BUTLER UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE of LIBERAL ARTS and SCIENCES
SPRING AWARDS 2020
COLLEGE of LIBERAL ARTS and SCIENCES
SPRING AWARDS 2020
ADMINISTRATION Dr. Jay Howard, Dean Dr. Stuart Glennan, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. LuAnne McNulty, Associate Dean for Faculty and Program Development Dr. Jennifer Poor, Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs
DEPARTMENT CHAIRS / PROGRAM DIRECTORS Biological Sciences, Dr. Philip Villani Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dr. LuAnne McNulty Computer Science and Software Engineering, Dr. Jonathan Sorenson Engineering, Dr. Joseph Kirsch English Language and Literature, Dr. Lee Garver Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, Dr. Brooke Beloso History and Anthropology, Dr. Paul Hanson International Studies, Dr. Fait Muedini Mathematics, Statistics, and Actuarial Science, Dr. Chris Wilson Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Dr. Alex Quintanilla Peace and Conflict Studies, Dr. Robin Turner Philosophy, Religion, and Classics, Dr. Tiberiu Popa Physics and Astronomy, Dr. Gonzalo Ordonez Political Science, Dr. Robin Turner Psychology, Dr. Joel Martin Science, Technology, and Environmental Studies, Dr. Carmen Salsbury Sociology and Criminology, Dr. Antonio Menendez Alarcon 1
COLLEGE-WIDE AWARDS The Charles O. McGaughey Leadership Award is given to students who have completed at least two years in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or the Lacy School of Business and who have demonstrated leadership, service, and academic achievement in the named area. Alex Hardiek, Actuarial Science Lindsay Marohn, Anthropology Lucas Wathen, Chinese Lillian Hinckley, Classics Lilly Springer, LAS Economics Samantha Worden, Environmental Studies Kate Tobin, French Natalie Urban, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Kaitlyn Schindler, German Cambria Khayat, International Studies Anna Charron, Multilingual Ben Martella, Peace and Conflict Studies Juliana Kopecka, Philosophy Rachael Jacobs, Religion Sara Erwin, Science, Technology, and Society The Kristi Schultz Broughton Liberal Arts Essay Contest, open to all Butler undergraduates, invites essays on a topic related to liberal education. This award recognizes the student whose essay was judged most outstanding by a committee composed of members of the faculty and of the College’s Board of Visitors. The prompt for this year’s essay was titled Why does a Liberal Arts education make you a better candidate? It read: “You are in a job interview and one of the interviewers asks you the following: Please tell us how your Liberal Arts education elevates your candidacy for this particular position. How will you answer? Why does a Liberal Arts education make you a better candidate?” This year’s winner with the title of her essay is: Margaret Kieffer A Kaleidoscope of Perspectives: Why Liberal Arts Matters to the Workforce
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DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS Biological Sciences The 2020 Outstanding Seniors in Biological Sciences Awards are given to students demonstrating academic excellence and significant service to the department:
Cody Carley Abigail Hillan
Matt Warren
The P. Church Memorial Scholarship is presented for excellence in biological sciences.
Noa Klausner
The Weiss Scholarship is presented for excellence in animal sciences.
Reagan Wohlford
The John E. Potzger Award is presented for excellence in plant sciences.
Samantha Worden
The Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability Pelton Award recognizes a student or recent graduate who has made a significant contribution to the mission of the Center.
Natalie Pegg
The Thomas Dolan Award recognizes an exceptional student planning a professional career in biological sciences.
Benjamin Nick
Sam Ross
The James Shellhaas Award recognizes exceptional students planning a professional career in biological sciences.
Mahmood Kedo
Jenna Nosek
The 2020 awards for Excellence in the Biological Sciences are presented to seniors who have demonstrated academic excellence.
Sean Callahan Megan Franke Jake Gerard Zachary Hanquier Emily Hasik
William Howard Megan Schroeder Spencer Spaulding Kara Stark Emily Weiler 3
Chemistry and Biochemistry Awards The Junior Chemistry and Biochemistry Awards are presented to third-year students demonstrating academic excellence in a variety of science courses. The awardees’ names will be placed on a plaque that is displayed in the department.
Jory Dattilo Audrey Davenport
Emily Neal Maxwell Todd
The Senior Chemistry and Biochemistry Awards are presented to fourthyear students demonstrating academic excellence in the sciences over their entire academic career. The awardees' names will be placed on a plaque that is displayed in the department.
Asif Hossain
Julia Pomeroy
The Bob Pribush Award goes to a student who has made significant contributions to the department. Dr. Robert Pribush had a career at Butler that was defined by his excellent teaching and by his award-winning service to the American Chemical Society and to chemical education.
Carolyn Hurdle
The Shannon Lieb Award goes to a student who has an interest in mathematics and chemistry. Dr. Shannon Lieb retired from Butler in 2017. His career was defined by his curiosity and interest in scientific puzzles.
Courtney Brown
Additional Chemistry and Biochemistry Awards The Sophomore Chemistry and Biochemistry Awards have been presented since 1949 to second-year majors showing the most promise in the field. The awardees’ names will be placed on a plaque in the department.
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Trey Harris Jess Kersey
Kaitlyn Roberts Victoria Templin
Computer Science and Software Engineering The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering presents the 2020 Outstanding Senior Student Awards.
Gabrielle Forsythe Jack Goldstein
Mary Hermann David Purdum
The Kaj L. Nielsen Award for academic excellence in computer science is presented to outstanding upperclass students majoring in computer science. It was created in memory of Professor Kaj Nielsen, chair of the mathematical sciences department from 1971 to 1985; he initiated Butler’s computer science major program. The 2020 Kaj L. Nielsen Award recipients are:
Kyle Angelbeck
Andrew Stinson
The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering presents the 2020 Outstanding Student Tutor Award.
Troy Wiegand
The EPICS Award, presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to our Engineering Projects in Community Service program, is given to students who have completed at least three semesters in the program.
Ryan Ooley
David Purdum
Additional Computer Science Awards Upsilon Pi Epsilon (YĎ€E), the International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines, initiated 12 new members in 2020:
Max Beltz Ty Bickham Jacob Charboneau Walker Demel Jen Gattuso Samuel Iwu
Mason Lovett Alex McGrath Jacob Misner Irving Salinas Andrew Stinson Parker Winters
The one-year Association for Computing Machinery Honorary Membership Awards are given to students who are being recognized for their leadership in the department, for their participation in the ACM student chapter, and for their enthusiasm and proactive participation in departmental activities.
Jack Goldstein Ryan Graham
Hannah Robison Troy Wiegand
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Engineering The Engineering Dual Degree Program (EDDP) results from a partnership between Butler University and the Purdue University School of Engineering and Technology at Indianapolis. Students completing the five-year program earn both Butler University and Purdue University degrees. There are approximately 165 students enrolled in the EDDP throughout five years. The 2020 EDDP Top Academic Achievement Awards recognize outstanding scholastic performance from each of the five classes representing the top 20 percent of EDDP students. This year's awards go to the following fifth-year students.
Ashley Eimers Anthony Gurovski Matthew Rudd Spencer Spaulding
Ashley Twigg Logan Wagner Timothy Winter
Additional recognition given to: Fourth Year: Grace Butkus, Malcolm Butler, Gabrielle Goeke, Austin Jacks, Jacob Misner, Justin Rice, Cobi Sabo, Megan Waxman, Elizabeth Werner Third Year: Logan Harris, Samuel Iwu, Matthew Mewborn Second Year: Josephine Fieger, Connor Gallun, Jonathan Myers, Colton Ruhland, Aryn Stahl First Year: Hannah Beaven, Spencer Decker, John Frantz, Nolan Knight, Dylan Laudenschlager, Ella Murphy-Kalkbrenner The EDDP Scholar Service Award recognizes exceptional engineering students who have made significant service contributions to the Engineering Dual Degree Program. The award is presented this year to:
Chloe Gonterman
Matthew Rudd
English Language and Literature The Allegra Stewart Award is named for a distinguished Butler English professor and awarded to outstanding graduating English majors.
Camille Arnett
Margaret Kieffer
The Catharine Merrill Award is given to outstanding junior English majors.
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Madeleine Blair
Darby Brown
Margaret M. Kuhn Scholarships are awarded to English students for distinction in the field of literature.
Emma Beavins Hannah Salsbery
Hope Blackburn
The Jean T. Whitcraft Scholarship is given to students who have expressed an interest in teaching high school English.
Erin Morrisey
Hannah Stroup
The Jessie H. Cochran Memorial Award is presented for excellence in Creative Writing.
Chris Strong
Courtney Worley
The Donald Sandstrom Scholarship is given to students who show promise as writers.
Madeleine Glogas
Emily Schlorf
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies The Amy Goodman Award is presented to the outstanding student in scholarship, research, and commitment to social service in GWSS.
Alex Kassan
The Dorothy Day Award is presented to the outstanding student for activism and social services.
Zoya Barker
The Fanny Lou Hamer Award is presented to the outstanding student for excellence in academic performance in gender studies.
Ellen Ward
History and Anthropology The Margaret Mead Award recognizes a student for outstanding achievements in anthropology.
Zoe Law
The Lesley A. Sharp Award is given to a student in anthropology who has demonstrated excellence in original field research.
Sophia Harris
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The Susan Kenyon Award recognizes the excellence, commitment, and promise of a student new to the field of anthropology.
Caitlin McEvoy
The Colonial Dames of America bestows an annual award to an outstanding continuing student majoring in the field of U.S. history. Receiving the award from The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Indiana is:
Claudia Vinci
The Steinberger Award honors the students studying history with the top scholastic records.
Sarah Jane Baker Rachel Counts
Jarrod Koester Madeline Watterson
The Bernice Cope Scholarship is awarded for excellence in the study of history.
Laura Allaben Darby Brown
Emma Thom
The Edward and Marjory Bennett Scholarship is awarded to students who have demonstrated high academic achievement in the study of history.
Sophia Estes Chloe Meredith
The Paul Finney Scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate superior performance overall, particularly in the field of history.
Ericela Sahagun Karlye Sopczak
Tatum Turner
The George Geib Award, in honor of Professor Emeritus George Geib, recognizes a student for outstanding work in history that contributes to local or regional histories and public history projects.
Rachel Wilburn
International Studies The Outstanding Senior Awards in International Studies are presented to the graduating international studies majors who have demonstrated academic excellence. 8
Shelby Bentley Katie Crouse Gabrielle Douglas
Joe Killion Madeline Murray Reilly Simmons
Mathematics, Statistics, and Actuarial Science The Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Actuarial Science is proud to present the Awards for Outstanding Graduating Seniors to:
Gwendolyn Spencer (Actuarial Science) Abby Craig (Mathematics) David Purdum (Statistics)
The John Gaisser Award honors dedication to a professional career in actuarial science.
Matthew Dickett Grace Langford
The Judith Morrel Award recognizes a major having high accomplishment in a departmental project or curriculum overseen by CHASE, the Center for High Achievement and Scholarly Engagement.
Gwendolyn Spencer
The Robert O. Whitesell Honor Awards for academic excellence in mathematics are Âpresented to outstanding upper-class students majoring in mathematics.
Ryan Heumann Chloe Makdad
The Amos Carpenter Award honors excellence in mathematical research.
Troy Wiegand
The Jeremiah P. Farrell Award honors dedication to a professional career in mathematics.
Jacob Charboneau
Additional Mathematics, Statistics, and Actuarial Science Awards Kappa Mu Epsilon, a national honor society for undergraduates in mathematics, requires each chapter and its members to maintain standards of scholarship, have professional merit, and attain academic distinction. Kappa Mu Epsilon members to be initiated this year: Jayme Brickley Jacob Charboneau Megan Costello Walker Demel Mason Lovett Chloe Makdad Eric Nofziger
Ben Rempfer Jenna Repkin Hannah Robison Lauren Turnbull Vishnu Vaid DeJuan Winters 9
Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures The Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures annually recognizes its Outstanding Graduating Chinese, French, and Spanish Majors.
Claudia Vinci, Chinese Camille Arnett, French Gabrielle Douglas, Spanish Thomas Hermsen, Spanish Asif Hossain, Spanish
The Outstanding Multilingual Award honors a student who has gone above and beyond University language expectations, with intensive studies in two or more foreign languages.
Jordan Hennings, Chinese, French, and Spanish
The Award for Excellence in Chinese is given annually to a sophomore or junior Chinese major or minor who demonstrates high academic achievement in the study of the Chinese-speaking world’s languages, literatures, and cultures.
Lucas Wathen
The Mary Louise Blauvelt Wingenroth Award is presented for academic excellence to a junior female student from Indiana majoring in Spanish.
Bria Smith
Delta Phi Alpha Delta Phi Alpha, the National German Honor Society, seeks to recognize excellence in the study of German and to provide an incentive for higher scholarship. The Society aims to promote the study of the German language, literature, and civilization, and endeavors to emphasize those aspects of German life and culture which are of universal value and which contribute to man’s eternal search for peace and truth. The Sigma Psi Chapter was established at Butler in 2012. New members are initiated in April 2020.
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Natalie Heller Brooke Lambert Marleau McGinnis Elizabeth Miller
Alexandra Spees Victoria Templin Parker Winters
Pi Delta Phi Pi Delta Phi, established in 1906, is the French National Honor Society for undergraduate and graduate students at accredited public and private colleges and universities in the United States. The purpose of the Society is to recognize outstanding scholarship in the French language and its literatures, to increase the knowledge and appreciation of Americans for the cultural contributions of the French-speaking world, and to stimulate and to encourage French and francophone cultural activities. Pi Delta Phi, Xi Sigma Chapter, was installed at Butler University in 2011.
Phi Sigma Iota Phi Sigma Iota, the International Foreign Language Honor Society, honors junior and senior undergraduate students of foreign languages who have at least a B average in their college work and in all foreign language courses, have completed at least one course at the third year, and rank in the highest third of their class in general scholarship. Outstanding foreign language faculty members at colleges and universities are also eligible. New members are initiated into the Kappa Lambda Chapter in April 2020.
Sigma Delta Pi Sigma Delta Pi, the National Spanish Honor Society, recognizes students who have attained academic excellence in the study of the language, literatures, and cultures of Spanish-speaking people. The following students are current members of the Delta Upsilon chapter. A single asterisk (*) indicates students initiated at this year’s ceremony during Spring 2020. Gabriella Arnold* Hannah Bolander Olivia Bradley* Bailey Cannon* Sophia Demerdjian Flores* Madeline Eisenhut Hayley Gartner Jane Ha Jordan Hennings* Bradley Herzog Brendon Hicks* R. Andrew Jones IV Omar Kedo* MaryKatherine Klaybor Elizabeth Landis Julia Leonard*
Dante Macaluso David Mason Eric Perry Andrea Richardson Douglas Roche III Umayr Shaikh Meghan Singer* Morgan Sommerfeld James Stonebraker Sydney Trainor* Gwendolyne Valles* Sarah Van Stone* Mevlida Vranjaca Allison Ward Bailey Wendt Joseph Willems 11
Global Seal of Biliteracy The Global Seal of Biliteracy is awarded to outstanding language majors and minors who show advanced proficiency in two or more languages.
Sarah Braunstein Gabrielle Douglas Margaret Edwards Madeline Eisenhut Allison Everhart Gabrielle Forsythe Jordan Hennings Thomas Hermsen Kailyn Jessel Elizabeth Landis
Sarah Lillis Elizabeth Miller Madeline Murray Luke Rihm Douglas Roche III Hanna Silverman Allison Ward Rachel Wilburn Joseph Willems
Peace and Conflict Studies The Peacebuilder Awards are given to Butler students who have demonstrated a commitment to dialogue, activism, and education in the service of peace and justice.
Gabrielle Douglas Cambria Khayat
Philosophy, Religion, and Classics The Prize for Excellence in Philosophy is awarded annually for distinction in the study of philosophy.
James Ewing
The Francis A. Nakarai Scholarship is awarded annually to a student who has demonstrated high academic achievement in the study of philosophy.
Farrah Goodall
The Katharina Dulckeit Award for Philosophy honors Professor Emerita Katharina Dulckeit, who joined the faculty in 1985. Her activism and leadership toward inclusivity and equity during her 33 years at Butler included the establishment of the Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies program.
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Charlotte Hilker
The Harry van der Linden Award for Philosophy honors Professor Emeritus Harry van der Linden, who joined the faculty in 1990. His important work during 27 years at Butler focused on issues of social and political philosophy including poverty, immigration, violence, and war.
Adam Habel
The Prize for Excellence in Religion is awarded annually for distinction in the study of religion.
Katie Crouse
The Paul Valliere Award for Religion honors Professor Emeritus Paul Valliere, who joined the faculty in 1982. Along with his significant work on modern Russian religious thought, he was integral to the development of the religion and humanities curriculum during his 36 years at Butler.
Molly McDowell
The Classics Program is pleased to recognize outstanding academic achievement with the 2020 Award for Excellence in Classics.
Emma Gunst
Physics and Astronomy The Robert O. Whitesell Award for academic excellence in physics is presented to outstanding upper class students majoring in physics. The award was endowed by a gift in honor of Robert O. Whitesell ’39 by his friends and business associates. Whitesell earned degrees in both physics and mathematics. The 2020 recipients are:
Malcolm Butler Jonathan Myers
The Feynman Award recognizes outstanding work by a first-year physics major. This year the award goes to:
Kaylee TenBarge
The Marshall Dixon Award is created in honor of Dr. Marshall Dixon, Professor Emeritus of Physics, who holds the longest service record by teaching at Butler from 1957 to 2010. This year the award goes to:
DeJuan Winters
The Holcomb Observatory Award for Research in Astronomy is given to an outstanding researcher in physics and astronomy, or a student who served as a tour guide at Holcomb Observatory during his or her time at Butler. This year’s award goes to:
Sera Shaughnessy
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The Howard Baker Award honors dedication to a professional career in physics and astronomy. This year's award goes to:
Elise Merchak
Additional Physics and Astronomy Awards Invitations to join the physics honor society Sigma Pi Sigma are extended on the basis of character and professional or scholastic excellence in physics. Each inductee must have completed at least three physics major courses and rank in the top one-third of his or her class. Butler members must also have a GPA of at least 3.2 in their physics courses. The students initiated in spring 2020 are:
Jonathan Myers Alyssa Paul Ben Rempfer Wyatt Spies
Political Science The Outstanding Senior Political Science Awards are presented to the graduating Âstudents with the top scholastic record, considering both grade point average and Âchallenge of academic pursuits.
Rachel Counts David Sexton
The Political Leadership Award is given to a political science major or minor who has demonstrated outstanding political leadership while at Butler.
Taylor Dickerson
The Servant Leadership Award is presented to an outstanding political science major who has integrated academic excellence with service to the community.
Brittany Head
The David Mason Award is presented to students who, like Dr. Dave Mason, understand the power of persuasion of the written word and who have future promise as scholar-activists.
Zachary Gossett Jordan Jacob
The Craig Auchter Award is presented to a student who, like Dr. Craig Auchter, has a passion for global justice that will serve to shape the work they will go on to do in the world.
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Reilly Simmons
The Dale Hathaway Social Action Scholarship is given each year to students who demonstrate commitment to peace and social justice through involvement in such organizations on and off campus.
Caroline Lettrich
Psychology The Edgar Lee Yeager Memorial Award for excellent scholastic achievement and commitment to humanitarian purpose has been established as a tribute to Edgar Lee Yeager, Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology and teacher at Butler from 1959 to 1975. The award is made to the student who best reflects high moral values, demonstrates an appreciation of his/her responsibility to others, and continues the tradition of excellence that Edgar Yeager represented.
Cassidy Tiberi
The Christy Excellence in Psychology Scholarship is awarded in honor of Dr. Pamela Christy, a Butler alumna, to recognize outstanding performance in the psychology major.
Mary Stazinski
The Montgomery Fellowship for Excellent Contributions in Psychology is presented for outstanding academic achievement and service to the department.
Ellen Rispoli
The Burrton Woodruff Diversity Award recognizes psychology majors who by action or personal characteristic promote multiculturalism at Butler University.
Sara Abusnaneh
The Sally Bell Beck Award honors dedication to a professional career in psychology.
Sydney Bebar Lyssa Dougan
Additional Psychology Awards The Dr. Burrton Woodruff Undergraduate Research Award is given annually to sophomores or juniors enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, majoring or minoring in psychology. Recipients must be engaged in a research project demonstrating excellence in methodology, research design, or statistical analysis.
Sarah Vitelli
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The Stuart Research Fellowship was established to provide support for psychology majors presenting the results of their own research projects at national or regional professional conferences. Sydney Bebar Hannah Bolander Thomas Hermsen Bailey Marek
Guy Maynard Sarah Vitelli Maddie Wright
Psi Chi is the international honor society in psychology. Psi Chi recognizes excellent academic achievement in psychology and serves to encourage, stimulate, and maintain such excellence by sponsoring departmental activities that enhance the curriculum. Psi Chi members initiated this year:
Sydney Baines Mary Catherine Barnett Michelle Duritsch Bailey Marek Haylie Moehlenkamp
Alex Rydberg Ken Shiozawa Sara Taft Cassidy Tiberi Bailey Wendt
Science, Technology, and Environmental Studies The Excellence in Science, Technology, and Environmental Studies (STES) Award honors the students who best represent the goal of the STES program—to examine how science and technology interact with society. Excelling in science as well as in the humanities and social sciences, these students apply insights and knowledge gained from interdisciplinary education to understanding and solving public problems.
Josey Brown Ashley Eimers Kiera Johns
Spencer Lybrook Maura Ross Elizabeth Streiff
The STES Community Service Award recognizes the student who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to contribute STES-related skills and knowledge to the wider community.
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Haley Cowart
Sociology and Criminology The Award for Excellence is presented to a graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding scholarly achievement in the major.
Ashley Boylan
The Jane Addams Award honors the students who have best demonstrated the relationship between sociological thought and service.
Sydney Bebar Kimi Selgrad
The C. Wright Mills Award is presented to the student who has best demonstrated the application of sociological imagination to social issues.
Catherine Bain
The Edwin H. Sutherland Award recognizes the student who has best demonstrated an aptitude for criminology.
Jaclyn Boyer
The Emile Durkheim Award honors the student who has best demonstrated the link between social theory and empirical research.
Matthew Tarizzo
The Max Weber Award recognizes the student who has best demonstrated an aptitude for sociological theory.
Caroline Durava
The W.E.B. Du Bois Award is presented to the student who best demonstrates the application of sociology to further cultural understanding and social justice.
Racquel Wilson
The family and friends of Dr. Richard E. Martin endowed the Richard E. Martin Scholarship Award in memory of Martin, a sociologist, professor, and administrator at Butler for 31 years. This scholarship is awarded based upon academic achievement and service to Butler University and the larger community; and, has a strong interest in pursuing graduate studies or a career in the social sciences..
DaCoda Love
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The John Weidner Award for Altruism honoree is chosen each year by the Student Sociology and Criminology Association, which, in 2006, founded the first collegiate chapter of the National John Henry Weidner Foundation for Altruism. The award recognizes a student’s effort to embody the spirit of Weidner, a Dutch citizen who helped more than 1,000 people escape from the Nazis during World War II.
Reagan Wohlford
Additional Sociology and Criminology Awards Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociology Honor Society, recognizes excellent academic achievement in sociology. Alpha Kappa Delta 2019–2020 initiates:
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Caroline Durava Isabella Ferguson Colleen Morrison
Janine Paquette Kimi Selgrad Racquel Wilson
ALL-COLLEGE HONORS and ACTIVITIES Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest honorary society, founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, by five students. Phi Beta Kappa has for more than two centuries fostered the principles of freedom of inquiry and freedom of thought and expression. These ideas, symbolized on the society’s distinctive gold key, promote the foundation of personal freedom, scientific inquiry, liberty of conscience, and creative endeavor. The letters Phi Beta Kappa (ΦBK) represent the Greek initials of the society’s motto: “Love of learning is the guide of life.” Only about 10 percent of colleges and universities in the United States have been approved to shelter chapters of Phi Beta Kappa. Only eight colleges and universities in the State of Indiana are home to Phi Beta Kappa chapters. In total there are 286 American colleges and universities with Phi Beta Kappa membership. Membership in Phi Beta Kappa is for life. Invitation to membership is a significant academic honor. Acceptance of that invitation reflects a commitment to the liberal arts and sciences and to freedom of inquiry and expression. Invited to join Butler’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter are:
Seniors Camille Arnett Nick Bantz Hannah Bolander Courtney Brown Cody Carley Rachel Counts Lyssa Dougan Gabrielle Douglas Rachel Efroymson Melissa Evans Zachary Hanquier Mary Hermann Thomas Hermsen William Howard Emily Jewell
Alexandra Jones Annie Keirn Joe Killion Kyra Laubacher Peggy Morgan Gracie Munroe Julia Pomeroy David Purdum Gabrielle Raab Megan Schroeder Gwendolyn Spencer Sam Stucky Emily Weiler Rachel Wilburn 19
Juniors Heather Baldacci Madeleine Blair Darby Brown Nicole Krueger
Kylie Stine Reagan Taylor Erica Walters
Seniors Inducted as Juniors in 2019 Jaclyn Boyer Abby Craig Asif Hossain
Mahmood Kedo Margaret Kieffer Grace Langford
LAS Honors Thesis Writers Camille Arnett, Terrible Am I, Child? A Novel Catherine Bain, Evaluating the Stratification of Justice: The Relationship between Race, Gender, and Sentencing Catherine Bain, Do Differences in Teaching Evaluations Really Matter? An Investigation into What Constitutes a Meaningful Difference in Evaluations of Professors Sarah Jane Baker, Untold Stories of Chicago Government: How a City United to Survive the Great Depression Hannah Bolander, Rockn' the GRE: The Effects of Preferred, Non-preferred, and Classical Music on College Student's Cognitive Test Performance Jaclyn Boyer, Impairment or Underestimation? Negative Illusory Bias in Depressive Symptoms and Theory of Mind Courtney Brown, Comparison of Double-Stranded RNA Binding Motifs Between Different Organisms Cody Carley, Synthesis Optimization of Tris(pyrozolyl)methane Ligands and their Application to Novel Ligand Synthesis Fiona Connolly, A New Happiness?: Reading Literature with Deleuze and Guattari in 2019 Katie Crouse, Exploring the Relationship Between Music and Mandaeism as a Means of Identity Preservation Melissa Evans, Anxiety Inducing Effects of Alcohol and Caffeine in C57BL/6J Mice 20
Charles Finley, Examining the Ethics of the Informed Consent Model for Adult Transgender Patients Jake Gerard, Effects of an Urban College Campus Environment on Wildlife Zachary Hanquier, Characterization of Heavy Metal Bioremediation Pathways in Local Moss Species Emily Hasik, A Stability Comparison of MHV-2 to wild-type MHV-A59: Does a Difference in Physiology affect Physical and Chemical Stability? Brittany Head, Personal and Professional Connections are Premium: An Assessment of Mandatory Waiting Periods in the American States Olivia Holabird, Variables Leading to Involvement in Sustainable Urban Agriculture Asif Hossain, Investigation of Factors that Trigger Essential Confrontational Changes in FTT258 Kirandeep Kaur, The Effect of Natural Extracts in Border Cells and Centripetal Cell Migration in the Developing Drosorila melrinogaster egg Chamber Joe Killian, Forgetting the Uyghurs: Why the Chinese State is Erasing Through Re-Education MaryKatherine Klaybor, "The Policy of intimidation had been so successfully managed that many colored men kept away from the polls": Reconstruction Violence in the South Jarrod Koester, Reitz or Wrong: An Industrial Environmental, and Cultural Examination of the Impact of Evansville's "Lumber Baron" Nathaniel Lemen, Urban Spaces, Multinarrative, and Modernity in “A Visit from the Goon Squad” and “White Trash” Spencer Lybrook, Determination of Net Nitrogen Mineralization Rates of Urban Farm Soils in Indianapolis Elly Mawi, Localization and Functionality of the SUMO conligating enzyme UBC-9 in C. elegans neurons Gracie Munroe, The Battle of Representation: Analyzing the Role of the Senate in the Late Republic of Rome and the United States 21
Benjamin Nick, Exploring the Functionality and Role of the Interdomain Loop (IDL) of Mouse Hepatitis Virius (MHV) Protease nsp5 Jenna Nosek, Evaluation of the Physical Stability of a Panel of hMPV (human metapneumovirus) Shreya Patel, The Effect of Color, Preference, and the Interaction of Color and Preference on Short-Term Memory Julia Pomeroy, Reactivity of Tungsten and Molybdenum Tris (3.5-dimethylpyrazolye) Methane Corrdination Complexes Ashley Post, What is in my Histological Dye Anyway? Ellen Rispoli, Poor and Unpopular: How Verbal Ability and Theory of Mind Predict Peer Rejection in a Socioeconomically Diverse Environment Avery Roe, The Effects of Othering on Perceptions of Terrorism Kimi Selgrad, Understanding Stress and College Life: A Qualitative Study of American and Samoan College Students Abigail Shores, Examining the Role Neuropeptide ACY Family Members and PKA in Controlling NMJ Signaling in Caenorhabditis Elegans Brianna Sorenson, Knapsack Subproblem of the Erdos-Selfridge Function Algorithm Savannah Spears, Long-Term Effects of Positive Affect During God Adoption of a Physical Activity Kara Stark, Characterization of the Overexpression of the adaptor protein, Dreaklocks (Doc), during Drosophila oogenesis Katherine Strube, Determining Mutant p53-mediated Pathways in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Clonal Expansion Anna Thomas, Remember that Party Last Night?: Examining the Effects of binge-like alcohol on memory Claudia Vinci, An "Often Formidable Sting": Chinese-American Female Aviators in the WASPs During World War II
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Butler Summer Institute 2019 (LAS Participants) Catherine Bain, Criminology & Psychology Evaluating the Stratification of Justice: The Relationships between Race, Gender, and Sentencing Length Mentor: Krista Cline Courtney Brown, Chemistry Comparison of Double-Stranded RNA Binding Motifs between Different Organisms Mentor: Mark Macbeth Melissa Evans, Psychology & Critical Communication Anxiety Inducing Effects of Alcohol and Caffeine in C57BL/6J Mice Mentor: Jennifer Berry Brittany Head, Political Science & Religion Revolving Door Practices and Access to Policy Making Mentor: Gregory Shufeldt Andrew Hesterhagen, Chemistry Expanding the Use of Cyrene as a Sustainable Solvent for Industry Mentor: Carl DeAmicis Abigail Hopkins, Music & Psychology Early-Career Teacher Perception of Music Teacher Education Programs in Indiana Mentor: Becky Marsh Nathan Junod, Biology Identifying the Susceptibility of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Strains to Inactivation by Human beta-Defensins Mentor: Christopher Stobart Mahmood Kedo, Biology Prevalence of Aerial Microbiomes in Male, Female, and Gender-Neutral Restrooms Mentor: Sean Berthrong Spencer Lybrook, Biology & Environmental Studies Determination of Net Nitrogen Mineralization Rates of Urban Farm Soils in Indianapolis Mentor: Sean Berthrong 23
Alex McGrath, Music Composition & Computer Science Investigating and Applying the Techniques Used in Composing Tone Poems Mentor: Frank Felice Elise Merchak, Astronomy & Astrophysics A Detailed Analysis of the Variable Stars in Globular Cluster NGC 6402 (M14) Mentor: Brian Murphy Paul Merkamp, Music & Computer Science Work Smarter, Not Harder: Creating a Musician’s Companion Application Mentor: Jonathan Sorenson Benjamin Nick, Biology & Chemistry Characterizing the Conservation and Functionality of the Interdomain Loop (IDL) of Mouse Hepatitis Virus (MHV) Protease nsp5 Mentor: Christopher Stobart Julia Pomeroy, Chemistry Reactivity of Tungsten Tris (1-pyrazolyl)methane Coordination Complexes Mentor: Stacy O’Reilly Sam Ross, Biology An Urban Flora: Tree, Shrub, and Herbaceous Cover, Frequency and Density of Holcomb Woods Mentor: Julia Angstmann Umayr Shaikh, Spanish & Chemistry Exploring Size Scaling Relationships in the Developing Fruit Fly Egg Mentor: Lindsay Lewellyn Abigail Shores, Biology Exploring the Role of ACY and PKA Proteins in FSHR-1 Control of Neuromuscular Signaling in C. elegans Mentor: Jennifer Kowalski Samantha Stanley, Chemistry Development of a Paper Oddy Test Mentor: Michael Samide Alex Stark, Chemistry The Synthesis of Indigo Using Electrochemitry Mentor: Anne Wilson
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Viktor Stjepic, Biology & Philosophy Antimicrobial Defense Against Bacterial Pathogens within Bryophytes Mentor: Philip Villani Madeleine Wilson, Chemistry Synthesis of Fluorescein Derivatives for Bacterial Esterase Characterization Mentor: John Esteb Reagan Wohlford, Biology Assessing the Role of Dock in Follicle Cells of Drosophila melanogaster Egg Chambers Mentor: Lindsay Lewellyn
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2019-2020 Study Abroad The following LAS students participated in a study abroad program during the 2019–2020 academic year. Ashley Altman, United Arab Emirates, spring 2020 Camille Arnett, France, fall 2019 Aisha Bah, Japan, fall 2019 Isabelle Beeker, Italy, spring 2020 Paul Bertuglia, United Kingdom, spring 2020 Madeleine Blair, France, spring 2020 Ashley Bondy, Belgium, spring 2020 Darby Brown, Spain, fall 2019 Arielle Carani, Switzerland/Morocco, fall 2019 Jacob Carson, Spain, fall 2019 Anna Charron, France, spring 2020 Carly Collins, GALA – Australia/New Zealand, spring 2020 Justin Contreras, Spain, fall 2019 Carly Dobert, Australia, spring 2020 Bridget Early, Germany, fall 2019 Ian East, United Kingdom, fall 2019 Sara Erwin, GALA – Australia/New Zealand, spring 2020 Isabella Ferguson, Italy, spring 2020 Maggie Graham, Multiple countries, spring 2020 Hayden Greene, GALA – Australia/New Zealand, spring 2020 Emma Gunst, Italy, fall 2019 Dakotah Harris, South Africa, spring 2020 Jordan Hennings, Spain, fall 2019 Allie Highsmith, Spain, fall 2019 Megan Hill, Spain, fall 2019 Razi Hillery, Spain, fall 2019
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Kaela Horan, GALA – Australia/New Zealand, spring 2020 Sydney Hough, GALA – Australia/New Zealand, spring 2020 Rachael Jacobs, Switzerland, spring 2020 Sophie Kleyla, Italy, spring 2020 Ben Martella, Spain, spring 2020 Ali Matta, Spain, spring 2020 Alexis Meyers, Austria, spring 2020 Colleen Morrison, Argentina, spring 2020 Sarah Murray, United Kingdom, spring 2020 Erin Neis, Italy, spring 2020 Brynmar Rees, GALA – Australia/New Zealand, spring 2020 Kaitlyn Schindler, Germany, spring 2020 Allan Schneider, United Kingdom, spring 2020 Kimi Selgrad, Samoa, fall 2019 Christine Slover, Australia, fall 2019 Stephanie Smith, GALA – Australia/New Zealand, spring 2020 Mary Stazinski, France, fall 2019 Wade Townsend, Australia, spring 2020 Macy White, Spain, fall 2019 Mikayla Whittemore, Chile, academic year 2019-2020
LAS Dean's List, Fall 2019 Isabel Ali Laura Allaben Kyle Angelbeck Catherine Bain Heather Baldacci Nick Bantz Bronwyn Bartley Hannah Beaven Emma Beavins Abby Beckman Delaney Beh Molly Beier Henry Bell Jacqueline Bickhaus Madeleine Blair Hannah Bolander Ashley Boylan Anna Bradley Sara Breniser Shae Brey Alex Brinkman Adam Brody Courtney Brown Josey Brown Allie Browning Cody Carley Allie Carmichael Alexandra Carrico Ian Carroll Anna Charron Noah Chopp Jeremy Cleary Sage Clemons Brian Clow Madeline Coffey Abbey Collins Victoria Combs Kara Connelly Laney Cordell Bridget Costello Haley Cowart
Abby Craig Jordan Cumpata Audrey Davenport Corey Dea Katie Dean Matthew Dickett Lyssa Dougan Gabrielle Douglas Daniel Dowling Austin Dusak Maddi Eary Cole Eder Ana Eichner Abby Elsbury Sophia Estes Melissa Evans Bailey Everett Allison Everhart James Ewing Annie Faulkner Megan Fleshman Jennah Foltz Erica Forehand Margaret Fornes John Frantz Molly Freeman Maddie Fuchs Emma Gifford Nathan Gilmour Carly Goehring Leah Goehring Hannah Goergens Jack Goldstein Zachary Gossett Hayden Greene Lily Haag Blair Hackett Jesse Hamlin Alaina Hanke Alex Hardiek Tarryn Harris
Logan Harris Colin Harts Emily Hasik Kayla Hayes Jenna Hensen Jillian Hergenrother Logan Hess Ryan Heumann Molly Hicks Abigail Hillan Lillian Hinckley Amanda Hoelzel Asif Hossain Rachael Howard William Howard Anna Huff Kate Hussey Andrew Jacob Maddy Jensen Kiera Johns Lucas Johnson Benjamin Jones Madison Jones Charlotte Jordan Alex Kassan Manpreet Kaur Omar Kedo Mahmood Kedo Jess Kersey Margaret Kieffer Noa Klausner Nolan Knight Jarrod Koester Lindsey Koiro Grace Krom Alex Kuhn Hellen Kyler Olivia Lagle Grace Langford Sophie Laposha Karina Latsko 27
Nathaniel Laverick Christian Layne Ben Leising Caroline Lettrich Emory Lietz Sara Linn Mason Lovett Natalie Lucas Bobby Luker Sydney MacNeil Erin Mahan Chloe Makdad Alexander Maloney Jordan Mantor Carson Maris Lindsay Marohn Kate Marrs Ben Martella Cassidy Martenson Jed Martin Emily Matta Grace Maynard Lauren McCartt Marleau McGinnis Cole McNamara Alexis Meyers Madison Millard Lily Miller Isabelle Mole Rachel Morand Lauren Moreland Peggy Morgan Matthew Morris Sophie Mullinix Gracie Munroe Ella MurphyKalkbrenner Jonathan Myers Noor Naseeb Emily Neal Madeline Neely Anna Nelsen Eric Nofziger 28
Maddy Novotny Sean O'Brien Meredith O'Connor George Gregory Papadeas Janine Paquette Jack Paras Corinna Pena Katelyn Penry Drew Peters Anna Petr Julia Pomeroy Ashley Post Michael Powell Anna Pressel Hannah Pugh David Purdum Brandon Ramsbottom Ben Rempfer Anna Rettig Analise Richcreek Luke Rihm Paul Ritter Andrea Robertson Ryan Robinson Molly Roe Renee Rogers Tara Rondinelli Camille Ruff Alex Rydberg Cobi Sabo Alex Sadzewicz Hannah Salsbery Kat Sandefer Megan Schroeder Mckenzie Schwartz Caitlin Segraves Natalie Shaffer Emily Shoemaker Natalie Shook Ethan Shopmeyer Reilly Simmons Derek Sims
Saylor Smith Abby Socha Karlye Sopczak Zach Spangler Dustin Sparks Maggie Spence Gwendolyn Spencer Lilly Springer Spencer Stephenson Andrew Stinson Sabrina Stock Chris Strong Liz Sutherlin Anna Swenson Sara Taft Emma Thom Anna Thomas Cassidy Tiberi Kate Tobin Hannah Tomlinson Samm Totten Kaitlan Tracy Zach Tran Addison Trapp Ben Traverso Liz Trueblood Rachel Urban Emma VanDerHeyden Laura Vandermeulen Luke VanLangevelde Emma Varness Courtney Vennekotter Claudia Vinci Sarah Vitelli Logan Wagner Matt Warren Lucas Wathen Anna Watson Madeline Watterson Emily Weiler Will Weiss Tatum Weiss Abbey Wells
LAS Dean's List, Fall 2019 Bailey Wendt Troy Wiegand Rachel Wilburn Ashley Wilkinson Hannah Willmore Racquel Wilson Nessa Wilson DeJuan Winters Reagan Wohlford Audrey Wojtowicz Samantha Worden Ariel Worthington Audrey Young Angie Zara Sam Zechiel Jacob Zimmerman
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LIBERAL ARTS CORE VALUES Think for Yourself and Act Wisely and Well in the World As students of the liberal arts, we cultivate as fully as possible the legacy of human thought, imagination, creativity, and research; observe nature; confront and evaluate important theories that shape our understanding of the world and how to care for it; figure out how societies, our own and those of others, work and can be improved; weigh the costs and benefits of modern human life to the individual and the planet; seek to grasp and reduce the sources of human hatred and conflict; aim to understand and strengthen what inspires human cooperation; explore the workings of the human mind and body; unknot claims of teachers, politicians, advertisers, scientists, preachers, columnists, and your roommate; ponder history from the earliest epochs to the unfolding present; investigate the mechanisms of the cosmos, from the atom to the stars; delve into the past experiences of our own and other societies, as well as the current news; make ourselves at home in other cultures; make those from other cultures at home among ourselves; see the interplay between our beliefs about the natural world and our beliefs about religion, politics, and culture; search out purpose, ponder the meaning of life, scrutinize the human heart, weigh conscience; discover the sweep of living systems, from microbes to biomes; learn to account for ourselves in a moral world that is neither black nor white; engage in a careful search for truth; know the ways of money and the nature of work; wrestle with ideas about God; fathom the relations between technology and human life; raise children, our own and those of others; consider the well-being of future generations; appreciate the beauty and uses of mathematics; forge agreements with loved ones, friends, and enemies; engage ourselves in the principles, purposes, and practice of public life.
Excerpted from the Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Values document (www.butler.edu/las/core-values)
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