied Statistics at North Dakota State University, and a Bachelor of Arts at St. Olaf College. His research interests include financial literacy, high frequency trading, and quantitative research methods. He often publishes cross-disciplinary, co-authored work including the book Quantitative Research Methods in Translation and Interpreting Studies.

THE LACY SCHOOL of BUSINESS

Dr. Craig Caldwell, Dean

MASTER of ARTS

Brooke Marie Lambert, Fishers, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Management

Anna Kristine Maximoff, Scotts Valley, CA (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Management

Madison R. Renn, Lincoln, NE (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Management

Alec Franklin Rowan, Indian Trail, NC (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Management

MASTER of SCIENCE

**Lloyd Eugene Abbey Jr, Howell, MI

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**Ryan Anderson, Sanford, FL

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**Melody D. Davidson, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**Salli Yvonne Horst, Vincennes, IN

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**Harrison Anton Krohn, Moorestown, NJ

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**Jonathan Quinton Glen Murray, Wesley Chapel, FL

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**Ahmed Okba, Davenport, IA

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**Robert Daniel Roach, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**George Marion Rushe II, Columbia, SC

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**Christopher Schwarz, Salt Lake Cty, UT

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**Heather L. Van Bibber, Dublin, OH

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**Kevin J. Yaeger, Houston, TX

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

MASTER of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Hassan Mohammad Alrashed, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Lizet Arellano, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Miranda Wood Armie, Westfield, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Jessica Lynn Auxier, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Curtis R. Barsic, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Rachel Allison Burke, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Evan Matthew Byrne, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Simon Patrick Henri BÉDARD, France

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Megan A. Connor, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Sherry Crabtree, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Kaitlyn Klootwyk Duca, Westfield, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Carl Jacob Duncan, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Angelina Jian Ellis, Zionsville, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Renee Angeline Estridge, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Nicole N. Ezeh, Grand Rapids, MI

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Stephen Ray Ferguson, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Ryan J. Friedrich, Terre Haute, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Jordan Spenser Garrett, Westfield, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Joseph Lawrence Guthrie, Columbus, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

James M. Hogan, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Michael A. Jackson, Westfield, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Tyler D. Jonas, Mc Cordsville, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

William Philip Judson, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Vitali Karaliou, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Kevin Ramon Kelly, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

John Richard Lacheta, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

David Sherwood Lamb, Plainfield, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Jordan Lett, Plainfield, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Mannah Athane Mace, Brazil, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Scott Thomas Maitland, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Mikaela Malott, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Theodore Peter Maris, Villa Hills, KY

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Sean Michael Matthews, Westfield, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Eric Stevens Mercer, Zionsville, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

*Marjorie Ruth Cole Morgan, Cicero, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Megan Elaine Nordwig, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Andrew Ross Peabody, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Rebecca Sue Pettit, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Julian Michael Phillips, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Yahzmine N. Rodriguez, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Kimberly Renee Schnibben, Westfield, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Madison Rae Seigworth, Chandler, AZ (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Alex Shelley, Noblesville, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Kaleb Ross Smith, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Abigail M. Szentes, Greenwood, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Austin Michael Tracey, Noblesville, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Jelena Trikic, Westfield, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Andrew Scott Underwood, Bradenton, FL (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Holly Christine Westerkamp, Palatine, IL

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Nicholas M. Williams, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Fernando Zavala Arias, Columbus, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

MASTER of PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING

Olivia Rose Beeman, Chagrin Falls, OH (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Greer Elizabeth Bireley, Glenview, IL (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Emma Reese Butler, Franklin, TN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Brian Michael Casey, Fenton, MI (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

William Brian Cassner, Hillsboro, OH (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Madison Michelle Farron, Wading River, NY (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

**Zoe Marie Havens, O Fallon, IL

Graduate Major: Accounting

George Hawkes, Glenview, IL (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Brendan Hicks, Portsmouth, NH

Graduate Major: Accounting

Mitchell Paul Holderby, Crown Point, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

**Rachel Sue Jennings, Louisville, KY

Graduate Major: Accounting

Jena Nicole Liddle, Morton, IL (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Mackinley Thomas Menard, Commerce Twp, MI (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Marissa Nicole Miki, West Chicago, IL (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Malayna Eve Pottschmidt, Fishers, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Madison Ross, Brownsburg, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Jacob Cyr Rude, Fort Wayne, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Megan Marie Sheridan, Zionsville, IN

Graduate Major: Accounting

Rhiley Maren Sperry, Westfield, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Benjamin Alan Treece, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Alexander John Voss, South Bend, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Emmett William Weil, Chagrin Falls, OH (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Alexander S. Weseman, Arlington Heights, IL (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Erica Nicole Wolfe, Grand Rapids, MI (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Walker Louis Wroblewski, Michigan City, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Accounting

**Nicholas Arden Zeitler, Valparaiso, IN

Graduate Major: Accounting

BACHELOR of SCIENCE

Jackson MacArthur Adams, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Finance

Sophia Kathleen Agostino, Granger, IN Accounting

Matthew Louis Ajdaharian, Fishers, IN Risk Management and Insurance

Braden Dean Albertson, South Barrington, IL Finance and Marketing

Isabel Ali, Columbus, OH Cum Laude, Finance

Katelyn Elizabeth Anderson, Alexandria, OH Cum Laude, Marketing

Nathan Joseph Anonich, Danville, CA Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Finance

David Alan Applegarth, La Porte, IN Finance

Thomas J. Arndt, Ballwin, MO Accounting

Kaley Ann Attaway, Osprey, FL Cum Laude, Finance

Aminatou Bah, Indianapolis, IN Accounting

Victoria Singkai Baker, Mount Vernon, OH Cum Laude, Marketing and Psychology

Scott Linwood Ballew, Plainfield, IL Marketing

Anna C. Bannister, Saint Louis, MO Finance

Minor: Data Science

Declan Patrick Barney, Elmhurst, IL

Marketing

Anna E. Beaty, Wayzata, MN Marketing

Remi Annae Beckham, Warsaw, IN Marketing

Minor: Health Care Management

Louis Rogers Bell III, Greenwood, IN Finance and Accounting

Francisco Beltran Rodriguez, Clarkston, MI International Business and French

**Jackson Bennett, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Accounting

Connor Jacob Benson, Indianapolis, IN Risk Management and Insurance and Finance

Emma Katherine Binder, Saint Louis, MO Cum Laude, Marketing and Entrepreneurship and Innovation

**Katelyn Taylor Bireline, Hebron, IN Marketing and Risk Management and Insurance

Amber Ivette Bodden-Duewson, Mohegan Lake, NY Accounting

Jared Michael Born, Bourbonnais, IL

Accounting and Finance

Jack Philip Boyd, Fishers, IN Finance

Thomas Michael Brennan, Ireland International Business

Jaden H. Brown, Greenfield, IN Accounting and Finance

Elana Brueggemann, Carmel, IN Marketing

Sarah Elizabeth Bubon, Champaign, IL (August 2023)

Marketing

Minor: Spanish

Evan Walter Buck, East Lansing, MI Marketing

Minor: Environmental Studies

Yuli Burstein, Chestnut Hill, MA Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Kasia Lynn Burton, Westport, IN Finance and Marketing

Bret Thomas Bushka, Lombard, IL (December 2023)

Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Meg Adams Butler, Zionsville, IN

Cum Laude, Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

John Casey Cain, Indianapolis, IN Finance and Accounting

John P. Callaghan, Hinsdale, IL Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

**Michael John Calvani, Mason, OH Cum Laude, Finance

Peter G. Cannon, Riverview, FL Marketing and Finance

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Quinn Marcus Carlson, Westford, MA Finance

Michael F. Carroll, Chicago, IL Cum Laude, Marketing and Management Information Systems

Benjamin Robert Cekander, Dunlap, IL Marketing and Finance

Clayton James Christman, Fort Wayne, IN Finance

Samuel Thomas Cibulka, Woodridge, IL Risk Management and Insurance and Finance

Cameron LaJay Clark, East Saint Louis, IL Marketing and Finance

Evan Andrew Coleman, Saint Louis, MO Finance

Cedric August Collier, Knoxville, TN (August 2023)

Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Christopher Thornton Collins Jr, Glenview, IL Accounting

Melina Josephine Colucci, Roselle, IL

Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Annekah Connolly, Chicago, IL

International Business and Marketing

Minor: Spanish

**Maxwell Alan Crank, Connersville, IN Finance

Chloe Isabella Crannell, Carmel, IN Marketing

Kameron William Crim, Manilla, IN Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Cameron Belle Crinklaw, Carmel, IN Marketing

Carlo John Dagostino IV, Wheaton, IL

Marketing

Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Camden Levi Daffinee, Westfield, IN Marketing

Henry Mitchell Dalle Molle, Louisville, CO

Cum Laude, Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Joshua I. David, Peoria, IL

Accounting

Ty Robert Dawson, Bloomington, IN

Cum Laude, Finance

Miranda K. Dehaai, Bloomington, IL

Cum Laude, Marketing

Minor: Philosophy

**Allan Joseph Deinhart, Hendersonville, TN

Finance and Marketing

Zhanri Taela Desphy, Chardon, OH

Marketing

Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Ryan J. Devito, Columbia City, IN

Cum Laude, Marketing

Aliya Rosie Diagne, Germany

Cum Laude, Finance and Science, Technology, and Society

Jackson Brooks Dicen, Indianapolis, IN

Marketing

Minor: Health Care Management

Ashley Ann Dooley, Minneapolis, MN Marketing

Tenley Anne Dowell, Morton, IL

Marketing

Minor: Sport Coaching

Travis Andrew Drumm, Madison, WI Cum Laude, Accounting

Arthur James Dutmers, Traverse City, MI Finance

Thomas Jay Dziwlik, Carmel, IN Finance and Marketing

Peyton Renae Eber, Zionsville, IN Marketing and Multilingual

Matthew James Edwards, Libertyville, IL Cum Laude, Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Maggie Renae Emmons, Monticello, IN Finance

Nathan Alan Enfield, Indianapolis, IN Marketing

Carter James English, Aurora, IL Finance

Vaughn Lewis Ernst, Beavercreek, OH Cum Laude, Marketing and Finance

Lauren Drew Estes, Midland, MI International Business and Spanish

Samuel M. Farber, Long Grove, IL Finance

John Henry Ferris, Minneapolis, MN Marketing and Risk Management and Insurance

Tyler G. Findlow, Lone Tree, CO Finance

Hannah G. Fleishman Norton, Leland, NC International Business and Marketing Minor: Spanish

Keya Marie Fowler, Naperville, IL Accounting

Jason R. Freer, Rolling Meadows, IL Cum Laude, Management Information Systems

Alyssa Joyce Furry, Perrysville, IN Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Gavin Gagnier, Woodbury, MN Finance and Economics

Alexandra Nicole Gajor, Livonia, MI

Cum Laude, Finance and Marketing

Nicholas Robert Geisen, Crown Point, IN

Finance

Henry Borovicka Gerig, Athens, OH

Marketing

**Grady August Goranson, Dowagiac, MI Finance

Roger Emmett Gradler, Holland, MI (August 2023)

Finance

George Garret Gray, Ashville, OH Marketing and Finance

Payton Elizabeth Greenlee, Lake Angelus, MI Risk Management and Insurance

Carson Albert Gulgin, Perrysburg, OH (December 2023)

Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Marketing

Nicholas Daniel Hamilton, Chagrin Falls, OH (August 2023)

Finance

Catherine Elizabeth Harvey, Naperville, IL Cum Laude, International Business

Minor: Spanish

**Jack Haywood, United Kingdom

Marketing

Minor: Spanish

Alexandra Jean Henry, Hinsdale, IL Marketing

Minor: Health Care Management

Luke Mallon Herard, Indianapolis, IN Management Information Systems

Jeremy Raul Hernandez, Chicago, IL Marketing and Risk Management and Insurance

Marcus James Herrington, Algonquin, IL

Accounting and Finance

Cort Michael Hildebrand, Coatesville, IN Accounting and Finance

Grant Alexander Hixon, Springfield, OH Risk Management and Insurance and Finance

Mitchell Andrew Hoelscher, West Chester, OH

Finance and Management Information Systems

Jack Warren Holmstrom, Eden Prairie, MN

Management Information Systems

Minor: Data Science

Clay Christian Holzworth, Noblesville, IN Entrepreneurship and Innovation

William Robert Hones, Woodbury, MN Accounting

Madeline Elizabeth Hoskins-Cumbey, West Chicago, IL International Business

Minor: French

Karina Nichole Hotchkiss, Vernon Hills, IL Marketing

Minor: Psychology

Rachael Marie Howard, Lockport, IL

Cum Laude, Finance

Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Spencer Robert Howey, Trenton, MI Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Kendall Humphreys, Crawfordsville, IN

Marketing

Minor: Health Care Management

Benjamin Edward Hutchinson, Chicago, IL Marketing

Minor: Sociology

Daniel Hynes, Lake Zurich, IL Finance

Luke Ische, Cedarburg, WI (August 2023)

Management Information Systems

Minor: Jazz Studies

Abigail Grace Isger, Indianapolis, IN Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Moira Hemingway Jarot, Plainfield, IL

Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Jeremy William Johnson, Lombard, IL (December 2023)

Marketing and Finance

Julie Michelle Johnson, Tinley Park, IL Marketing

Minor: Spanish

Garrett Joseph Jones, Carmel, IN

Accounting and Management Information Systems

Kevin James Kane, Orland Park, IL (Awarded Posthumously) Marketing and Management Information Systems

**Isabella Grace Kappler, Bay Village, OH

Cum Laude, Marketing

Michael Paul Karr, Darien, CT Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Hannah Mei Kelly, Nicholasville, KY Cum Laude, Finance

Minor: Health Care Management

Ozan Jefferson King, Shawnee Mission, KS Finance

Alyssa DeJoyce Kirkland, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Melanie Ann Klaben, Strongsville, OH

Cum Laude, Management Information Systems and International Business

Minor: French

Andrew Robert Klink, Fishers, IN Marketing

Stephen A. Kocerha, Carmel, IN Finance

Kyle William Kohlsaat, Indianapolis, IN Marketing

Thomas Alexander Koustenis, Carmel, IN Accounting

Elizabeth Marie Lamkin, Indianapolis, IN Marketing

**Grace E. Lansden, New Berlin, IL Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Madelin Olivia Lapp, Bristol, IN (August 2023)

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Minor: Music

Max Phillip Lauerman, Chanhassen, MN

Cum Laude, Finance and Accounting

Minor: Spanish

Ethan Gerard Lehman, Colgate, WI

Cum Laude, Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Kyle John Van Liere, Kalamazoo, MI Finance

Lauryn Sarah Lintner, Arlington Heights, IL

Magna Cum Laude, International Business and Marketing

**Kai Dante Liska, Hilton Head Island, SC Risk Management and Insurance

Megan Isabella Lunn, Warwick, RI Marketing

**Derek Ryan MacFarlane, Zionsville, IN

Cum Laude, Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Timothy Michael Marcinko, Independence, OH Finance and Accounting

Katharine Taylor Marcus, Overland Park, KS Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Katrina Maria Maresco, Loveland, OH

Cum Laude, Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Viviann Katherine Markech, Park Ridge, IL Cum Laude, Marketing

Minor: Psychology

Reagan Taylor Markland, Carmel, IN Marketing and Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Minor: Political Science

Adeline Paige McCarty, Midland, MI Marketing

Michael J. McCue, Avon, IN Finance

Camille A. McGrady, Hillsboro, IN Marketing

**John McGuire, Frankfort, IL Cum Laude, Finance

Jack M. McMahon, Warwick, RI Accounting

Emily Mable Mead, Appleton, WI Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

R. Maxamillian Mead, Indianapolis, IN Accounting and Finance

Dean Allen Megremis, Carmel, IN Risk Management and Insurance

Amanda Michelle Meier, Olympia, WA Accounting

Bailey J. Mendler, Carmel, IN Risk Management and Insurance

Cade Merrill, Brownsburg, IN Applied Business Technology

Minor: Spanish

Dominic Gerard Milano, Westchester, IL

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Morgan Rose Moffett, Connersville, IN Risk Management and Insurance

McKena Sydney Moore, Michigan City, IN Management Information Systems

Minor: Health Care Management

**John-Michael Christian Mulloy, Carmel, IN Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Finance

Abigail Nicole Nebot, Ballwin, MO Marketing

**Xavier Philip Ninde, Portland, IN Finance

Caleb Jeffrey Norris, Grand Blanc, MI

Cum Laude, Finance

Meredith Brenna O’Connor, Granger, IN Cum Laude, Finance and Marketing

Ryan Thomas O’Donnell, Stratham, NH Cum Laude, Finance and Accounting

Madeline Claire Oakley, Westfield, IN Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

David Charles Olson, Naperville, IL Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Matthew Organ, Indianapolis, IN

Finance and Accounting

Nicholas G. Pachera, Ann Arbor, MI

Marketing

Benjamin Michael Packer, Vernon Hills, IL

Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Finance

Lauren Elizabeth Paul, Randolph, NJ

Cum Laude, Accounting

Alyssa Nicole Pellegrini, Aurora, IL

Magna Cum Laude, Marketing

Minor: Education

Kyle Webster Pepiot, Carmel, IN Finance

**Viviana M. Perdomo, Indianapolis, IN Accounting

**Emily Maria Perrelle, Terre Haute, IN Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Isabelle Rose Petersen, Verona, WI

Cum Laude, Marketing

Minor: Spanish

Jared Michael Pietila, Neenah, WI Marketing

Minor: Chinese

Kent Bradley Pollock, Wheaton, IL Finance

Allen James Poynter, Bargersville, IN Finance

Steven Michael Protogere, Carmel, IN (August 2023)

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Morgan Marie Pruss, Perrysburg, OH Marketing and Applied Business Technology

Bridget Joan Ranchero, Glen Ellyn, IL Marketing and International Business

Owen Matthew Ranck, Ambler, PA Finance

**Connor Mitsuru Reid, Westmont, IL Finance

Kaitlyn K. Rines, Blue Ash, OH Cum Laude, Management Information Systems and Spanish

Zachary Scott Rixmann, Columbus, IN Marketing

Andrew Yun Roese, Columbus, IN (August 2023) Accounting

Minor: Spanish

Andrew Gerald Rosmarin, Winter Garden, FL Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

**Thomas Christopher Rousseau Jr, Cedar Park, TX Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Finance

Ryne John Ruscheinski, Indianapolis, IN Management Information Systems

Lauren Paige Salela, Indianapolis, IN

Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Marketing

Bridgette Renee Schabel, Indianapolis, IN Finance

John Noel Schlagenhauf, Indianapolis, IN Finance

Daniel Schneider, Wayzata, MN Finance

Minor: Sport Coaching

Brendan Jeffers Schreiber, Indianapolis, IN Accounting

Tanner Seaman, Carmel, IN (August 2023)

Accounting

Minor: Data Science

Dominick Paul Seppel, Lebanon, IN Cum Laude, Accounting and Finance

Patrick Edward Shallenberger Jr, Lebanon, IN (August 2023)

Marketing

Minor: Spanish

Parker S. Shaw, Chelsea, MI

Cum Laude, International Business

Minor: Political Science

Madison Elizabeth Shuman, Minneapolis, MN

Accounting and Finance

**Ethan W. Sickels, Carmel, IN Accounting

**Nathan C. Slabach, Goshen, IN Finance

Allyson Small, Pendleton, IN Cum Laude, Marketing

Minor: Psychology

Abigail M. Socha, Chesterfield, MO

Cum Laude, Accounting

**Mark James Sortino, Bolingbrook, IL

Cum Laude, Marketing

Minor: Education

**Skyler Joseph Spetter, Bargersville, IN

Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Emma Rose Spitzig, Geneva, IL

Marketing

Minor: Data Science and Strategic

Communication: PR and Advertising

Katerina Zoe Stamatis, Chicago, IL

International Business

Minor: German and History

Dean Starrs, Saint Louis, MO Finance and Economics

Kevin Stefanczyk, West Chicago, IL Applied Business Technology

Aaron Michael Steinhart, Jupiter, FL Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Kayla Marie Stevens, Bettendorf, IA

Cum Laude, Finance

Minor: Environmental Studies

Erik Robert Stewart, Verona, WI Risk Management and Insurance and Accounting

**Abby Irene Stock, Effingham, IL Marketing and Applied Business Technology

Jacqueline L. Stoltz, Newburgh, IN Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Andrew Fielding Strand, Saint Louis, MO Accounting and Finance

**John Francis Streberger, Grosse Pt Pk, MI Risk Management and Insurance

Courtney Renee Swartzell, Royal Center, IN Marketing and Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Stephanie Renee Sysak, Goodrich, MI Marketing

Austin M. Terrell, Plainfield, IN (August 2023)

Risk Management and Insurance

Samantha Bailey Theisen, Mason, OH Marketing

Minor: Management Information Systems

Avery H. Tomlin, Crystal Lake, IL Cum Laude, Finance

Hannah C. Tomlinson, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023) Finance

Mitchell Tor, Framingham, MA Cum Laude, Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Applied Business Technology

Gavin Christian Tribble, Ann Arbor, MI

Finance

Zachary C.R. Trimpe, Edwardsville, IL Risk Management and Insurance and Finance

Matthew A. True, New Palestine, IN Finance and Entrepreneurship and Innovation

John Rocco Trumpbour, Bedford, NY (August 2023) Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Jana E. Tuttle, Greenwood, IN Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Dylan Walker, Fennville, MI (August 2023) Applied Business Technology

Nicholas Todd Wallace, Franklin, IN Management Information Systems

Minor: Data Science

Juliana Renee Walther, Broomfield, CO Cum Laude, Finance and Spanish

Rhianna Frances Walzer, Lodi, WI Cum Laude, Finance and Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Spencer James Wand, Indianapolis, IN Marketing

Kenzie R. Wandrei, Zionsville, IN Marketing

Minor: Economics

Thomas M. Ward, Downers Grove, IL Accounting

Alexandra Ella Wasdovich, Jeffersonville, IN Marketing

Kabrial L. Waters, Brownsburg, IN Applied Business Technology

Michael Richard Wellman, Carol Stream, IL Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Logan Yvonne White, Oconomowoc, WI Cum Laude, Finance and Marketing

Rhett A. White, Fishers, IN (August 2023)

Finance

Gracen Rose Williams, Grand Rapids, MI Marketing

Jonathan Frederick Wright, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023) Risk Management and Insurance

Michael David Wymer, Naperville, IL (December 2023) Marketing

Jonathan Zemaitis, Crown Point, IN Finance and Marketing

BACHELOR of SCIENCE in ECONOMICS

Sydney Jordan Baity, Bellevue, WA Economics

Minor: Health Care Management

Leah Marie Bechtold, Columbia City, IN Magna Cum Laude, Economics and Political Science

Joshua Wen Chang, Clarksburg, MD Cum Laude, Economics

Minor: Management Information Systems

Lauren Alexa Hough, Lake Orion, MI Cum Laude, Economics and Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Luke Jackson Kessinger, Boca Raton, FL Economics

**Braxton Antonio Martorano, Michigan City, IN Cum Laude, Economics

Madison Lee Provo, Missoula, MT Cum Laude, Economics and Finance

Ryan Lee Robinson, Minneapolis, MN Economics and Finance

PROGRAM — COLLEGE of EDUCATION

PRELUDE MUSIC

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor Director of University Bands Jordan College of the Arts

PROCESSIONAL

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional.

WELCOME Jane Magnus-Stinson ’79 Board of Trustees

STUDENT REFLECTION Jacqueline Bickhaus ’23

FACULTY ADDRESS Theresa Meyer Senior Lecturer Education

PRESENTATION Dr. Brooke Kandel of the COLLEGE Dean, College of Education

ANNOUNCEMENT Professor Scott Bridge ’82, MS ’91 of the CANDIDATES Instructor of Journalism College of Communication

ALMA MATER Butler University Chorale CLOSING

Kelli Esteves Associate Dean College of Education

RECESSIONAL

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party and faculty have recessed from the main arena.

American Sign Language interpretation provided by Logan Thompson and Mackenzie Rhyno

FACULTY COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Theresa Knipstein Meyer

Theresa Knipstein Meyer is a faculty member in the College of Education. She works with student teachers and instructs in method classes of special education. She is also the Director of the Butler Graduate Alternative Program in Special Education. Meyer speaks often on brain research and retention of teachers in the field. She has been a teacher for over 20 years, spending part of her career as a Digital Age Literacy Coach in the MSD Lawrence Township in Indianapolis, Indiana. In this role, she supported 34 literacy coaches in 21 buildings (K–12) with 21st Century goals and best practices in teaching. Her specialty is working with diverse learners, particularly those students labeled with disabilities. Meyer graduated from Ball State University with an elementary and special education degree. She did her graduate work at Indiana University. Professor Meyer is a 2000 Milken Educator and was named Outstanding Professor of the Year in 2022.

THE COLLEGE of EDUCATION

Dr. Brooke Kandel, Dean

MASTER of SCIENCE

**Jennifer Diane Atkinson, Indianapolis, IN Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Melony Boyd, Brownsburg, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Katherine Taylor Brown, Indianapolis, IN Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Gwendolyn Ann Burke, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Bailey L. Castillion, Pendleton, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

Matthew John Daniel Condon, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Kyle Quinton Cox, Whitestown, IN Graduate Major: Education Administration

Karlee Nicole Davis, Greenwood, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

Anne Elise Denz, Carmel, IN Graduate Major: School Counseling

Emily Elizabeth Etter, Whitestown, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

Allison Lynn Everhart, Carmel, IN Graduate Major: School Counseling

Maycie Marie Farrell, Lafayette, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Michael Thomas Fellow, Martinsville, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Michael David Galuska, Park Ridge, IL Graduate Major: Education Administration

Alison Grossman, Richmond, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

Amy Sparks Harrison, Indianapolis, IN Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Lauren Ann Hartmayer, Newburgh, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Emily Anne Hoard, Greenwood, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Elizabeth A. Humphrey, Brownsburg, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Alexis Renay Johnican, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Patrick Andrew Kennedy, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Kristi D. Lucht, Whitestown, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Peter Lucht, Whitestown, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Katie Luck, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Keith Marlow, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Lillian Morris, Evansville, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

Laura Elizabeth Mulligan, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Jared Peter Norman, Greenwood, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Nicole Helen Paolicchi, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Natasha M. Ploss, Lafayette, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Sabre Adams Poff, Michigan City, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Carrie Melinda Rector, Greenfield, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Finae Dawn Rent, Mccordsville, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Caroline Sarah Retter, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Caroline Elizabeth Rico, Chicago, IL

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Aaron O’Neill Riley, Anderson, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

Jamie Elizabeth Rogers, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Jonathan Rogers, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Megan Kailey Ruder, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Mallory Jenna Russikoff, Stevenson Ranch, CA

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Sierra Elizabeth Schmitt, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

Erin Morgan Scott, Zionsville, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Emily Spencer, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Maggie Brennan Stiller, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Molly Elizabeth White, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

BACHELOR of SCIENCE

Matthew D. Aspinwall, Atlanta, GA

Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and English as a New Language and Special Education Mild Intervention

Jacqueline Ann Bickhaus, Buffalo Grove, IL

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education and Spanish

Madeline W. Buss, Plainfield, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Bryan Michael Bystol, Libertyville, IL (December 2023)

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

Minor: Psychology and Sport Coaching

Abigail Marie Carpenter, Wilmette, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Sarina G. Castella, Palatine, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and English as a New Language and Spanish

Sophia Emily Charkow, River Forest, IL

Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Erin Xin-Yu Cummins, Carmel, IN

Cum Laude, Youth and Community Development

Adam John Daughton, Penfield, NY

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

**Cali Dauparas, Long Beach, IN

Middle/Secondary Education and Mathematics and Spanish

Minor: Diverse Learners

Margaret Mary Deer, Naperville, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Helen Elizabeth Didier, Fort Wayne, IN

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

Anna Catharine Gately, Alexandria, VA

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Sport Coaching

Ella Kathryn Gebben, Grand Rapids, MI

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Emily Ann Gillespie, Oak Lawn, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Abigail Glaser, San Antonio, TX

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Madison Shea Glaws, Deerfield, IL

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

Lillian J. Haag, New Albany, IN

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

Lillian Rose Hall, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners

Sydney Grace Hamann, Chanhassen, MN

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners

Ellie Sandra Harrington, Carmel, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners

Michael Clark Harton, Indianapolis, IN

Middle/Secondary Education

**Olivia Nicole Herrmann, Lombard, IL

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education and Mathematics

Minor: Psychology and Spanish

John Gentry Horsley, South Bend, IN (August 2023)

Middle/Secondary Education

Emily Peyton Horwich, Brownsburg, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners

**Madelynne Josephine Jacobson, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

Kathryn A. Maatman, Sugar Grove, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Emily Marie MacDonald, Northbrook, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and French

Kiley Janice Mahaffey, Indianapolis, IN (December 2023)

Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Weston Ryan Matatall, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

Riley Taryn McKnight, Brownsburg, IN

Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Maria Catherine Mileti, Powell, OH

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Psychology and Special Education Mild Intervention

Lily Kristine Miller, Swayzee, IN

Cum Laude, Youth and Community Development

Reece Joseph Milligan, Jasper, IN

Middle/Secondary Education

Jenna Nicole Nelsen, Wake Forest, NC

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

Abigail Lynn O’Connell, Montgomery, OH

Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Katherine E. Olsen, Dekalb, IL

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education and Mathematics and Spanish

Minor: Diverse Learners

Sara Nicole Panek, Naperville, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and English as a New Language and Spanish

Madison Hailey Pines, Ballwin, MO

Summa Cum Laude,

Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Marissa Ann Reiken, Chippewa Falls, WI

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Alexis Caroline Rice, Lafayette, IN

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education and Mathematics

Minor: French

**Molly Quynh Madaris Roth, Nashville, TN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners

Melissa Noel Ryan, Bloomingdale, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Bryan David Sobczak, Crown Point, IN Middle/Secondary Education

**Katherine Louise Soderstrom, Carmel, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Sport Coaching

Karly Grace Tyree, Chesterfield, MO Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Psychology

Haley Sue Van Matre, Libertyville, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and English as a New Language

Brett Alexander Wallsten, Fishers, IN

Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Jennifer Lynn Whitaker, Newburgh, IN

Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and English Literature

Whitney Lynn Wituski, Indianapolis, IN Middle/Secondary Education

PROGRAM — COLLEGE of LIBERAL ARTS and SCIENCES

PRELUDE MUSIC

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor Director of University Bands Jordan College of the Arts

PROCESSIONAL

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional.

WELCOME Elise Edwards

Associate Dean, Faculty and Program Development, and Faculty Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

STUDENT REFLECTION

FACULTY ADDRESS

Tarryn Harris ’23

Andrew Levy Professor and Edna Cooper Chair in English

PRESENTATION Dr. Jay A. Howard of the COLLEGE Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

ANNOUNCEMENT Professor Scott Bridge ’82, MS ’91 of the CANDIDATES Instructor of Journalism College of Communication

ALMA MATER Butler University Chorale

CLOSING

RECESSIONAL

LuAnne McNulty Associate Dean Academic Affairs

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party and faculty have recessed from the main arena.

American Sign Language interpretation provided by Judy Cain

View the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Student Awards

FACULTY COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Andrew Levy

Andrew Levy is the Edna Cooper Chair of English at Butler University, where he has taught Creative Writing and US Literature and Culture since 1992. He is the author or editor of six books, including The First Emancipator, The Brain Wider Than The Sky, and Huck Finn’s America His essays have appeared in the American Scholar, Missouri Review, and Best American Essays. He has appeared frequently on television, radio, and podcasting programming, including C-Span and National Public Radio, and his work has been featured in The New York Times, CNN, Sports Illustrated, Time, and many other major media venues. Levy has served in a variety of administrative roles on campus, including English Department Chair and Director of the MFA in Creative Writing. His degrees include a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Mathematics and English from Brown, a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Johns Hopkins, and a PhD in Literature from the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Indianapolis with his spouse, Siobhan McEvoy-Levy, who is a professor in the Political Science department at Butler, and his son, Aedan, who is currently a Butler junior majoring in Psychology.

THE COLLEGE of LIBERAL ARTS and SCIENCES

Dr. Jay R. Howard, Dean

MASTER of FINE ARTS

LaTasha Kaye Boyd-Jones, Springfield, MA

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Courtney Causey, Riverdale, GA

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Lincoln-Abdullah Hasan El-Amin, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Darrah Melita Ellis, Philadelphia, PA

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Rosemary Elaine Freedman, Noblesville, IN

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Rachael L. Hawkins, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Katie Lynne Hilton, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Rebecca Lucille Hodges, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Rebekah E. Primrose, Lufkin, TX

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

**John Christian Strauss, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

BACHELOR of ARTS

William F. Agnew, Brookfield, IL Political Science and Multilingual

Elizabeth Aileen Ahonen, Greenfield, IN Spanish

Minor: Chemistry

**Manuel Alarcon Nava, Indianapolis, IN Multilingual

Gabrielle Lynn Armstrong, Goshen, IN (August 2023)

Political Science

Minor: Ethics

Amelia Claire Ball, Nashotah, WI

Summa Cum Laude, International Studies and Political Science

Minor: Music and Peace and Conflict Studies

Hannah Denise Ballard, Greensburg, IN Cum Laude, Sociology and Criminology

**Kai A. Bates-Diop, Indianapolis, IN Psychology

Minor: Spanish

Delaney Marie Beh, Brownsburg, IN Summa Cum Laude, Philosophy and Religious Studies

Nicholas Oren Bennett, Granger, IN (August 2023) Economics

Minor: International Business and International Studies

Emma Doreen Bergquist, Lake Barrington, IL Summa Cum Laude, Criminology and Psychology

Sean David Boschert, Saint Louis, MO History and Political Science

Rossell H. Brewer, Hendersonville, TN Magna Cum Laude, Political Science and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Corrina J. Brown, Memphis, TN Multilingual and International Studies

**Kelsey Leigh Brown, Cincinnati, OH Psychology

Minor: Biology

Avery Cathryn Buck, Selma, IN Summa Cum Laude, Psychology and English

Taylor Li Budge, Deerfield, IL Psychology and Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Minor: Criminology

Josephine Catherine Buendia, Cincinnati, OH

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Sociology

Nicole Stefania Butnaru, Saint Charles, IL

Cum Laude, Criminology and Psychology

Minor: Business Administration

**Colleen Elizabeth Carey, Floyds Knobs, IN

Spanish

Minor: Biology and Chemistry

Ian Reginald Carroll, Mcmurray, PA

Cum Laude, Criminology and Psychology

Minor: French and Philosophy

Andrew James Cassler, Westfield, IN Philosophy and Religion

Dominic Salvatore Conover, Indianapolis, IN Political Science

Ryan Michael Crnarich, Portage, IN Political Science and History

Quinn Elise Davis, South Bend, IN Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Film Studies and Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Katelyn Elizabeth Denault, Batavia, IL Psychology

Rose Desrochers-Hawkins, Indianapolis, IN

Anthropology and French

Skylar Joy Dixon, St. Louis, MO Criminology

Zachary L. Doering, Plymouth, MI

Cum Laude, Environmental Studies

Minor: Anthropology

Nicholas Francis Donnelly, Douglassville, PA Actuarial Science

Keegan McKnight Dorr, Carmel, IN Psychology

Minor: Sociology

Nicholas Everett Doud, Bloomington, IL

Political Science and Economics

Minor: Business Law

Madeline Eileen Eary, Longmont, CO

Summa Cum Laude, English and Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Cameron Mitchell Eden, Columbia, IL

Economics

Minor: Marketing

John Colten Zollars Eder, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, History and Classics and Middle / Secondary Education

Minor: Anthropology

Gracie Mae Elmer, Noblesville, IN (August 2023)

Cum Laude, English

Minor: Spanish

Shawn Margaret Erler, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Criminology

Minor: Sociology

Emma Jee Eyrich, Glen Ellyn, IL (August 2023)

Sociology

Anna Elizabeth Faulkner, Zionsville, IN

Summa Cum Laude, History and Political Science

Minor: French

Renee Nicole Fezatte, Indianapolis, IN International Studies

Minor: Art + Design

Gabrielle M. Fiscus, Milford, IN (August 2023)

Cum Laude, International Studies and French

Minor: Asian Studies

Margaret E. Fornes, West Lafayette, IN

Cum Laude, Environmental Studies

Minor: Biology and English Literature

John S. Frantz, Vernon Hills, IL

Cum Laude, Economics and Mechanical Engineering

Molly Terese Freeman, Noblesville, IN

Cum Laude, Sociology

Minor: French and Race, Ethnicity and Immigration

Jacob Alexander French, Westfield, IN Economics

Minor: Business Administration

Heidi M. Frye, Terre Haute, IN English

Jaclyn Nicole Fulscher, La Grange, IL English and German

Noah Michael Gascho, Frankfort, IN Economics

**Carson James Gavin, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Actuarial Science

Minor: Business Administration

Erin Elizabeth Giesler, Indianapolis, IN Psychology

Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Emma Katherine Gifford, Wauwatosa, WI

Summa Cum Laude, History and Political Science and Peace and Conflict Studies

Minor: African Studies

Katarina Elisabeth Glueck, Wilmette, IL

Cum Laude, Environmental Studies

Minor: Diverse Learners and Education and German

Nallely Janett Gonzalez Martinez, Indianapolis, IN Psychology and Multilingual

Sydney E. Green, Lowell, MI

Cum Laude, Criminology and Psychology

Michael Joel Gremer, Springfield, IL History and Political Science

Mary Carolyn Griffin, Zionsville, IN

Cum Laude, Multilingual

Minor: Education

Joseph Lucas Gruszkowski, Highland, IN Economics

Gabrielle Marie Hakes, Carmel, IN Multilingual

Minor: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Savannah Faith Halter, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, English

Minor: Dance

Elliana M. Hamilton, Flat Rock, IN Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience

Andre Lamar Hardy, Mishawaka, IN Sociology and Criminology

Minor: French

Tarryn Elise Harris, Nashville, TN Cum Laude, International Studies and Political Science and Spanish

Colin Michael Harts, Amboy, IN Summa Cum Laude, English and Middle/Secondary Education

Minor: Spanish

**Alyssa Jade Hernandez, Angola, IN Psychology

Minor: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Logan D. Hess, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Psychology and Philosophy

Arthur James Fischer Hessburg, Saint Louis, MO

International Studies and Political Science

**Jaylen Dashon Hollis, Indianapolis, IN Criminology

Brandon McNeal Howard, Hammond, IN Political Science

Minor: Chinese and History

**Kendall Paige Hyams, Lexington, KY Psychology

Minor: Chemistry

Anne Mackenzie Johnston, Ada, MI English

Minor: Education and Spanish

Benjamin Todd Jones, Pendleton, IN

Cum Laude, Actuarial Science and Statistics

Minor: Business Administration and Mathematics

Scott Dermaine Jones II, Sulphur, LA (August 2023)

Psychology

Maya Murphy Joseph, Brighton, MI

Psychology

Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Amandeep Kaur, Carmel, IN

Political Science

Minor: Business Law and Psychology

Samantha A. Keeser, Fort Wayne, IN English and Spanish

Minor: Criminology

Jazlyn M. Khan, Indianapolis, IN

Actuarial Science and French

Minor: Business Administration

Nicholas Constantine Kleronomos, Yorkville, IL

Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience

Molly Montgomery Kubaszyk, La Porte, IN

Political Science and Peace and Conflict Studies

Minor: Leadership and Military Science and Spanish

Abigail Joanna Lane, Portage, MI

Cum Laude, Sociology

Minor: Education and Spanish

Sophie Marie Laposha, St. Louis, MO

Cum Laude, Actuarial Science

Minor: Risk Management and Insurance

William Spencer Lewis, Fayetteville, AR

Cum Laude, History

Minor: Marketing

Natalie Frances Kaliszewski Long, Lafayette, IN

History and Anthropology

Ilanah Victoria Mangan, Chicago, IL Cum Laude, Psychology and Political Science

Anna Grace Marcou, Brownsburg, IN Cum Laude, English and Critical Communication and Media Studies

Aaron R. Margelofsky, Bonduel, WI Economics

Minor: Data Science and Spanish

**Miriam Mariela Martinez, Whiteland, IN Cum Laude, International Studies and Spanish

Samantha E. Mauter, Westerville, OH Cum Laude, International Studies and French

Marcella Montgomery McAree, Fishers, IN Psychology

Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

**Shelby Joann McCallister, Indianapolis, IN Psychology

Minor: Spanish

Caitlin N. McEvoy, Plymouth, WI Cum Laude, International Studies and Anthropology

Minor: French and Political Science

Ashlyn M. McIntosh, Decatur, IN Cum Laude, Criminology and Psychology

Keira J. McKinley, Peru, IN Criminology and Psychology

Isaac Hayes McKinney, Port Washington, WI Cum Laude, Psychology

Thomas John McMahon, Glen Ellyn, IL Economics and Spanish

**Mackenzie Taylor McQueen, Indianapolis, IN

Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Minor: Biology

Daniel James Messman, Rensselaer, IN Psychology

Minor: Sport Coaching

Alyssa Morgan Mitchell, Valparaiso, IN Cum Laude, Political Science and Spanish

Minor: Business Law

Isabelle Elise Mole, Batavia, IL Psychology

Minor: Sociology

Lauren D. Moreland, Overland Park, KS Cum Laude, Criminology and Psychology

Gabrielle Sophia Natalizio, Pewaukee, WI Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience

Madeline Elizabeth Neely, Noblesville, IN Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience

Steven Nirenberg, Lakeland, FL Science, Technology, and Society

Minor: Computer Science

Madelyn Doran Ohlinger, Rochelle, IL Cum Laude, International Studies

Minor: Asian Studies and Political Science and Spanish

Anna Pauline Peabody, Zionsville, IN Psychology

Minor: Criminology

**Kayla Andrea Polen, Highland, IN Psychology

Molly Lin Zhou Pratt, Indianapolis, IN Science, Technology, and Society and Chinese

Minor: Computer Science

Joseph Llewellyn Price, Paducah, KY Cum Laude, Psychology and Philosophy

Elizabeth Agnes Priebe, Fort Collins, CO (August 2023)

Criminology

Minor: Art + Design

Jacqueline Abigail Randall, Germantown Hills, IL Cum Laude, Psychology

**Brynmar Elizabeth Rees, Muncie, IN English

William David Richardson, Westfield, IN History

Brisa Rivera, Chicago, IL English and Spanish

Bryan Michael Rogers, Denver, NC Economics and Energy Engineering

Caitlin Renée Rogers, Ardmore, OK

Cum Laude, English and History

Minor: Spanish

Olivia Annmarie Rowe, Chesterton, IN

Criminology and Psychology

David J. Ruehling, Prior Lake, MN

Cum Laude, Actuarial Science

Minor: Data Science and Risk Management and Insurance

Nicholas R. Ruffo, Racine, WI

Magna Cum Laude, English

Ethan Noble Schmidt, Glen Carbon, IL

Economics and Motorsports Engineering

Brian Anthony Schwartz, Hinsdale, IL

Economics and Mechanical Engineering

Mckenzie Quinn Schwartz, Buffalo Grove, IL Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Natalie R. Shaffer, Apollo, PA Cum Laude, English

Emma Leanne Shepherd, Erie, CO

Cum Laude, Sociology and Criminology

Minor: Psychology

Ethan Charles Shopmeyer, Evansville, IN

Summa Cum Laude, Philosophy and Religion and Political Science

Marney Mackenzie Sisson, Chesterton, IN

Criminology and Psychology

Minor: Data Science

Samantha Louise Slentz, Indianapolis, IN

Summa Cum Laude, History

Minor: German

Saylor A. Smith, Saint Louis, MO

Cum Laude, Actuarial Science and Statistics

Minor: Business Administration

Dustin Jordan Sparks, Lucerne, IN

Cum Laude, Actuarial Science and Statistics

Maggie Elle Jai Spence, Memphis, TN

Cum Laude, International Studies and French

Minor: International Business

Cassidy Faith Spencer, Brownsburg, IN

Magna Cum Laude, Sociology and Criminology

Andrew James Steele, Pacific Palisades, CA

Summa Cum Laude, History and International Studies

Alexander Thomas Stencel, Long Grove, IL Political Science and Strategic

Communication: PR and Advertising

Sabrina Lauren Stock, Ann Arbor, MI Summa Cum Laude, Psychology and English

Minor: German

Megan Corinne Streightiff, Park Ridge, IL Economics and Mechanical Engineering

Zoe J. Strepek, Algonquin, IL Criminology and Psychology

Madison G. Styer, Long Grove, IL Sociology (with Specialization in Social Work and Social Policy) and Psychology

Elizabeth Kinsey Sutherlin, Milan, IN Cum Laude, Spanish and Chemistry

Karrington Ann Tabor, Orlando, FL Cum Laude, Classics and English

Minor: Journalism

Isabel Ann Thornton, Leawood, KS Cum Laude, Political Science

Lilly Taylor Thumm, Howell, MI Magna Cum Laude, International Studies and Political Science

Minor: English Literature and Peace and Conflict Studies

Joseph Anthony Towriss, Seymour, IN Anthropology

Minor: Classical Studies

Elizabeth Marian Trueblood, Bloomington, IN Cum Laude, Psychology and Spanish

Minor: Biology

Laura Dell Vandermeulen, Richmond, VA (August 2023)

Summa Cum Laude, Sociology and French and International Studies

Alexa Jordan Vota, Stevensville, MI Criminology and Psychology

Minor: History

Carson David Waddell, Danville, IN Economics and Philosophy

Isaac D. G. Wall, Oshkosh, WI Economics and Mechanical Engineering

Lillian Dorothy Wann, Indianapolis, IN Criminology and Psychology

**Marissa Joy Ward, Simsbury, CT

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience

Camille Simone Weiss, Des Moines, IA

Magna Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience

Mackenzie Leigh Winchester, Plainfield, IN

Cum Laude, International Studies and Political Science

Minor: Religion

Madison Irene Woods, New Palestine, IN Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Minor: Political Science

Angela M. Zara, Inverness, IL

Summa Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Criminology and Spanish

Samantha A. Zechiel, Plymouth, IN

Cum Laude, Political Science

Jacob Hamilton Zimmerman, Okemos, MI

Magna Cum Laude, Statistics

Minor: Business Administration and Data Science

BACHELOR of SCIENCE

Ryan Dennis Adkins, Twinsburg, OH

Magna Cum Laude, Biology and Biochemistry

Minor: Neuroscience

Paola Ariza-Storch, Columbus, IN

Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Neuroscience

Madeline Claire Beck, Columbus, IN Biochemistry

Avinash Ram Bedi, Bloomfield Hills, MI Cum Laude, Chemistry

Minor: Computer Science

Samuel Westcliffe Beers, Martinsville, IN

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Sarah Grace Blade, Indianapolis, IN

Biology and Classics

Letitia Rachael Naa-Bole Bortey, Brownsburg, IN

Cum Laude, Biology and Spanish

Minor: Chemistry and Neuroscience

Ezri I Braid-Grizzell, Indianapolis, IN

Computer Science

Minor: Religion

Graci Delane Branson, Shelbyville, IN

Actuarial Science

Minor: Risk Management and Insurance

Sara Elizabeth Breniser, Greenwood, IN Biology

Frances Jo Brewer, Brownsburg, IN Cum Laude, Chemistry and Spanish

Minor: Art + Design

Jonathan Davis Brooks, Indianapolis, IN Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Kailee K. Callaghan, Dallas, TX

Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering

Alexandra Lynn Carmichael, Carmel, IN

Summa Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Spanish

Matthew Cade Chezem, Winamac, IN Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Biology

Lauren M. Clearwaters, Kokomo, IN Biology

Taylor Cheyenne Coleman, Greenwood, IN Biology

Minor: Environmental Studies

**Hannah Marie Conder, Scottsburg, IN Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Jonathan Todd Courts, Grand Rapids, MI Computer Science and Computer Engineering

Adam Robert Crozier, Indianapolis, IN Computer Science and Computer Engineering

Benjamin William Cruz, Wheaton, IL

Computer Science

Minor: Data Science and Mathematics and Spanish

Jacob Raymond Dairaghi, Saint Louis, MO Biology and Biomedical Engineering

Jillian Danielle Dawson, Syracuse, IN Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Rusty A. Day, South Bend, IN Physics and Astronomy and Astrophysics

Minor: Mathematics

Abigail Marie Dearinger, Gurnee, IL

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry

**Kassandra Suzanne Decman, Kankakee, IL

Cum Laude, Statistics

Minor: Business Administration and Data Science

Murphy Thomas Derwent, Wheaton, IL

Physics and Mechanical Engineering

Minor: Spanish

DeTonyeá Marie Dickson, Indianapolis, IN Biochemistry

Minor: Spanish

Katherine Finley Edwards, Dublin, OH Cum Laude, Computer Science and Individualized Major

Minor: Mathematics

**Airial Rose Emery, Indianapolis, IN Biology

Bailey Jaclyn Everett, Mooresville, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Josephine Lin Xiaosi Fieger, Cincinnati, OH

Cum Laude, Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering

**Sumire Christina Fukada, Aliso Viejo, CA Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Mason Scott Gaerte, Angola, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Neuroscience

Connor August Gallun, Oconomowoc, WI Cum Laude, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Computer Engineering and Computer Science

Minor: German

Andrew James Gebken, Saint Louis, MO Astronomy and Astrophysics and Mechanical Engineering

Jonah D. Gonczy, Strongsville, OH Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering

Nathan Macaluso Gonyo, Glenview, IL

Statistics and Economics

Minor: Actuarial Science and Finance and Mathematics

Caleb M. Grabarz, Noblesville, IN Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics

Mackenzie L. Griman, Mishawaka, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Spanish

Keeley Rose Hagan, Miami, FL Biology

Minor: Environmental Studies

Jesse L. Hamlin, Fort Wayne, IN Cum Laude, Mathematics and Computer Science

Minor: Data Science

**Olivia Annette Haraway, Milwaukee, WI Biology

Minor: French and Neuroscience

Abigail Leigh Heilman, Indianapolis, IN Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Lily Isabella House, Carmel, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Levi Stephan Hrabos, Kokomo, IN Biochemistry

Grace Elizabeth Hunter, Franklin, IN Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Kiana Jackson, Brownsburg, IN Chemistry

Lucas William Johnson, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Computer Science and French

Minor: Data Science

Ameen Wahid Kapadia, Indianapolis, IN Computer Science

Alex Jordan Kem, Indianapolis, IN Biochemistry

Minor: Religion

**Madison Faith Kolanowski, Carmel, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Health Care Management

Hillary Jayne Kulavic, Washington, IL Biochemistry

Paige Elizabeth Lang, Elwood, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Environmental Studies

Jordyn Keilani Lenard, Canonsburg, PA Biochemistry

Minor: Spanish

Kirstin Grace Lindblom, Greensburg, IN Actuarial Science

Minor: Business Administration and Data Science

**Natalie Paige Lucas, Columbus, IN

Biology

Minor: Spanish

**Hannah Christine Luchinski, Champaign, IL Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Robert Revord Luker, Springfield, IL

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Health Care Management

Joseph A. Lyon, Stuart, FL Computer Science and Computer Engineering

Minor: Mathematics

Aaron Christopher Marshall, Grove City, OH Magna Cum Laude, Statistics and Mathematics

Jed Arthur Martin, Herscher, IL Statistics and Computer Science and Data Science

Blake N. McClure, Flat Rock, IN

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Spanish

Katelyn Grace McCullough, Perrysburg, OH Biology

Minor: Chemistry

**Connor Michael McNally, Carmel, IN Astronomy and Astrophysics

Minor: Mathematics

Rose Meyer, Greenwood, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Natalie Rose Mondus, Palatine, IL Chemistry

Minor: Criminology

Noah M. Monroe, Fishers, IN

Computer Science

Minor: Data Science

**Dalton Raine Morzos, Firestone, CO

Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering

Sophie Diane Mullinix, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Jacqueline Joan Mullins, Long Beach, IN (August 2023)

Biology and Art + Design

Jonathan Myers, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Physics and Electrical Engineering

Minor: Computer Science and Mathematics

Madeline S. Neely, Fishers, IN

Summa Cum Laude, Computer Science and Data Science and Spanish and Statistics

Shiza Noveer, Fishers, IN Biology

Minor: Chemistry and English Literature

Hannah Madeline Ogrean, Indianapolis, IN Environmental Studies and Mechanical Engineering

Caroline Christy Osler, McCordsville, IN Mathematics

Minor: Spanish

Elizabeth A. Palumbo, Chicago, IL

Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Political Science

George Gregory Papadeas, Greenwood Village, CO Cum Laude, Biology and Chemistry

Jackson Riley Paras, Aurora, IL

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Alyssa Nicole Paul, Perrysburg, OH Physics and Biomedical Engineering

Karl J. Pence, Brownstown, IN Physics and Energy Engineering

Andrew Avery Peters, Bryan, OH Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Abby Marie Petersen, Normal, IL Mathematics and Statistics

Minor: Data Science

Tara L. Poindexter, Indianapolis, IN Biology and French

Minor: Chemistry

Bianca Marie Pontrelli, Lemont, IL

Cum Laude, Chemistry and Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience

Anneliese Noel Pressel, Valparaiso, IN

Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Neuroscience

Aubrianna Lirdniman Radee, Peoria, IL Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Spanish

Christopher Michael Raymond, Indianapolis, IN

Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering

Megan Lynn Reed, Addison, IL

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Nicolas Alexander Reilly, Kensington, MD (August 2023)

Computer Science

Heidi Adele Reuter, Centreville, MD Biology

Analise Noelle Richcreek, Bartlett, IL

Summa Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Blake C. Robbins, Louisville, KY

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Tara Christine Rondinelli, Centennial, CO Cum Laude, Actuarial Science and Statistics

**Regis Wendyam Rouamba, Roanoke, IN Chemistry

Colton James Ruhland, Cary, IL Cum Laude, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Daniella A. Sibley, Henderson, NV Biology

Minor: Diverse Learners and Education and Neuroscience

**Yara Siegler Marques Batista, Carmel, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Spanish

Brandon Joseph Smiddy, Middletown, OH

Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering

Minor: Computer Science and Data Science

**Gabrielle D. Smith, Saint Louis, MO

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Aryn Nicole Stahl, Indianapolis, IN Physics and Computer Science

Minor: Mathematics

Rebecca X. Strapulos, Zionsville, IN Biology

Minor: Psychology

**Nathan (N8) Dean Swalley, Brownsburg, IN Cum Laude, Software Engineering

Minor: Psychology

Benjamin M. Taczy, Fox River Grove, IL Cum Laude, Statistics and Actuarial Science

Minor: Data Science

Madison Noel Tate, Kokomo, IN Biology

Austyne Michele Taylor, Wonder Lake, IL

Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering

Minor: Data Science

Kaylin Marie Todor, Trafalgar, IN Magna Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Neuroscience

Ryan Andrew Toering, Saint Joseph, MI

Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering

**Rachel Lynn Urban, Fishers, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry

**Emma K. Varness, Peoria, IL Cum Laude, Biochemistry and Spanish

Courtney Elise Vennekotter, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Will Carter Vesevick, Glen Ellyn, IL Computer Science

Sally Jean Wagner, Greensburg, IN Biology and Biomedical Engineering

Justin Joseph Walthers, Indianapolis, IN Statistics

Minor: Data Science

Ja’Sia Renee Ward, Omaha, NE Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Neuroscience

Samuel Thomas Watters, East Lansing, MI Chemistry

Minor: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

**Tatum Hope Weiss, Rolling Meadows, IL Chemistry

Minor: Mathematics

William G. Weiss, Kalamazoo, MI Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Biology

Grace M. Whitacre, Zionsville, IN Biochemistry and Environmental Studies

Ashley Renee Wilkinson, New Castle, IN

Summa Cum Laude, Chemistry

Sarah Li-Ling Zaino, Columbus, OH

Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering

**Madison J. Zetzl, Hagerstown, IN

Cum Laude, Chemistry

Minor: Environmental Studies

PROGRAM — COLLEGE of PHARMACY and HEALTH SCIENCES

PRELUDE MUSIC

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor Director of University Bands Jordan College of the Arts

PROCESSIONAL

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional.

WELCOME Dr. Kimberly Sterling Dean’s Advisory Council

STUDENT REFLECTIONS Meet Patel ’23 BSHS Class President

Sarah Chow ’23 MPAS Class President

Martina Faust ’23 PharmD Class President

Dr. Robert Soltis of the COLLEGE Dean, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

PRESENTATION

ANNOUNCEMENT Professor Scott Bridge ’82, MS ’91 of the CANDIDATES Instructor of Journalism College of Communication

PHARMACIST OATH

Lead by Chris Roman Associate Professor Physician Assistant Studies

PA PROFESSIONAL Lead by Andrew Schmelz OATH Assistant Professor Pharmacy Practice

ALMA MATER Butler University Chorale

CLOSING

RECESSIONAL

Dr. Robert Soltis Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party and faculty have recessed from the main arena.

American Sign Language interpretation provided by Judy Cain

THE COLLEGE of PHARMACY and HEALTH SCIENCES

Dr. Robert Soltis ’87, Dean

DOCTOR of MEDICAL SCIENCE

Elizabeth O. Adeniyi-Kassim, Ypsilanti, MI Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Madeline Atkinson, Sheridan, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Nathan Daniel Barlow, Colorado City, AZ Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Michael Joseph Behna, Naperville, IL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Jake Bendicion, Las Vegas, NV Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Bailey A. Berish, New Orleans, LA Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Monet Samone Bland, Quincy, MA Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Kevin M. Bogenschutz, Indianapolis, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Jennifer Lee Boudreau, Rochester, MI Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Sheyanne Victoria Breunig, Carmel, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Allison Renee Brown, Noblesville, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Lenell Angelo Campbell, Gary, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Katherine Rose Castillo, Oak Forest, IL Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Jennie Pham Chen, Houston, TX Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Noel Christian, South Bound Brook, NJ Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Nicolia Papadeas Christy, Greenwood Village, CO Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Kimberly Anne Cowart, Greenville, NC Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Lacy Lynn Crafton, Pittsboro, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Claire Ashton Cromer, Wabash, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Ansley Brooke Davis, Newburgh, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Bintou Rahissa Doumbia, New York, NY Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Sy Dupre, Prairieville, LA Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Cynthia Lynn Fleitas, Coral Gables, FL Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Gabriel Anthony Godart, Saint Johns, FL Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Kristin Goodkin, New York, NY Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Lena Marie Grunloh, Indianapolis, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Nicholas John Grunloh, Indianapolis, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Caitlyn Elaine Harweger, Indianapolis, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

James P. Hennessy, Dallas, TX Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Coleman Ho, Monterey Park, CA Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Arielle E. Iafrate, Northville, MI Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Amanda Jean Ingalls, Placentia, CA Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Ryan Andjulo Irving, Naperville, IL Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Elizabeth Anne Johnson, Noblesville, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Emily Nicole Keller, Crestline, OH Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Katherine E. Keller, Philadelphia, PA Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Benjamin J. Kessler, Stamford, CT

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Kristen Lynn Kokjohn, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Andrew Everett Lasley, Westfield, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Isabella Elaine Liu, Carmel, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Garth Allen Mills, Roanoke, VA Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Harvey Michael Mills, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**David Carson Moore, Boiling Springs, SC

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Jordan Elizabeth Nelson, Boca Raton, FL Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Elizabeth Hayes Nicholson, Fishers, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Matthew Justin Orenstein, Knoxville, TN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Cassandra Joelle Owens, Tarpon Springs, FL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Sydney Rose Pate, Tampa, FL Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Margaret Denny Patterson, Reno, NV Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Dakota Beau Pierce, Wilsonville, OR Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Andi Zeev Piper, Silver Springs, NV Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Sierra Nicole Purcell, Chicago, IL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Erica S. Racedo, Fairview, PA Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Mackenzie Carsen Root, Austin, TX

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Olivia Grace Rowell, Chattanooga, TN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Abby Ryan, Kalamazoo, MI Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Taylor Morgan Sares, Vernon Hills, IL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Alexandra Nicole Schmerge, Cincinnati, OH

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Elizabeth Hanson Schmidt, Carmel, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Madison Anne Schmidt, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Annie Kathryn Schulz, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Nisha J. Shah, Roselle, IL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*David Jackson Shepherd, Greeneville, TN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Birti Kaur Singh, Hercules, CA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Scott Michael Smith, Oviedo, FL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Jessica Lynn Sparks, Franklin, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Brooke Michele Stein, Francisco, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Colin Frederick-Smith Stickel, Birmingham, MI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Nykole Lynn Tupaz Turner, Minot AFB, ND

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Victoria Ann Vamos, Valparaiso, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Eric K. Wessel, Shelbyville, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Karina Michelle White, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Timothy Dylan Whitworth, Monrovia, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Jillian M. Wickham, New York, NY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Matthew Ross Winfree, Ocala, FL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Krista Lynn Wise-Wroblewski, Westfield, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Megan Elizabeth Yates, Liberty Township, OH

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Mariana Charlie-Nichole de Maille, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

MASTER of SCIENCE

Victor A. Anguiano Rosales, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Pharmaceutical Science

MASTER of PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES

Connie Eunseol Baek, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Amreen Zahra Barde, Westmont, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Corbin Daniel Barocas, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Nicholas P. Boyce, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Katherine Megan Boyer, Austin, TX

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Katelyn Renee Castiglia, Wheeling, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Sarah Rene’e Chow, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Anna Elizabeth Clarey, Batavia, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Rebecca Lucille Coan, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Maryssa Christine Depies, Muskegon, MI

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Nicole L. Drapinski, Brick, NJ

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Michelle Elizabeth Duritsch, Troy, OH

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Kathleen Dunlevy Ellis, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Morgan D. Fetters, Russiaville, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Katherine E. Frede, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Isabella Corinne Gieck, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Rachel N. Goedde, Evansville, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Jacob Bigelow Gorsky, Cave Creek, AZ

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Jacey Marie Grieselding, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Kaitlyn N. Guenzler, Davis, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Haylie Brynne Hansen, Pewaukee, WI

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Andie Hoskins, Arvada, CO

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Madison Clore Jones, Crestwood, KY

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Michelle Lucine Jugovich, Western Springs, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Jessica Abigail Kahn, West Bloomfield, MI

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Dana Ann Kapcio, Chagrin Falls, OH

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Emma-Li Kissinger, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Spencer Levi Klimek, Columbia City, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Catherine Klostermann, Oak Brook, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Morgan E. Kremer, Bourbonnais, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Julia Marie Leonard, Antioch, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Leo Anthony Magrini, Hilton Head Island, SC

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Elizabeth Joan Mangen, Spicer, MN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Caitlyn Frances McTague, Fort Wayne, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Celia Ann Melillo, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Alexandra Nicole Miller Liberty Township, OH

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Allison Joy Miller, Warsaw, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Georgia Kaye Miller, Mason, OH

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Nicole Joy Minnich, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Madison Jean Keiko Miyake, Tower Lakes, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Jacob Mathew Mogg, Mt Pleasant, MI

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Kelsie Anne Mothersead, Avon, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Daniel Mulawa, Saint Charles, MO

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Farishta Nahebzada, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Kendra Renee Newman, Danville, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Emma Oliver, Louisville, KY

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Gabrielle Arlene Pearce, Westfield, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Elizabeth G. Pfeifer, Noblesville, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Andrea Robertson, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Megan F. Robleski, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Regan M. Roetken, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Julia Helen Sayles, Macomb, MI

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

McKenzie Frances Scheetz, Plymouth, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Alexander Michael Schutt, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Olivia Erin Scott, Greenfield, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Amber Savannah Seaman, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Courtney L. Sheffield, Clayton, CA

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Katherine Justine Shelford, Fort Wayne, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Henry Joseph Simon, Lexington, KY

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Hannah Ruby Sonner, Noblesville, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Paul Morgan Stevenson, Cary, NC

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Paul Christian Stiverson, West Lafayette, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Charlee Elisabeth Striebinger, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Aman M. Tineh, Orland Park, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Sydney Trainor, Wheaton, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Cassidy Rae Turkovich, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Joseph Michael Ulrey, Mooresville, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Lauren Iva Unruh, Menasha, WI

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Mercedes I. Vasquez, Wheeling, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Mitchell C. Joseph Walters, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Austin J. Ware, The Villages, FL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Teresa Wiczynski, Columbus, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Nina Yarijanian, Noblesville, IN Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

DOCTOR of PHARMACY

Caitlin Ann (Boggs) Werking, Hagerstown, IN Pharmacy

Martina Necooie (Snemis) Faust, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Hannah Christine Abrell, Muncie, IN (August 2023) Pharmacy

Sarah J. Abu-Salih, Fishers, IN Pharmacy

Brooke Marie Allen, Kankakee, IL Pharmacy

Nicole Anne Magsambol Apa, Columbus, IN Pharmacy

Emily Danielle Baer, Bedford, IN Pharmacy

Shelby Marie Bagby, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Amelia G. Barber, Dunlap, IL Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Matthew M. Bend, Westfield, IN Pharmacy

Bailey S. Berelsman, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Psychology

Faisal Bosaid, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Pharmacy

Melissa Paige Brandes, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Shelby Lynn Brown, Connersville, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Carli Zeng Bruggemeier, Cherry Log, GA Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Mason Cole Brunner, Harrison, OH Pharmacy

Sabreen Ammara Bux, Saint Charles, IL Pharmacy

Minor: Business Administration

Lauren Ashley Cardo, Madison, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Stacie M. Chism, Rolling Meadows, IL Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Daniel Alexander Coil, Hobart, IN Pharmacy

Elijah Spencer Coker, New Albany, IN Pharmacy

Ashanta Domonique Colemen, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Rebecca Rose Collester, Danville, IN Pharmacy

Blake Evan Collier, Plainfield, IN Pharmacy

Jaclyn Florence Collier, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry and Spanish

Michael Thomas Commons, West Lebanon, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Emily Ann Costello, Mason, OH

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Jessica Paige Cowden, Ellettsville, IN

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Spanish

Geneve Van Sui Hnem Cung, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Grant Edward Defalque, Carmel, IN Pharmacy

Taylor Rianne Duckworth, Westfield, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Allison Paige Dudman, Geneva, IL Pharmacy

Laura Rebecca Fischer, Laporte, IN

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Hannah Jean Frank, Homer Glen, IL

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Business Administration

Ryan J. Friedrich, Terre Haute, IN

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Nicholas J. Ganly, Brazil, IN

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Business Administration

Alyssa M. Garelli, Elmhurst, IL

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Spanish

Balpreet Gill, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Anna Alexis Hale, Hamilton, OH Pharmacy

Minor: Psychology

Megan Madeline Hanson, Keller, TX Pharmacy

Alexis S. Hein, Vincennes, IN Pharmacy

Alexandria L. Holmer, Avon, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Spanish

Kennedy Faye Hostetler, Westfield, IN Pharmacy

Andres Dar Salabi Huerta Eriza, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Dayle Sterba Jauch, Fort Wayne, IN Pharmacy

Jordan Brian Jenkins, Fort Wayne, IN Pharmacy

Julia Lee Junker, Terre Haute, IN Pharmacy

Bruce Earl Kearschner IV, Terre Haute, IN Pharmacy

Kaitlyn Elise Keesling, Greenfield, IN Pharmacy

Kylie Summer Kelley, New Ross, IN Pharmacy

Brandon Khan, Lindenhurst, IL Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Ambrie Margaret Kidder, Thompson, OH Pharmacy

Joseph Darby Kirkpatrick, Anderson, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Evan Thomas Klein, Avon, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Business Administration

Hannah Rose Klemm, New Lenox, IL Pharmacy

Chloe Reese Kotrba, Naperville, IL Magna Cum Laude, Pharmacy

**John Samuel Jian Heng Kou, Andover, MA Pharmacy

Natalie Catherine Kuipers, Munster, IN Pharmacy

Jenna L. Kwolek, Muskegon, MI Pharmacy

Jasmine Quynh Le, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Katelyn Taylor Le, Evansville, IN Pharmacy

Ryan C. Low, Martinsville, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Theodore Peter Maris, Villa Hills, KY Pharmacy

Minor: Data Science

Megan Elizabeth Matlock, Franklin, IN Pharmacy

Alexandra Leigh McBrearty, Walkerton, IN Pharmacy

Chandler Josiah McGaha, Boggstown, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Business Administration

Alyssa Anne Millen, Valparaiso, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Baili Marie Miller, Osgood, IN Pharmacy

Blake Alexander Morehead, Alexandria, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Business Administration

Bikram Singh Mudhar, Bolingbrook, IL Pharmacy

Minor: Business Administration

Claire Elizabeth Paciga, Orland Park, IL Pharmacy

Mary Grace Pherson, Lafayette, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Business Administration

Allison Leigh Phillips, Noblesville, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Julian Michael Phillips, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Timothy M. Quinlan Jr, Orland Park, IL Pharmacy

Elizabeth Noel Roethlisberger, Saint Louis, MO Pharmacy

Alexandra Anne Ross, West Lafayette, IN Pharmacy

Nicholas Robert Rothrock, Hillsborough, NC Pharmacy

Kaitlyn S. Rudolf, Greenwood, IN Pharmacy

Hollyann Palmer SanAngelo, Sault Sainte Marie, MI Pharmacy

Kristian L. Sanchez, Gilman, IL Pharmacy

Robert Wylie Satterthwaite, Fort Wayne, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Tabitha Sheets, West Lebanon, IN Pharmacy

Morgan Paige Sommerfeld, Oakbrook Terrace, IL Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry and Spanish

Sarah Rose Stopczynski, South Bend, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Delaney Straw, Sellersburg, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Hayley Elyse Sutherland, Wauconda, IL Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Noura Taybeh, Carmel, IN Pharmacy

Nickolas Dorien Taylor, Murfreesboro, TN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Health Care Management

Ashley Eileen Thomas, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Logan Daniel Van Ravenswaay, Loami, IL Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Hannah Christine Voss, South Bend, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Thomas Michael Wagner, Fishers, IN Pharmacy

Heather M. Wallhauser, Huntingburg, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Brian Andrew Weber, Cincinnati, OH Pharmacy

Holly Christine Westerkamp, Palatine, IL Pharmacy

Kaitlyn Nicole Witten, Clarksville, IN Pharmacy

Kendra Marie Yarian, Fort Wayne, IN Pharmacy

Emily Jane Zielinski, Leonard, MI Pharmacy

BACHELOR of SCIENCE in HEALTH SCIENCES

Emily Margaret Anderson, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry and Psychology

Alysa Anna Aralis, Glenview, IL

Summa Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry and Neuroscience

Paloma Karyme Atilano Ortiz, Washington, IN Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry and Psychology

Luke M. Bentley, Naperville, IL Healthcare and Business

Camryn Joy Berman, Fishers, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

**Jena Bovard, Rising Sun, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Megan Elizabeth Boyd, Laporte, IN Health Sciences

Minor: Psychology

Jake Dillon Briskey, Elmwood Park, IL Healthcare and Business

Janae Lyn Butler, Decatur, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Linden Claire Carson, Simpsonville, KY Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Tomi Li Xiuzao Clark, Jeffersonville, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Jacey Lynn Cornett, Richmond, IN

Summa Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Morgan Elizabeth Cox, Rochester, NY

Healthcare and Business

Minor: Leadership and Military Science

Rachel Elizabeth Crabtree, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023) Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Rebekah Mildred Davidson, Westfield, IN Health Sciences

Andrew James DeMinico, Salem, NH Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry and Religion

Rebecca T. Dean, Liberty Township, OH Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Chloe Ruth Dehmlow, Centennial, CO Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Emily O’Malley Doell, Glenview, IL Healthcare and Business

Jassmine Dominguez-Torres, Indianapolis, IN Healthcare and Business and Spanish

Madeline Linde Farnsworth, Waunakee, WI

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Sevreanna Felker, Naples, FL Health Sciences

Sydney Elaine Fox, Paris, IL Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Lukas Thompson Galdoni, Lake Zurich, IL Healthcare and Business

Joseph Benjamin Gareis, Naperville, IL

Summa Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry and Neuroscience

**Olivia Rose Guest, Lebanon, IN Healthcare and Business

Nicole Alexandra Hagen, Hudson, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Neuroscience

Galyn Ruth Hartung, Cross Plains, WI Health Sciences

Claire Heckel, Evanston, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry and Spanish

Abigail Helen Jackson, Fort Wayne, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Morgan Rae Jackson, Greenwood, IN Health Sciences

Minor: Health Care Management

**River Lynn Jones, Champaign, IL Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Izabella Cate Jordan, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Emmah K. Keller, Martinsville, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Spanish

Emma Grace Kelly, Tipton, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Cynthia Louanne Kirkman, Sheridan, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Amol Singh Kular, Zionsville, IN

Summa Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Olivia Marie Lagle, Mitchell, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Nathan James Lantz, Palos Verdes, CA Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Abigail Claire Liggett, Caledonia, MI Healthcare and Business

**Michelle Ann Livers, Indianapolis, IN Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Makenzi Elizabeth McClain, Lafayette, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Mallory Elizabeth McMahon, Crown Point, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Psychology

**Diana Grace Meyer, Brookfield, WI

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Madison Meyer, Munster, IN Healthcare and Business

**Noelle Elizabeth Michael, Valparaiso, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Grace Elizabeth Miller, Westfield, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

**Isabella Rose Nash, Valparaiso, IN Healthcare and Business

Minor: Chemistry

Rachel Caitlin Neely, Fishers, IN Health Sciences

Olivia Lee Neher, Auburn, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Emily Hannah Olsen, Huntersville, NC Health Sciences

Minor: Psychology

Jack Edward Panasci, Skaneateles, NY Healthcare and Business

Meet A. Patel, Highland, IN Summa Cum Laude, Health Sciences and Spanish

Minor: Chemistry

**Sydney Marie Plautz, Cedarburg, WI Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Allison Johnloz Price, Bloomington, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Jacob D. Rashid, Peoria, IL

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Madelyn B. Ray, Warsaw, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Addison Mary Reckard, Lafayette, IN Healthcare and Business

Abigail Grace Roberts, La Porte, IN

Magna Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

**Sara Jean Rose, Monticello, IN Healthcare and Business

**Gabriella Pilar Ruiz, Plymouth, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Mason T. Runkel, Peoria, IL Cum Laude, Healthcare and Business

Loren Mae Simpson, Louisville, KY Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Psychology

Grace Elizabeth Sloan, New Palestine, IN

Magna Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry and Spanish

**Lauren E. Spencer, Greenwood, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry and Psychology

**Kiley Grace Stone, Wabash, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Mackenzie Colleen Tetrick, Indianapolis, IN Healthcare and Business

**Sophia Rae Thompson, Decatur, IL Health Sciences

Jill Lauren Trnka, Batavia, IL Magna Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry and Spanish

Lauren C. Ulsas, Westfield, IN Health Sciences

Isabelle Margaret Vavul, Indianapolis, IN Healthcare and Business

**Amanda Grace Viser, Olathe, KS Cum Laude, Healthcare and Business

Jonathan J. Vore, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Laura Kate Waters, Arlington Heights, IL Healthcare and Business

**Kayla Elizabeth Wingler, Avon, IN Healthcare and Business

DIVISION of PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Dr. Julie Straub, Senior Executive Director

MASTER of SCIENCE

Autumn McCants, Plymouth, MI (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Benjamin Reinoehl, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Brandon Douglas Signorino, Indianapolis, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Jennifer Stanley, Greenfield, IN (August 2023)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

THE BOARD of TRUSTEES

Keith R. Faller ’71, MBA ’78, Chairman

Executive Vice President (retired)

WellPoint Inc.

Carmel, IN

Jeff Blade ’83, Vice Chairman CEO

DENNIS Uniform

Indianapolis, IN

Steve Sterrett, Treasurer

EVP/CFO (retired)

Simon Property Group

Indianapolis, IN

Kathryn Betley, Secretary

Community Leader

Indianapolis, IN

P. Scott Bening President

MBS2 Advisors, LLC

Saint John, IN

Kathryn Betley

Community Leader

Indianapolis, IN

Bryan Brenner ’95

Managing Director

NFP

Carmel, IN

Jana Brost ’10 CEO

StarLifter

Indianapolis, IN

Gary D. Butkus ’88

Associate Vice President, Diabetes Global Medical Affairs

Eli Lilly and Company

Indianapolis, IN

Tonya Combs

Vice President and Deputy General Patent Counsel

Eli Lilly and Company

Indianapolis, IN

Rollin M. Dick

Consultant (retired)

Zionsville, IN

Joe Eaton ’88 Attorney

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Fishers, IN

Dr. Thomas J. Fischer ’75

Orthopedic Surgeon

Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center

Indianapolis, IN

Christopher Gahl ’00

Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Visit Indy

Carmel, IN

Andrew Greenlee ’90

President and CEO US Farathane Corporation

Lake Angelus, MI

Kathy Martin Harrison ’79

Owner & CEO

Ed Martin Automotive Group

Indianapolis, IN

Michael Hole ’08

Assistant Professor/Pediatrician

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

Ronald Langston

President & CEO

FUELIowa

Des Moines, IA

Jay Love ’76

Founder Bloomerang

Miromar Lakes, FL

Jane Magnus-Stinson ’79

Chief Judge

United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana

Indianapolis, IN

Mark Minner ’12

Senior Vice President

NFP

Indianapolis, IN

Christopher (Chris) Miskel ’96

President and CEO

Versiti

Whitefish Bay, WI

Sharon Myers ’90

Content Marketing Manager

Cutco Corporation

Cuba, NY

Rebecca S. Graham Paul, ’70, MS ’75

President & CEO

Tennessee Education Lottery Corp.

Nashville, TN

Jatinder-Bir Singh Sandhu ’87

CEO

NYX Inc.

Northville, MI

Aaron J. Schamp ’93

Partner

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC

Indianapolis, IN

Howard L. Schrott ’76

President

Schrott Consulting

Indianapolis, IN

William Soards ’96

President

AT&T Indiana

Zionsville, IN

Brian Stemme ’91

CEO

Hoosier Cancer Research Network

Zionsville, IN

Tracy Stevens Attorney

Wellesley, MA

Judith Thomas ’90

Deputy Major of Neighborhood Engagment City of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

Amy Wierenga ’01

CRO, Managing Director GCM Grosvenor

Hastings on Hudson, NY

Robert T. Wildman Attorney

Bose, McKinney and Evans LLP

Indianapolis, IN

Lynne Zydowsky ’81

President and Managing Principal

Zydowsky Consultants LLC

San Francisco, CA

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Dennis M. Bassett, MBA ’79

Stephen A. Briganti ’64

Albert M. Chen

John D. Cooke ’62

Clarence Crain ’73

Rick Cummings ’73

Claude E. Davis, Jr. ’83

Keith J. DeTrude ’76

John B. Dunn ’77, Chairman Emeritus

Ronald W. Dollens

Thomas R. Elrod ’70

Craig E. Fenneman ’71, Chairman Emeritus

Edwin J. Goss

John R. Hargrove ’69, Chairman Emeritus

Michael R. Henderson

Judith K. Johnson ’61

M. James Johnston ’66

Thomas A. King ’66

Jim Lill ’70

Betty Lofton ’51

Stephen E. McKenzie ’83

Robert L. Myers ’68

Lawrence A. O’Connor

Robert Postlethwait, MBA ’74

Thomas E. Reilly Jr.

Shari Alexander Richey ’88

Dr. Paul E. Schmidt

Howard Shearon ’61

Rev. Jean M. Smith ’65

Richard L. Stohler ’63

James P. White

You may notice a welcome change to the regalia worn by the Butler Board of Trustees at this year’s University Commencement Ceremony and College Celebrations. Gary Butkus ’88, a member of the board, made a generous donation to purchase new regalia, debuted for the first time at the 2023 Commencement weekend. We are exceedingly grateful for Gary’s continued support, which will serve to enrich Butler’s signature celebration of academic achievement.

FACULTY EMERITI

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Paul Hanson

Professor of History

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Bonnie Brown

Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Jordan College of the Arts

Gail Lewis

Associate Professor of Horn

Libraries

Sally Childs-Helton

Professor and Special Collections & Rare Books Librarian

OFFICE of BUTLER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

As you celebrate Commencement, your relationship with Butler University is just beginning. The Alumni Association is proud to support the more than 51,000 active alumni worldwide. Today, you join this vibrant community, and we encourage you to take advantage of the vast network and the programming and events available to Butler graduates. The Alumni Association is led by an advisory board, the Alumni Association Board of Directors, which serves as a liaison between alumni and the University.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Sharon Myers ’90

Cuba, NY

Vice President, Awards

Kim Gray ’90 Davie, FL

ALUMNI PROGRAMS

Vice President, Membership

Missy Osha ’91

Indianapolis, IN

All Butler graduates are automatically members of the Butler Alumni Association. Our graduates’ commitment to Butler’s goals and traditions allows us to provide the benefit of a Butler education to future generations of Bulldogs. Members receive:

• Subscription to Butler Magazine

• Subscription to Butler alumni e-newsletter, Butler NewsFlash

• Special event programming

• Career planning and development services

Programming opportunities also exist for parents of graduated students. A list of volunteer opportunities and benefits can be accessed at https://www.butler.edu/alumni/get-involved

STAY CONNECTED

Receive up-to-date information or assistance by staying connected to the University.

Office of Butler Community Engagement

4600 Sunset Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46208

Phone: 800-368-6852, ext. 9946

Email: alumni@butler.edu

Facebook: facebook.com/butlerualumni

LinkedIn: tinyurl.com/bulinkedin

Instagram: @butleralumni1855

FACILITY INFORMATION

CEREMONY NOTES

Please note that access to the Main Arena, where the ceremony occurs, will be greatly reduced 30 minutes prior to each ceremony start time. Guests are strongly encouraged to visit the restrooms prior to this time and return to their seats in order to see the faculty and platform party processional.

INFORMATION DESKS

Located inside Hinkle Fieldhouse at Gates 1 and 4, and on the track level, the information desks are here to help answer any questions you have about the Commencement ceremony and Hinkle facility. The information desks can also provide the following services.

• Lost and found

• Wheelchair rental

• Hearing impaired ear devices

• General information questions

RESTROOMS

• Restrooms are located on the first floor in the east and west hallways and on the second floor/ track level.

RAMPS

• As a building on the National Historic Register, Hinkle Fieldhouse is equipped with only one elevator located in the west hallway. Additionally, a ramp system is in place to allow movement between the various levels within the building. The ramps can be found on the far east and far west lower levels of Hinkle Fieldhouse. Please utilize the ramps to take you between the lower level and the track level of the fieldhouse. Wheelchairs are not permitted on the ramp system.

SPIRIT SHOP

• Friday, May 5

10:00 AM–6:00 PM

• Saturday, May 6 Closed

• Sunday, May 7 Closed *Must have a ticket to the commencement ceremony in progress to access the Spirit Shop.

• Located inside Hinkle Fieldhouse, Gate 4, the Spirit Shop sells Butler jerseys, shirts, basketballs, books, and much more.

FLOWER SALES

• Located near Gate 4 inside Hinkle Fieldhouse

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER

• Butler University contracts with GradImages to photograph each graduate as they receive their diploma as well as staged in front of a Butler banner. Proofs will be mailed and emailed to students within one week of the ceremony.

BUTLER CAMPUS STORE

• Friday, May 5

9:00 AM–5:00 PM

• Saturday, May 6

10:00 AM–6:00 PM

• Sunday, May 7

10:00 AM–2:00 PM

• Located in Atherton Union.

STARBUCKS

• Friday, May 5

9:00 AM–4:00 PM

• Saturday, May 6

7:00 AM–6:00 PM

• Located in Atherton Union.

PLUM MARKET

• Friday, May 5

9:00 AM–5:00 PM

• Saturday, May 6

7:00 AM–6:00 PM

• Located in Atherton Union.

FIRST AID

• Fischer Sports Medicine Office, located in the west hallway.

• EMT will be on site.

LACTATION ROOM

• Please feel free to use the Fischer Sports medicine office located in the west hallway.

SMOKE-FREE CAMPUS

• The use of any form of tobacco, nicotine, or vaping/smoking device is prohibited on the Butler University campus.

Any additional questions may be directed to Butler staff and students wearing lanyards.

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Faculty seating

EAST

Graduate seating

Graduate seating

GATE 3

GUEST ENTRY

GATE 4

GUEST ENTRY

NOTE: Restrooms on the west concourse will be closed to only graduates before the ceremony. Additional restrooms and information desks are located on the second floor track level (women’s—NW and SE, men’s—NE and SW) and are accessed through the ramp system.

FACILITY INFORMATION

TICKETS

Box Office

Wednesday-Friday 10:00 AM–4:00 PM The box office is open two hours prior to curtain for ticketed events.

Ticketmaster Charge-ByPhone 800-982-2787

For more information only: 317-940-6444 • 800-732-0804

Children

All children must possess a ticket for admission to Clowes Memorial Hall.

For everyone’s enjoyment, we strongly recommend that children two and under not attend performances.

PARKING and TRAFFIC

Visit www.butler.edu/parking/ visitor-event-parking for the most up-to-date information.

LOCATION of BUILDING SERVICES

Concessions

Beverages and confections are sold in the Main Lobby and on Terrace 1. Bar service is available at major events.

Elevators

Call stations are located on all levels adjacent to main staircases.

Information Desk

The Information Desk is located on the Main Floor Right in the Lobby.

Krannert Room

For pre-performance discussions, receptions and banquets, access the Krannert Room by the Main Floor Right staircase or elevator.

Restrooms

Main Lobby and all Terrace

Levels

Men Main Lobby Left Terrace 1 Right Terrace 2 Left Terrace 3 Right

Women Main Lobby Right Terrace 1 Left Terrace 2 Right Terrace 3 Left

Gender Main Floor Right

Inclusive

All are wheelchair accessible.

Telephones

A public courtesy telephone is located in the Box Office Lobby.

ACCESSIBILITY

Seating on the Main Floor is barrier-free through Door #4 ramping for easy access to Lobby, restrooms and parking. Box E on all terraces is also barrier-free.

A wheelchair may be borrowed for transport only at the Information Desk.

Sound enhancement devices are available at the Information Desk for no charge.

The following services are available by calling 317-9409697 10 days prior to the performance.

ASL Interpreters

Audio Description

Braille Programs

Large Print Programs

PATRON SERVICES

Booster Seats For Children

Booster seats are available for your convenience. Contact an usher for assistance.

Comments or Suggestions

Comment cards are available at the Information Desk for your suggestions.

Contact During Performance

If you need to be contacted during a performance, ask your caller to phone 317-940-9699. You and your caller must also inform the Information Desk of your exact seat location.

Cough Drops

Complimentary cough drops are located at the Information Desk. Children under the age of 12 should have parental permission.

Lost and Found

Items may be claimed at the Information Desk after performances or during box office hours, WednesdayFriday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Medical Assistance

An EMT is on duty at most events. Contact the Information Desk or an usher if you need assistance.

Aspirin, Tylenol, and antacid medication are available for purchase at the Information Desk.

Police & Vehicle Emergency

Contact the Information Desk or call from the Emergency Call Tower, at the front, southeast corner of the building. Butler University Police will assist with vehicle access and emergency starts.

Tours

To schedule, please call 317-940-9697.

POLICY Electronic Devices

The taking of photographs, the use of recording devices, and the use of texting devices are strictly prohibited in the auditorium.

Please deactivate electronic watch alarms, cellular phones, texting devices, and pagers.

Emergency Evacuation

Exits are conveniently located throughout the theater. Note your closest exit may be behind you. In the event of an emergency, please do not run. Walk slowly and listen for additional instructions.

Large Bags

Clowes Memorial Hall reserves the right to inspect and limit the size of bags allowed in the auditorium. If your bag exceeds 12” you may be asked to leave it with coat check.

Late Arrival Policy

Late arrivals will be seated at appropriate intervals. Video monitors are positioned for viewing until seating is permitted. Please be considerate of fellow audience members.

Smoking

Clowes Memorial Hall is a smoke-free facility.