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IN THIS ISSUE: THEMED-LIVING COMMUNITIES | BUTLER LEGACIES | ALUMNI MAKING A DIFFERENCE
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“The more things change, the more they stay the same.”
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-Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
on the President Danko, age 3, already
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Butler University’s forward momentum is palpable. You can see it in the construction of learning and living spaces and in the record-high national interest in a Butler education—15,000 applications were received for 1,070 spots this year. You can sense it when our student athletes compete. You can feel it in the energy of newly formed learning communities. You can hear it in the laughter of the more than 35,000 Hoosier schoolchildren who come to Clowes Hall each year to see their first matinee. And above all, you can see it in the realization of our academic mission.
Butler students are achieving the kind of intellectual and personal growth that prepares them for meaningful, successful lives after graduation. They are traveling the world, serving others, and collaborating with faculty on research and scholarship. They are rolling up their sleeves and gaining experience in the industries and disciplines that interest them. Our alumni are building outstanding careers, enriching their communities, and giving back to support a new generation of Butler students. When an institution is moving forward so swiftly, it’s important to periodically step back to reaffirm and celebrate its foundational culture. Indeed, the more things change at Butler, the more our University’s traditions and core values remain the same. Butler began as our founders’ effort to champion inclusivity and equality among all people. Today, we continue to strive for these priorities. Outstanding undergraduate education has always been at the heart of our mission, and this focus continues today. Generations ago, Hinkle Fieldhouse came to life with cheering fans. Today, the electricity in Hinkle is only getting stronger. And Butler’s historical commitment to serving as a cultural and educational resource to Central Indiana is more robust than ever. As you read this edition of Butler Magazine, I hope you enjoy this look at Butler’s past and present, and reflect upon your own role in shaping the Butler story. Whether your impact was large or small, your presence on this campus changed it. And for that we are grateful.
Sincerely,
James M. Danko president@butler.edu
Cover artwork—From the 1969 Drift (from left): Lynn (Haglund) Callison ’70, Cindy (Sandy) Faust ’68, Marilyn (Noll) Kelly ’71, Faye (Brown) Gardner ’71, Judy (Jacob) Tevlin ’70, and Fran Kleinfeld ’70. Pictured in the companion photo from 2017 are (from left): Caroline Kurensky ’17, Dani Aravich ’17, Spenser Jaenichen ’18, Grant Baker ’19, Ellen Rispoli ’19, and Nathan Sutaphong ’17.
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BUTLER LEGACIES Perhaps the people who can best appreciate the changes at Butler are those who have the longest history here.
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THEMED LIVING While new and updated residence halls and Greek housing abound on the Butler campus, life inside those buildings has evolved as well.
FEEDING OUR FUTURE Four Butler alumni are doing their part to make sure that 7,500 children in Michigan have dinner tonight and every night.
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BUTLER UNVEILS NEW BUSINESS CENTER In May, Butler announced a $5 million financial commitment from Old National Bank to create the Old National Bank Center for Closely Held Business, which will provide privately owned businesses with training, education, mentoring, and networking opportunities to help them succeed.
The Center, located in Butler’s Andre B. Lacy School of Business, will place special emphasis on serving the unique needs of this core segment of the economy. The Center will advance the Lacy School of Business’s commitment to experiential education by extending the definition of the Butler student to include the individuals at the businesses that they have the opportunity to work with. “We are grateful not only for the tremendous financial contribution, but for the partnership with Old National Bank (ONB),” said Stephen Standifird, Dean of the Lacy School of Business. “ONB has been, and continues to be, a strong advocate for supporting closely held businesses.” The Old National Bank Center for Closely Held Business will initially concentrate on two core areas: helping organizations understand how to manage transition strategies, a challenge that is unique to closely held businesses; and identifying stageappropriate advisors who can help businesses grow in areas such as accounting, legal, risk, and insurance. The Center’s leadership team will design its initial programming. The team consists of Administrative Director Dennis Wimer; Academic Director and longtime Butler Business Professor Dick Fetter; and Dean Standifird. Much of the ongoing programming of the Center will be determined by client feedback and consultation with appropriate experts. If you want to learn more about how you or your business could be involved in this organization at Butler, connect with Wimer at dwimer@butler.edu.
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Wimer and colleague Jennifer Dewitt spent the summer meeting with members of the Indiana Business community as well as attending The Alliance Conference, an organization consisting of leaders of family and closely held business centers across North America. “The first step is to understand our customers’ needs and this summer has helped us identify the critical topics that drive organizational growth and value,” Wimer said. “We have started to build relationships with key partners that we know our members will be able to count on.” ONB Chief Credit Officer Steve McGlothlin ’87 will chair the Center’s Advisory Board. Lacy School of Business Senior Advisor Andre Lacy will serve on the board as well as Elaine Bedel MBA ’79, President of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation; Bill Neale, Senior Partner Krieg Devault LLP; and JP Engelbrecht, CEO South Central Inc. Additional board members who bring a diverse perspective on today’s critical business issues will be added. “Old National is thrilled to partner with Butler University to help advance the success of privately owned businesses throughout our great state,” Old National Chairman and CEO Bob Jones said. “As the largest bank headquartered in Indiana, Old National is deeply committed to ensuring that Hoosier businesses get the training, education, and other resources they need to grow and thrive.”
BUTLER RECEIVES $5 MILLION GIFT FROM ALUMNUS
FRANK LEVINSON’75 Butler University alumnus Frank Levinson ’75, a longtime Butler benefactor whose past gifts enabled Butler to upgrade its science programs and purchase its first supercomputer, generously provided the University with a new $5 million gift to support the sciences. Enrollment in the sciences at Butler has increased nearly 50 percent over the last decade. Levinson’s gift will be integral to the transformation of Butler’s science teaching and laboratory spaces, building on the University’s undergraduate research emphasis—recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best programs of its kind in the nation. The new facilities, designed to complement those of local and global science and health/life sciences companies, will enable Butler to collaborate more fully with and provide talent to these firms as well as prepare students for further study in the best graduate and post-professional programs. “I have been so grateful for all the things that a Butler education has done for so many members of my family,” Levinson said. “Over many years, my family has seen how valuable and recognized this education has been. Looking forward, I know it takes a big commitment to stay on the cutting edge of the sciences. This gift aims to help keep this commitment high for many years to come.” Levinson grew up in Indianapolis and he and his family have a deep, multigenerational relationship
with Butler University that goes back nearly 70 years. Levinson earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics from Butler in 1975, and in 2006 he received an honorary doctorate. His father, Alan C. “Buzz” Levinson, received his Master of Science in Education from Butler in 1953, during which time he helped install and align the telescope at Holcomb Observatory. Buzz frequently brought young Frank along, helping kindle Frank’s interest in science and optics. Levinson’s mother, Winifred B. Levinson, received her Bachelor of Arts in French from Butler in 1951, and his brother Carl A. Levinson received his Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics in 1978. Levinson is an entrepreneur and investor who co-founded Finisar Corporation, a manufacturer of optical communication components and subsystems. He is currently the Managing Director of the early stage fund and incubator Small World Group, which engages in a mixture of venture capital, engineering, and philanthropy to help start companies or research efforts with a focus on “clean tech”—technology that helps improve the quality of life on earth. He also is a partner in the San Mateo, Californiabased venture capital fund Phoenix Venture Partners, which invests in start-up teams developing advanced materials innovations for major industries such as photonics, health care, and sustainable products.
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Instead of a traditional groundbreaking ceremony, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the University signed a beam that will be used in the construction of the four-story facility. The new housing, built in partnership with American Campus Communities (ACC) and open in fall 2018, will feature suite-style living units, with two double-occupancy rooms linked by a shared lavatory. Amenities will include gaming alcoves, study rooms, a fitness room, an interior bike room, and a large meeting room that supports the residents, student organizations, Greek chapters, and campus programming. Photo by Shad Gross
BUTLER UNIVERSITY PLAYS HOST TO TEDX INDIANAPOLIS Butler’s campus and the Schrott Center for the Arts played host this past spring to TedxIndianapolis. The Scale It Up theme featured a variety of speakers and performers exploring different notions of scale in fields like technology, entertainment, design, education, community development, humanities, and art and culture. Butler alumna Kristin Van Busum ’05, founder of Project Alianza—an organization that builds and develops primary schools on coffee estate farms— presented “Why Allyship is the New Leadership” at the event.
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW RESIDENCE HALL BEGAN WITH BEAM-SIGNING CEREMONY It was out with the shovels and in with the Sharpies at the beam-signing ceremony in early May to dedicate the construction of a new 647-bed student residence hall to replace the old Schwitzer Hall at 750 W. Hampton Drive.
“The addition of this new facility is a critical step toward advancing Butler’s educational mission through superior campus amenities, and the ultimate realization of Butler’s 2020 Vision as an innovative national leader in undergraduate residential education,” Butler President James Danko said. “By the time this new housing opens, we will have added almost 1,300 new beds to campus in two years and given prospective students yet another reason to choose Butler.”
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Frank E Ross III joins Butler as Vice President for Student Affairs. Owen Schaub retires after 37 years of service as a Butler professor.
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“SAY YES TO AS MANY THINGS AS YOU CAN.” -Professor Diane Timmerman
“Set your sights high, and strive for excellence, treat others the way you would like to be treated,” shared 2017 Commencement Speaker and retired Eli Lilly & CO. CEO John Lechleiter. Butler faculty speaker Professor Diane Timmerman also told graduates, “Nothing is ever convenient, so don’t sit and wait for perfect circumstances before trying things. Say yes to as many things as you can.”
High School graduation— President Danko, age 17 (1971)
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By Patricia Snyder Pickett ’82 APR While most of us headed off to college armed with a laundry basket full of good wishes, a couple of posters, and hope for the best, the Class of 2020 entered Butler University with a more solid approach to making lasting friendships and soaking in the post-secondary experience. That solid approach—Themed Living Communities (TLC)—came as a natural extension of the University’s existing residence hall programming combined with the prospect of new residence halls (Fairview House) entering the picture. “We had previously used a ‘wellness model’ for residence hall programs,” said Karla Cunningham, Director of Residence Life. “We wanted to explore new and interesting concepts for Butler students.” A group representing Butler subsequently attended the Association of College and University Housing Officers–International (ACUHO-I) conference where the concept of Butler’s TLC began to gel. The process took about 18 months of study and development, according to Anne Flaherty, Dean of Student Life. “We made the decision to move in this direction with our new residence halls which are larger than our previous living communities. We were concerned about students really finding ‘community’ within these residence halls.”
While new and updated residence halls and Greek housing abound on the Butler campus, life inside those buildings has evolved as well.
A survey of high school junior and incoming students, Residence Assistants (RAs) and current students helped develop themes, said Flaherty, and guided them away from the “Living Learning Communities” model based on academic interests and majors. “Our students wanted a more holistic approach,” she explained, “and because of our research, the size of schools, and design of buildings, we wanted it to be ‘all in’ and make it mandatory for all first-year students to participate.” The Class of 2020—the largest first-year class ever to arrive at Butler at 1,255 strong—chose from 16 living communities, ranging from Faith and Spirituality to Creativity and Leadership based themes. Ideally, each theme would occupy a floor of a residence hall and activities were planned and facilitated by RAs with support of a Faculty-in-Residence (FIR), fulltime Butler faculty members who live in an apartment within the Residential College, Ross Hall, and Fairview House. Each theme was branded with its own shield, and students were encouraged to show their TLC pride around campus with stickers, t-shirts, etc. “My overall take-away is that it was a success,” said Flaherty. “We’ve received positive feedback from both RAs and students. Not everything worked, we learned some lessons and are looking forward to next year.” Among those tweaks, the theme offerings have narrowed from 16 to the 12 most popular and the TLC must fill an entire floor. FALL 2017
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CJ Koch ’19 is a Chemistry and Mathematics major from Newburg, Oregon. His interest in being a RA intensified once he learned about the TLC concept. He interviewed for the New to Indy TLC and was awarded the position at the Residential College (ResCo). He arrived on campus two weeks prior to classes starting to train for his responsibilities and work on a plan of activities. For Koch, the experience was nothing less than amazing and made him seem a bit wiser than one would associate with a 20-year old. “It gave me the opportunity to help people through issues, the logistics of ‘where do I go’ that most of us go through when we first get to campus. Seeing them grow throughout the year has been really rewarding.” His challenges with his New to Indy TLC had little to do with his charges and more to do with logistics of getting a group of college students around Indianapolis. He credits his Facultyin-Residence, Erin Garriott, with getting bus passes, Blue Indy cars, etc., to move students around the Circle City from duck pin bowling in Fountain Square to team building at the Escape Room. Colton Junod ’18 is a Pre-Med Biology major and a perfect RA for the Future Healthcare Professionals TLC. “My firstyear experience was shaped by friendships and mentoring and I wanted to be able to provide that to others,” he said. “I can empathize with them going through the Anatomy and Chemistry classes and help them if they ask.” Much of his group’s programming has focused on health, whether that be financial health, mental health, etc. “It’s been a unique position and increased my creativity,” said Junod. “Being able to identify what others like and work
through those logistics is something I know I’ll use the rest of my life.” Katie Keller ’20 was familiar with the Butler campus when she arrived last fall. Her grandparents had regularly brought her to attend The Nutcracker ballet during the holidays and she found the small campus close to her home in Greenfield a perfect fit. While she didn’t fully understand the concept of the TLC when she prioritized her choices, she has found it to be a positive experience. “I chose the Future Healthcare Professionals for my TLC because I’m a Health Sciences major,” she said. “It’s been great to have this group to work through adapting studying style from high school to college. It’s helped us get past that barrier that can be very difficult. Probably most important, it’s realizing that everyone you meet can contribute to you, and you can contribute to them.” After the First Year…What’s Next?
After completing their first year at Butler, students have other living options to consider, said Cunningham. “We offer special programming—Year Two at BU—that really targets their academic and post-college aspirations,” she explained. “Are they looking to study abroad? Changing majors? There’s lots of programming around those topics during the second year.” Housing contracts are usually returned by early March. Those who will be sophomores will select or be assigned to Fairview House or select apartment options (unless they are living in their approved Greek house). Those who will be juniors, and any seniors who contract to stay on campus, will select or be assigned to apartments. Greek houses have their
SO, WHAT’S A TLC? Butler University’s Themed Living Community (TLC) consists of students who share similar interests or hobbies. Incoming first-year students choose and rank six themes from a dozen offerings, including:
own contracts and assignment practices with each house handling their own contracts and assignments. Since the early 1990s, Butler students interested in living in fraternities and sororities have participated in deferred recruitment (formerly known as rush). This process takes place the second semester of the student’s first year so that they may move into Greek housing their sophomore year. And that may be the only year they will live in the house, according to Becky Druetzler, Director of Greek Life. “The biggest change we have seen is the increase in recruitment,” said Druetzler. “There is a substantial increase in chapter size while most of the houses have remained the same size. With the exception of those in leadership positions, the fraternity and sorority houses are mostly occupied by sophomores and some juniors.” There are currently seven sorority houses and 5 fraternity houses; around 35 percent of undergraduates participate in the Greek system. That puts a little bit of a challenge on those trying to build bonds with their Greek brothers and sisters. “It’s a different dynamic when everyone isn’t under the same roof,” said Druetzler. “It starts with the chapter. They’re planning activities so those who aren’t in the house physically feel included. But it also calls on a lot of ‘adulting’ skills like negotiating and coordinating with a large group of people.” Like much of the population and a majority of their generation, Butler’s Greek population can stay in constant communication via social media. “Our students rely on social media and its ability to communicate well with everyone, regardless if members are across campus or across the world on an internship or study abroad opportunity.”
Eight Before You Graduate–Artistic and cultural opportunities while completing the Butler Cultural Requirement (BCR).
Balanced Bulldogs–Students take advantage of all that Butler and the Indianapolis community offer.
BU Be Well–Students embrace the ability to develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
BU Leads–Students explore the many facets of leadership and meet movers and shakers within Butler and in the Indianapolis community.
BU Scholars–Designed for first-year students interested in honors or those students eager to dig into their classes.
Butler Advance–Students connect with inspiring community partners in fun and serious settings on and off campus, developing a stronger sense of self and building a bridge from Butler to fulfilling careers and lives.
Creativity Reimagined–Students experience hands-on creativity by exploring local art museums and centers while learning new skills.
Exploratory Studies–Students navigate the pathway of choosing a major with other students going through the same process.
Future Healthcare Professionals–Students discover opportunities to help them succeed at becoming a healthcare professional.
Go Global!–For students wanting to study abroad while at Butler, an opportunity to explore cultures around the world through food and arts.
New to Indy–Specifically designed for students not from Central Indiana, an opportunity to discover all Indianapolis offers through the eyes of those who live here and love it!
The Bulldog Way–Students have the opportunity to show their school spirit by participating in Butler traditions and cultural and athletic events.
For those who can’t decide, a “No TLC Preference” is offered, though incoming students still need to rank a total of five TLCs to process their housing contract.
By Cindy Conover Dashnaw
Perhaps the people who can best appreciate the changes at Butler are those who have the longest history here. The three families you’ll meet on these pages can boast of unbroken ties to the University for nearly 135 years. They’re enormously proud of their Butler family legacies, yet just as proud of the transformational growth of their alma mater. For them, Butler always has and will continue to be a vital part of their daily lives and family culture.
The Class of 2021 boasts 163 legacies. A few of them gathered for a photo after this year’s Welcome Convocation.
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Photo provided by Audrey Wolf Photography From left to right: Jay Love, Christie Love, Peter Maxwell, Emily Kile Maxwell, Nick Kile, Kim Kile, Nancy Stamm, Erin Kile, Kevin Stamm, and Anna Stanley
THREE GENERATIONS of LOVE EACH BRANCH OF THIS FAMILY TREE SPROUTED ON CAMPUS By Cindy Conover Dashnaw
A three-generation love story began on the lawn of Pi Beta Phi when senior Nancy Bush ’60 strolled out to meet someone she “thought was pretty handsome”: Richard Stamm, just returned from military service. “My dad grew up with Butler in his backyard,” said his daughter, Kim (Stamm) Kile ’89 MS ’98. “He had come back from the military ready to enroll at Butler when he met my mom. So they got married on campus, and he went into business to support them.” Twenty years later, history began to repeat itself. First, both of Nancy and Richard’s children attended Butler. Then, although son Kevin Stamm ’88 married outside the Butler family, he introduced his sister to fraternity brother Nick Kile ’87—and just like her mother, Kim married that handsome guy on campus. “We used to ‘take a row,’ as everyone called it: walk along a row of fraternity houses and chat with people on their porches,” Kim said. “It was hanging out in a nice social way.” Kim and Nick’s ceremony “wedded” three Butler families: the Stamms, the Kiles, and the Loves. Nick’s sister, Bulldog Christie Kile ’79, had married fellow Bulldog Jay Love ’76 a decade earlier. Even Kim’s mother-in-law had a Butler degree! The Kiles had four children, who grew up surrounded by all things Butler and accompanied their mother to work in admissions. In 2010, Emily Kile ’14 became a third-generation Butler student—and part of yet another Butler couple when she married Peter Maxwell ’16.
Richard and Nancy (Bush) ’60 Stamm wedding in Butler’s Robertson Chapel
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“We hadn’t planned on staying in Indianapolis after graduation,” Emily said. “But now we can’t imagine living anywhere else. Butler made us appreciate how diverse the city can be in experiences and opportunities.” Emily’s siblings are keeping the family tree alive: one’s at Butler, one’s marrying a Bulldog, and wherever the youngest lands in 2018, Butler will always have a presence at a Kile house. “We’ve had lots of amazing friendships and experiences with Butler,” Kim said. “I can’t image our world without it.”
Joe and Florie (Theofanis) Eaton (late 1980s)
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By Cindy Conover Dashnaw The story of how Florie (Theofanis) Eaton ’88 and Joe Eaton ’88 got together sounds like the movie Animal House. “We weren’t in togas, but we were in Hawaiian garb,” she laughed. They were dressed for the annual Sigma Nu Voo Doo Dance (fortunately, a thing of the past). “They built a pool over the entire front lawn with railroad ties and plastic sheeting, then filled it with a hose. It became something you didn’t want to swim in,” she said. She and Joe avoided the water, but not the romance. After two years of noticing each other on outings with mutual friends, they finally became a couple. “It’s just the way it was, and still is. Butler is such a community that everybody starts out as friends,” she said.
‘NOTHING BUT BUTLER’ Florie Theofanis was born into a true-blue Butler home: Her mother, Katie ’53 and her father, Chris ’52—an alumnus and retired Butler employee of 44 years—and her uncle, George Theofanis ’57, held that most revered of titles, “basketball coach.” In fact, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000, George was known for “blazing the trail of unbiased and fair recruiting … during a time when social injustice ran rampant,” wrote The Butler Collegian.
EVERY FAMILY FINDS ITS OWN REASONS TO LOVE BUTLER “I knew nothing but Butler all my life,” Florie said. All three of the Theofanis children attended the University. “I didn’t give it a second thought.” Florie and Joe’s children did, though. Daughter Kailey Eaton ’17 met the tennis coach, went for a recruiting weekend, came home with an offer and said, ‘That’s it! I’m going to Butler.’” Son Zach Eaton ’20 played high school sports at what would be a Division III level if he continued, which would have ruled out Butler. “He gave up sports rather than give up Butler,” Florie said. “He’s never regretted it. He plays lots of club and intramural sports and absolutely loves Butler.” Florie has seen what she calls “tremendous” growth at Butler. “It still has that family feeling, but the opportunity for our kids is tremendous,” she said. “We used to be a well-kept secret, and I think the secret is out. The more you’re there, the more reasons you find to love Butler University.”
Chris Theofanis ’52
FAMILY, FAMILY EVERYWHERE by Cindy Dashnaw
FIRST-YEAR STUDENT’S LEGACY DATES BACK 141 YEARS TO HILTON U. BROWN By Cindy Conover Dashnaw Sarah Stewart ’21 can be forgiven for being unable to name every family member who has attended Butler.
The line extending directly from Hilton U. Brown to Sarah Stewart goes like this:
After all, her father can name only 30, which is just about half of the 58 or so Stewarts, Athertons, and Browns who have graced the Butler campus—relatives that reach all the way back to legendary Butler President Hilton U. Brown. “I remember knowing about Butler ever since I was little,” said Sarah, who entered the University this fall. “My uncle, dad, and grandparents all took me to Butler plays and games—football, basketball, soccer—and we would always see family there. We still do.” Sarah’s father, Paul B. Stewart ’89 MD FACS, said he grew up the same way.
Mark Stewart ’85, Kent Stewart ’60, Nicholas Stewart, Ann Stewart ’62, and a portrait of Hilton U. Brown for the Sesquicentennial anniversay in 2005.
“Butler is almost synonymous with my dad’s side. Family, church, and Butler were the three things we have always talked about.” “Always” reaches as far back as the 1880s, when the Stewart family and Butler University began influencing each other.
PLANTING THE FAMILY TREE Hilton U. Brown was still a Butler student when he fell in love with coed Jennie Hannah. After they married, Brown went on to become Butler College Director in 1885 and Board President from 1903 to 1955. He’d also eventually be known as Sarah’s great-great-great-grandfather. “Hilton Brown’s very strong commitment to Butler has extended throughout the family and has always been a big source of pride,” her dad said. Sarah will encounter plenty of family members’ names throughout campus. Her uncle John W. Stewart ’96 DDS commissioned the bulldog sculpture in front of Atherton, a building named after Brown’s son-in-law John W. Atherton. Great-grandfather James Stewart ’34 received a Butler Alumni Achievement Award and is in the Butler Athletic Hall of Fame, along with great-uncle Kent Stewart ’60 JD and great-great-uncle Robert Stewart ’35 PhD. Brown’s brother, Demarchus, was Butler’s President for only one year in 1906. Hilton U. Brown Jr. was honored with a painting still in Robertson Hall. Great-great-aunt Jean Brown Wagoner is a children’s author. Sarah finds comfort in such a legacy. “I love Butler because it’s a smaller community that reminds me of family. When I see my family all over campus, it means a lot to me,” she said.
›› Sarah’s great-great-great grandparents—Hilton U. Brown 1880 and fellow Butler student Jennie Hannah married and had 10 children, most of whom went to Butler. ›› Sarah’s great-greatgrandparents—Mary Brown, one of Hilton’s daughters, married George Oliver Stewart. These two are the anomalies in the family tree; neither attended Butler, but they sent both of their sons, James J. Stewart ’34 JD and Robert Stewart ’35 PhD, there. ›› Sarah’s great-grandparents— James married Helen Gearen ’34; she and her sister, Marion, went to Butler, as did the latter’s husband, Victor Guio ’35. ›› Sarah’s grandparents—James and Helen Stewart had two boys who each attended Butler: Peter ’63 and Kent ’60 (whose wife and son also went to Butler). Peter married Joan Juvinall ’65 and had Sarah’s father, Paul B. Stewart ’89 MD and her uncle, John W. Stewart ’96 DDS. ›› Sarah’s parents—Paul married Anne Schumaker, and they had Sarah and her older brother, Grant Brown Stewart. ›› Sarah and her brother—Grant was accepted at Butler, but is attending Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Sarah is on track to become a Butler graduate in 2021.
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LEARNING By Monica Holb ’09 “One might be surprised to learn the tennis bubble is not the only bubble on Butler University’s campus. Bubbles pop up in dorms, clubs, and classrooms. Students may have remarkable experiences, but if contained to their own bubbles, they may not recognize their learning in one area can impact others,” Caroline Huck-Watson, Director of Programs for Leadership and Service Education (PuLSE), said. But a powerful force is bursting these bubbles by intentionally connecting students and introducing reciprocal learning: the PuLSE Office. The office is the campus hub for co-curricular activities, including Ambassadors of Change (AOC) and the Emerging Leaders Program. Using the term co-curricular is an indication of PuLSE’s intentionality. Students arrive on campus with a high school resume filled with extra-curricular activities, but quickly learn how that term differs from co-curricular. 14 14
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During Welcome Week, Huck-Watson relieves brand-new Bulldogs of the need to feel their work outside of the classroom is additive. “It is not extra. These service and leadership activities are woven into your overall experience,” Huck-Watson said, explaining the importance of reciprocity between co-curricular programming and academics. Huck-Watson also sees the value in Butler’s new Themed Living Communities (TLCs). “Students are living in an environment where they are exploring things in an intentional way,” she said. (See related article on page 6.) Intention and reciprocity are top bubble-bursting strategies. Reciprocity means that students bring the ideas they are studying in the classroom and breathe life into them through co-curricular activities, and vice-versa. “It is about making meaning of one’s experiences. Students come to the University to learn and develop. That is happening in the classroom, but we certainly see it happening outside the classroom as well,” Huck-Watson said. “One might say of PuLSE programming, ‘that was fun.’ But behind that was a myriad of opportunities to learn about one’s skills, self, and strengths. That is what staff in the PuLSE Office, and all of Student Affairs, looks to do: connect ‘fun’ to opportunities for growth.” Indeed, learning is not confined to the classroom: service-based education allows students to engage in a service opportunity and learn about
themselves and see how they fit into the larger Indianapolis community—and what they can do to change it. During AOC, in the days leading up to Welcome Week, students begin understanding “their head, their heart, their hustle,” in the context of service and discover social justice issues in Indianapolis, Agnew said. AOC facilitates asking “why” questions and using the community voice to analyze the root causes of issues like food insecurity. Done during the first few days of the transition to college student, these exercises prime young minds to continue that line of questioning into the classroom. “Hopefully that becomes a process they carry with them in their other campus experiences, too,” HuckWatson said. Such holistic development gives Butler students license to understand themselves and the power to change their communities, while building a foundation for their own well-being. The 2016 Gallup-Purdue Index, a national survey of graduates, found that those with experiential learning and involvement in activities and organizations had double the odds of being engaged at work and thriving as an adult. Interest in this type of engagement is popular among students, but Huck-Watson urges them to be intentional, just like the programming designed by the PuLSE Office. PuLSE encourages students to invest in the programs that are of
SELF, SKILLS, and STRENGTHS
Programs for Leadership and Service Education (PuLSE) Shows Students How
the theories behind it, such as the active citizen continuum. “Service education is the cornerstone of everything we do,” said Jen Agnew, Associate Director of PuLSE. “Students learn how they operate in their community and how they can contribute in a meaningful way.” One of the flagship PuLSE programs is AOC, a pre-orientation program that focuses on service to society and leadership skills development. The program challenges students to understand
interest to them and allow time for meaningful contributions. “A message we emphasize is that your involvement should bring joy. There are a million and one things to do. Look at the opportunities. But at the end of the day, to grow and develop you need to be intentional,” Huck-Watson said. The bubbles have met their match.
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ADMISSION
MY HUMAN IS
OUR COLLEGE MAIL ISN’T JUST FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS ANYMORE!
To celebrate their human’s admission to Butler, the pets of our incoming class received their own #ButlerBound packets this spring. Complete with Holistic Select dog or cat treats, the packets were sealed by Butler Blue III himself with his promise to take good care of our newest students.
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SELLICK ESTATE GIVES $9.6 MILLION GIFT TO BUTLER Butler Bowl Renamed in Honor of Bud and Jackie Sellick The Butler Bowl became the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl on September 16, thanks to a gift from the estate of Winstan R. “Bud” Sellick ’47 and Jacqueline (Blomberg) ’44. Also as part of the $9.6 million gift, the Champions Room in the Sellick Bowl was renamed the Bud and Jackie Sellick Room, and the Registrar’s Office is now the Jacqueline Blomberg Sellick Registrar’s Suite. The Sellicks had asked longtime friends Dan Yates and Bob Wildman to assist in the transfer of this gift to Butler. Wildman noted that the Sellicks “were special people with a special place in their hearts for Butler.” “During their long history with the school, they saw it grow and prosper, and I know they were quite happy and proud to be a part of its success,” he said. “They would be extremely grateful to Butler for this recognition by the University of their generous gift.” The Sellicks were married for 69 years. A Marine Corps veteran, Bud served on Okinawa and Korea. His association with Butler University was long and deep. When Bud was born, his father was the Treasurer of Butler University in Irvington, as well as a Professor of Economics at the school. In 1939, when he came to Butler as a student, an aunt was Assistant Registrar and a second aunt was a Librarian. Bud’s pursuit of a degree was interrupted by World War II. He returned to Butler following the war, earned his degree in Economics, and married his college sweetheart, Jacqueline Blomberg. As a student, he was involved in the band, Kappa Kappa Psi band honorary, and Delta Tau Delta fraternity. In 1947, he began his successful career as an insurance agent in the Indianapolis area.
After fighting in Korea, he returned to Indianapolis where he served as President and Owner of Bud Sellick Insurance Agency and the Blessing-Sellick Insurance Agency for several decades until his retirement. He was also involved in a successful real estate business in the Indianapolis area with his wife and brother-in-law. Bud died March 30, 2015. He was 93. Jackie was a lifelong resident of Indianapolis. She attended Shortridge High School, then went on to become a graduate of Butler University. During her Butler days, she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, a member of the Debate Team, and a recipient of the Ovid Butler Award. Her career included over 20 years on the Industrial Board. She also owned and operated commercial real estate for 40 years. Jackie died October 20, 2012. She was 89. Consistent donors to Butler for more than a third of a century, the Sellicks endowed three scholarships: The Winstan R. Sellick, Jacqueline Sellick, and Herman W. Blomberg Scholarship; the Sellick, Deming, and Schuler Scholarship; and the Winstan R. Sellick and Jacqueline B. Sellick Business Scholarship. They also made gifts to the Butler Fund and several athletic funds, including the restoration of Hinkle Fieldhouse. In 2007, Bud and Jackie Sellick received the Ovid Butler Society Mortarboard Award. In 2014, Bud was honored when he received the Butler Medal. He also was a donor and strong supporter of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.
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PACE TEMPLE ’19
ANNA LOGAN ’18
FOOTBALL
VOLLEYBALL
By Kailey Eaton ’17
By Hayley Ross ’17
Pace Temple always wanted to play Division I football. He also wanted to get a great education that would support him in his postgraduate life. Butler was the perfect fit.
Looking back, Anna Logan said the past three years at Butler University and with Butler’s women’s volleyball were meant to happen.
“Butler offered an opportunity for me to challenge and push myself to play Division I football while allowing me to have a life outside of the sport. It offered an incredible education for life after football,” Temple said. In 2016, he started all 11 games for the Bulldogs and was named Second Team All-PFL and Second Team All-Academic PFL. He led the team in receiving yards, receptions, and receiving touchdowns, and surpassed the 100-yard receiving mark in three separate games. “My coaches and teammates challenged and pushed me to grow as an athlete and gave me the opportunities needed to succeed,” Temple said. Temple, a Lacy School of Business Marketing and Finance double major, chose these majors because he enjoys collaborating with others to create projects and presentations and hopes to pursue a career in Marketing. He served as the Chief Marketing Officer of his Real Business Experience (RBE) group—BU Bands and Accessories—a student-run business that sold Butler wristbands and spirit wear to fans. “I love having the opportunity to work and grow as an athlete while being pushed equally to grow and work as a student.”
“Volleyball recruits so early,” she said. “They told me, ‘You need to start looking at college.’ I was like, ‘I’m only 15.’ I was told that the Butler Head Coach saw me at a tournament and would love to have me come to campus. I went for my unofficial visit during the spring of my sophomore year in high school.” Other colleges were interested in Logan but she had grown up just down the street from campus and Butler was the only one Logan would call. What she didn’t foresee was that she would experience such early success—American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) AllRegion, first team All-BIG EAST, and AVCA Honorable Mention All-American honors. She led Butler and the BIG EAST with 578 kills (ninth nationally) and 659.5 points (seventh nationally) during her sophomore season. In her first two years, she compiled 944 kills, 666 digs, and 1092.5 points. She said her expectations for this season is to make it to the BIG EAST Tournament—only the top four teams in the conference make it—and also make it to the NCAA tournament. “Only 64 teams make it, but more than half of those teams are automatic bids from winning conference tournaments,” Logan said. “It’s very competitive, but it’s definitely something I am looking forward to accomplishing.” Logan is an Accounting major. Her plan is to graduate in the summer of 2018, then stay for the following year (her senior year for volleyball) and graduate with her Master’s of Professional Accounting degree in spring 2019. She said that playing volleyball has not only helped her physically, but academically as well. “Playing in college has definitely helped my time management,” she said. “I wake up at 5:45 AM and I still make enough time to sleep. It is a skill I will take with me the rest of my life.”
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MEN’S TENNIS HONORS MIKHEIL KHMIADASHVILI ’17 BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player BIG EAST Player of the Year
ALL-BIG EAST TEAM Aviv Ben Shabat ’19 Mason Dragos ’19
BIG EAST COACH of the YEAR Parker Ross
BIG EAST CHAMPIONS Lauren Tibbets ’19.
WOMEN’S GOLF HONORS LAUREN TIBBETS ’19 2017 BIG EAST Champion
ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM Lauren Tibbets ’19 Abby Gleixner ’18
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My first memory of basketball was probably from an elementary school league. I couldn’t dribble—I was terrible. But basketball must have been in my blood. My great uncle put up a goal on the side of our garage and took up the grass. Some of my fondest memories are of my neighborhood buddies and me playing basketball for hours on a dirt court in our backyard. I was filthy dirty at the end of every day. But, I loved every minute of it.
—Butler Men’s Basketball Head Coach LaVall Jordan ’01
Read the rest of Men’s Basketball Player Kelan Martin’s ’18 interview with Coach LaVall Jordan below and online at butler.edu/magazine. Martin is a Butler College of Communication Sports Media Major.
KM: Talk about your younger playing career.
CJ: I wasn’t the best player on my high school team. I played basketball my freshman year, but I didn’t play varsity until my sophomore year. I didn’t start as a sophomore either, but I did play. I come from Albion, Michigan, which is a pretty small town. But, the whole community would come out to watch high school basketball for entertainment and they would really get behind their team. It was a great support system and atmosphere. And, something about that community feeling that I grew up with was exactly what I felt when I came to visit Butler. Everyone was behind the basketball program at Butler and the program itself had a big vision to do something special. Personally, that was a big connection when I came as a recruit. I just knew I wanted to come and be a part of it as a player. Now, it truly is a dream come true to be back at my alma mater as a coach. ...continued online at butler.edu/magazine.
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Meg Haggerty moved around frequently as a kid. Being the daughter of an Air Force officer meant Haggerty and the rest of her family didn’t stay in one place for too long. It also meant that, at a very young age, she learned how to quickly build relationships and fully immerse herself into a community—two traits that have allowed her to make lifelong friends in every place she’s lived.
She makes herself available 24/7 and she tells students, “Any aspect of your life you want to invite me into, I’ll invite you into mine as well.” “She is there for students in every aspect: academic, personal, and professional,” Barret continued. “She is always asking questions about others and wanting to know how we are doing. Every memory I have of her consists of that same incredible attitude.”
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS ONE STUDENT at a TIME By Krisy Force
MEG HAGGERTY ’04 Associate Director Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
“Meg is a true inspiration,” Addie Barret ’17 said of Haggerty, who is the Staff Advisor for Barret’s sorority, Alpha Chi Omega— the same one Haggerty was a member of when she attended Butler as an undergraduate.
From co-advising the Student Government Association’s (SGA) Marketing and Communications Board, and coordinating student events, like Winter and Spring Commencement and the Top 100 Most Outstanding Student Recognition Program, to working with interns, Haggerty makes it her mission to be a mentor to Butler students like her mentors were to her.
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Levester Johnson, Vice President for Student Affairs for Illinois State University, worked with Haggerty closely as Butler’s former Vice President for Student Affairs. He also knew Haggerty during her undergraduate years and explained that she is Butler through and through— epitomizing Butler via its mission and values. “Meg has a youthful flair about herself when she advises,” he said. “She doesn’t see her job as a nine-to-five and she understands the importance of working with students hand-in-hand to achieve their dreams.” Johnson believes it’s Haggerty’s quality of going the extra mile that separates her from other administrative professionals. While interviewing Haggerty, this
characteristic was revealed when she commented, “just say yes.” She added that if people are willing to say yes and step outside their comfort zones, they will have opportunities they never could have imagined. When she graduated from Butler in 2004, Haggerty’s next opportunity was at Florida State University (FSU) where she would earn a Master of Science in Higher Education Student Affairs. While attending FSU, and prior to coming back to Butler, she worked in the FSU College of Education coordinating programming and events for her master’s cohort. She remembers feeling the graduate assistantship was not what she pictured herself doing long term. “My passion, and my love, was still working with undergraduate students,” Haggerty explained. She looked for positions at various universities, but Haggerty says her “heart yearned for Butler.”
With a stroke of luck and good timing, Haggerty’s mentor and friend, Caroline Huck-Watson, reached out to her about a position in Butler’s Programs for Leadership and Service Education (PuLSE) Office. As an undergraduate, Haggerty had met Huck-Watson through the Ambassadors of Change (AOC) Program as a team builder and as a student staff member of the Volunteer Center. Huck-Watson had been an influence in her life at Butler and a significant inspiration to pursue Higher Education Student Affairs as a profession. By summer of 2006, Haggerty was back at Butler as an Assistant Director co-coordinating Welcome Week and Orientation programs as well as advising the
Program Board of SGA with committees like films, the speaker’s bureau, Out and About in Indy, and events like Homecoming and Spring Sports Spectacular. Since then, Haggerty has been a key player in student event programming for Butler. She has an innate ability to connect with each student she meets, and because of that, over the past 10 years she’s been able to build some amazing relationships with students—meeting them during their first or second year, and staying in touch with them during life’s biggest milestones like marriage and children. To her, it’s amazing that she gets to create and be a part of those relationships. These relationships are shown through students like Emma Edick ’17, who remembers meeting Haggerty her first year on campus for a class project.
“Meg has been such a large part of my Butler experience,” Edick said. “She pays attention to what students on campus are doing, what they are working on, and what they are excited about.” Edick continued by explaining that even if the two of them pass by one another at Starbucks, Haggerty always puts her work aside to sincerely ask the question: “How are you?” “I never expected I would be here as a student and as a staff member for as long as I have, but it’s because of the people. People are the most important part of the work that I do—and I don’t think I could have done the work that I’ve done without the people in my life.”
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THE EVOLUTION of a BULLDOG By Paige Haefer ’17 During times of reflection, we can all identify moments that profoundly change who we are, what we believe, and who we strive to become. As children, it seems that we dream big and believe that the life changing moments we will experience will be grand, sweeping, and adventurous. However, as we grow up, I think more common than not, the moments that change our course of life and impact us the most happen in unexpected places and through the daily interactions we experience. The people we meet and communities we join are far more impactful than we ever imagine them to be. I found this to be true through my experience at Butler University. Never did I imagine that a small, liberal arts University, set in the quaint state of Indiana, would introduce such instrumental mentors and instill community values that have completely reframed my view of the world. I graduated this past May from Butler’s College of Communication with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Communication and Organizational Leadership with minors in Strategic Communication and Sociology. Before making the move to Indianapolis, I grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. Growing up, I always had a bit of Hoosier influence from my mom, an Indiana native and IU grad. Yearly trips to Indy were common to visit my grandparents who still live here today. While looking for colleges, I was determined to get out of my Big Ten college town. A small classroom setting and high student involvement opportunities were my driving factors on the college search. I applied all over the Midwest and ultimately landed at Butler University in the city I had grown up visiting. I wasn’t too sure what I wanted to study but I knew I liked the options at Butler, was drawn to the beautiful campus, and had only had positive interactions with the current students, faculty, and staff. So, in August 2013, my family packed the minivan and helped me make the move to Indianapolis and my new residence in Schwitzer Hall. Plenty has changed at Butler in my four years as a student. New buildings have appeared, new people have joined and exited the community, and student organizations have grown and expanded. Change is inevitable and often welcomed. I have changed a lot in my four years at Butler. My first year on campus I truly was a bit more soft-spoken and shy, especially my first few weeks. I wasn’t very sure of who I was or what I wanted, and I am grateful now that my experiences at Butler have helped me to transform. To read the rest of Paige’s blog visit butler.edu/magazine.
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By Krisy Force
INVOLVEMENT REWARDS
HAS ITS OWN
You only have to spend a few minutes with Butler student Adam Bantz ’17
to know that he is a go-getter. He’s immersed himself in many extracurricular activities including Butler’s Ambassadors of Change program (see related article on page 14), Student Government Association (SGA), Butler University Students Foundation (BUSF), and still finds time to work as a tour guide showing prospective Butler students just how amazing campus life truly is. He’s getting the most out of the Butler student experience, and he’s planning a career to make sure future college students do as well. Bantz is on the path to what he deems as a fulfilling future career in Student Affairs—a talking point that seems to have created a permanent smile on his face. But Student Affairs wasn’t always the plan. When Bantz switched his major from Pharmacy to Strategic Communication two years ago, his parents were worried that he was “giving up an opportunity.” His response: “It’s not an opportunity if you don’t find the outcome personally rewarding.”
“I’m looking forward to having a career I can find meaning and value in every day,” Bantz explained. “Giving back through your career is really rewarding, and I think it’s easy to do that in Student Affairs if you’re in it for the right reason.” Bantz has always been the type to quickly get involved. His immersion in student groups on campus is what sparked what Adam refers to as the “typical Student Affairs epiphany.” He explained no student enters college knowing they want to go into Student Affairs, but involvement in out-of-classroom experiences can lead some students to the realization that they, like their mentors, can help
create life changing experiences for future college students. In this regard, Adam clearly feels he “fell into Student Affairs.” “People don’t realize all of the intricate details of Student Affairs and all the work that goes into making the University function the way it does,” Bantz explained. “I think being a part of that in general, and providing the same level of experience I’ve had at Butler for future college students is really cool.” Since his epiphany, Bantz has been interning in both University Events and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs to gain more experience in his future career field. Even with a busy internship schedule, Bantz has found time to serve as the President for the Interfraternity Council, a member of SGA’s Marketing and Communication Board, and as a mentor for GEAR—Greek Educators, Advocates, and Resources. Meg Haggerty, Associate Director in the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, and Bantz’s internship advisor, commented that he has been one of the most insightful and inquisitive students she’s worked with. Furthermore, Haggerty explained that Bantz is using his hands-on student affairs internship to bridge his social involvement on campus with his academic education to maximize his future career and post-graduate work opportunities. “All of Adam’s involvement has been, in some way, a touchstone or area of engagement in Student Affairs,” Haggerty said. “It only makes sense with all of his participation as an undergraduate that he would find passion and love for a career mentoring future students in a similar way.”
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the answers to
BIG QUESTIONS By Monica Holb ’09
When Director for the Center for Faith and Vocation (CFV) Daniel Meyers took part in the Efroymson Diversity Center of Butler University’s “Discussions in the DC” in 2016, he felt the event vocalized the sentiments surrounding interfaith issues percolating on campus. As the forward-looking panels spoke to identity components such as race, gender, religion, and spirituality, Meyers said the conversation sparked the idea of making religious identity part of diversity work. Students, particularly Salman Qureshi, agreed. Qureshi’s interest soon led him to become the CFV’s interfaith intern and drive the genesis of the Interfaith Council. The CFV’s Interfaith Council is comprised of 12 students of a variety of different faith traditions who host conversations and build relationships among one
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another. The council shares its traditions and stories with students of all backgrounds. Meeting that goal played out through a social media effort that asked Butler students to answer on Instagram: “What is interfaith?” The prompt came the day after the 2016 presidential election, when students were likely asking many questions as they witnessed the first transfer of Presidential power in their young adult lives. “It’s been valuable to have a group of students who know each other so well, who don’t all agree or share the same beliefs, so that when something happens in the world, we can ask them, ‘What do you think needs to be addressed?’” Meyers said. According to Meyers, as the nation and the culture change, Butler’s students have a resource ready to provide assistance when they may feel they need to respond to current events.
“WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING, AND HOW IS IT GOING TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE IN THE WORLD?” -Daniel Meyers The CFV, established by a Lilly Endowment grant, cowritten by Butler University Professor Paul Valliere more than a decade ago, now hosts the Interfaith Council, but has always served as the navigation point for students on their journey through college. “The CFV is home to 13 student groups, supports interns, and hosts meetings in the Blue House seven days per week—from study night to meditation space, yoga and a ‘Big Questions,’ lunch series,” explained CFV Assistant Director Marguerite Stanciu. Among these activities, CFV facilitates students thinking about the questions the world is challenging them to answer—relating to society and to one’s self—in a supported space. This is partly done through the CFV’s longstanding program: The Butler University Seminar on Religion and Global Affairs. “It has always been about going around the globe and looking through the lens of different religious
and cultural perspectives at subjects such as religion and global health. It is a rigorous academic environment designed to be accessible for the general public,” Stanciu said. The CFV, and the issues its programing may address, are transforming, but it continues to fulfill its mission. “The CFV is within Academic Affairs, which is important. It means that the underpinning of our mission is that we are part of the learning experience at the heart of the institution,” Meyers said. The vocational reflection that the CFV hopes results from its programming is expected to be a part of the academic journey. The many big questions posed help students with the most important ones: “What are you studying, and how is it going to make the difference that you want to make in the world?” Meyers said.
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FEEDING By Marc D. Allan
FOUR BUTLER ALUMNI ARE DOING THEIR PART TO MAKE SURE THAT 7,500 CHILDREN IN GRAND RAPIDS, HOLLAND, AND MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN, HAVE DINNER TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT. What are you having for dinner tonight? For 7,500 kids in Grand Rapids, Michigan, today’s evening meal will be a hardboiled egg, banana, and bags of snap peas and trail mix packed in a brown paper bag by some of the hundreds of volunteers who show up at Kids’ Food Basket (KFB) every day. Wearing T-shirts that say “Nourishing kids to be their best, in school and life,” they come to this 9,500-square-foot warehouse because they want to make sure that children
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in their community, who would otherwise go hungry, have something nutritious and tasty to eat when they go home from school. They come—lawyers, waitresses, and retirees alike, from all over the area—because they want to be part of the solution. “We all come to this organization in different doses,” said Renee Tabben ’94, “but I believe and feel the outcome we’re all working toward is very pure.”
Tabben, a Director for Merrill Lynch, is one of the co-chairs of Kids’ Food Basket’s “Feeding Our Future” campaign to raise $6.4 million for the organization, and she’s one of four Butler graduates at KFB taking to heart the message that she learned as an undergraduate: We make a life by what we give.
Photo courtesy of Megan Lendman Photography
“I thought I was going to Butler to get an education, so all the focus was on how many credits I can take every semester,” Tabben said. “And I took a lot. I realize now that it wasn’t about the academics. The academics were great, and I’m very proud of that work, but it was more about the life experience and the expectations that were put out there that you contribute in a meaningful way.” Tabben, an Arts Administration major at Butler, started as a Kids’ Food Basket volunteer after she moved to Grand Rapids in 2014. She ran into Matt Downey ’95, a fellow Arts Administration major who also lives in Grand Rapids and volunteers with KFB. He recommended that Tabben give time to the organization. Downey knows something about philanthropic organizations—he’s the Nonprofit Services Program Director for the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University.
“Not only is the mission important, but this is one of the most innovative, impactful organizations I’ve come across,” he said of KFB. “My team, we’ve worked with about 150 organizations in 17 Afton DeVos ’05 Michigan cities every year. KFB has a way of thinking about their operations and innovation that is head and shoulders above most nonprofit organizations.” Downey grew up in Kalamazoo and moved to Grand Rapids to take the job at Grand Valley State. It was there—in a master’s program—that he was “shocked” to meet another Butler alum, Afton DeVos ’05, who would later become the Associate Director of Kids’ Food Basket. DeVos had grown up in Grand Rapids and moved back after meeting
her future husband, who had a thriving business here, at a wedding in Indianapolis. DeVos, an Integrated Communications major at Butler, wanted to be in the nonprofit world—she had been active in Relay for Life and other philanthropic endeavors as an undergrad—but found that she didn’t have the connections or the experience. So she went to Grand Valley State and got her Master of Public Administration with a nonprofit leadership focus. That led to jobs with the Christian Reform Church, followed by Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids, a cancer support community. Then five years ago, Bridget Clark Whitney, the Executive Director of KFB, recruited her. “The thought of a child going hungry was just unbelievable to me,” she said. “My husband and I had been regular volunteers at KFB, and my husband was on the finance committee. When the opportunity came to me, it felt like the right fit at the right time.” DeVos has helped institute systems—like an ergonomically sound table, designed by Amway, which is headquartered here—to make the operation run more efficiently. In the last five years, KFB has grown to a mid-sized nonprofit with a staff of 36 and a reputation that Downey said is the envy of other organizations in the area for its ability to raise money and recruit volunteers. Kristen Guinn ’01, a Grand Rapids-area native, started volunteering at KFB when she moved back to west Michigan in 2008. Guinn, who came to Butler to study Pre-Law, ended up being a Math major—and then went to law school and became a trial attorney. Her firm volunteers regularly at KFB. Guinn had known DeVos for 20 years— their older sisters were good friends in high school—and when DeVos asked her to be part of the fundraising campaign committee, she said yes. “There’s definitely a Butler bond,” Guinn said. “With Afton and I, just because we knew each other before, there’s a mutual respect and trust. Adding Butler to it is nice. I know a couple of other Butler folks in the area. You just kind of assume they’re good people.” And they are people doing good. If they have any doubts, they can look at the letters they get from children who benefit. “Thank you for the sack suppers!” one child wrote. “I love the pink yogurt and sweet [sandwitch]. Food helps me think better. Your friend, Luis.”
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And to teach them, she needed an advanced degree. So Jarvis returned to Butler—and never left. After earning her master’s degree, teaching for several years in the Special Instruction Division (which became the Jordan Academy of Dance), and performing with Dance Kaleidoscope and Indianapolis Ballet Theatre, she started as an Assistant Professor of Dance in 1986. Over the years, she moved up from Professor to Dance Department Chair, then Associate Dean of the Jordan College of the Arts, Interim Dean of the College (twice), and, now, Associate Provost. Her new role includes administrative oversight of the core curriculum, which she describes as “a living, breathing activity that is the foundation of all our academic work and should be ever-changing,
CREATIVITY By Marc D. Allan
IN MOTION
On the day that 18-year-old Michelle Jarvis moved into her third-floor Schwitzer Hall room, if you had told her that someday she would be named Butler University’s Associate Provost, she would have laughed. Jarvis had come here to dance, not to work in academic administration. “I don’t think that would have ever crossed my mind or I ever would have believed what you were telling me,” she said, sitting in her new Jordan Hall office after more than three decades in Lilly Hall. “Now, being a teacher, being an educator, working in a university program? Yes. I would have fallen into that pretty quickly and believed that. I liked what I was doing when I got here, and I saw what was happening and what was possible.” Jarvis, who grew up in suburban Detroit, started studying dance as a small child and chose Butler based on its “well-deserved” reputation for having both a great ballet program and demanding academics. After finishing her bachelor’s degree, she took a teaching position at another university. “Choreography was really calling me at the time,” she said, “and to be a good choreographer, you have to have good dancers. So you have to teach them.” 30
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ever-developing, ever-growing, and leading our students down the right paths to become critical and creative thinkers and lifelong learners by addressing their academic curiosity.” She will provide administrative oversight for the Center for High Achievement and Scholarly Engagement (CHASE), and will be working on faculty policies and procedures, best practices for student advising, retention, and degree completion. Although Jarvis has made the transformation from faculty to administrator, the arts are never far away. The walls of her new office are decorated with professional artwork as well as photos of dancers and art by students from the Art + Design program. She plans to use her creativity to advocate for students and faculty, and she also looks forward to teaching a course each semester. “I haven’t left the arts,” she said. “Dance is my identity. I haven’t moved on to something else. It’s the next step in a career that has advocated for higher education, students, and student growth and development. I’ve just stepped on to the next place in my career, which is an extraordinary opportunity.”
BILL DUGAN ’51 Businessman— Lifelong Bulldog Supporter
Dugan was going to be a teacher—his father talked him out of that—but majored in accounting instead. “I was a good student,” he said. “I studied hard because it was my money I was spending.” One of his favorite professors was Bill Shors—“We called him ‘Wild Bill’ because he always had tales”—who taught accounting. Dugan said Shors was a great example of how much Butler professors care for their students.
BUTLER’S HEART REMAINS THE SAME By Marc D. Allan
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As a young man, Bill Dugan ’51 walked the Butler campus at a time when Hinkle Fieldhouse sat 15,000 and the Butler Bowl held 35,000, male students wore jackets and ties to basketball games, Robertson Hall was known as Sweeney Chapel, the Pharmacy Building and Atherton Center (now Union) were being built, and the campus had no dormitories.
Dugan, 87, who lives on the north side of Indianapolis, comes back to campus fairly often, and he says that while Butler’s exterior has changed, the heart is very much the same. “There were so many good people at Butler when I was in school—and there are still so many good, caring people today,” he said. Dugan spent most of his early years on a farm outside Huntingburg, in southern Indiana, the son of school teachers. He chose Butler after visiting campus with a high school friend. An academic scholarship paid a third of the $150 tuition bill, and he earned the rest by working as a campus janitor. He lived off campus at 39th Street and Kenwood Avenue his first year and would catch a city bus or walk to campus. Sometimes, he said, Butler basketball star Marvin Cave (later an Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer) would stop and pick him up. In his later years at Butler, he lived in the Sigma Nu house.
“If you went to school there, he got you a job,” Dugan said. “My brother graduated from Indiana State a year after I did, and I called Bill Shors and he got my brother a job, too.” Dugan’s first job was in accounting with Kingan’s, a meat-packing company at Washington Street and the White River. Around that time, he also began dating Joanne Aiman ’53, a Butler Business major who became his wife. They were married for 56 years until she died in 2014 (Bill gave a gift to the Hinkle Campaign to name the Dawg Pound’s North End in her memory. He also gave a gift to name the Interview Suite in the Career Development area of the new Lacy School of Business building.) After Kingan’s, Dugan spent four years in the Air Force as an auditor at a General Electric plant in Cincinnati. When he got out of the military, he went to work for Spickelmier Company, a building-materials company, then Bowes Seal Fast, which sold automotive parts, and, finally, as a consultant for Barth Electric. Dugan always wanted to own a business, and he ended up buying two, both of which he still owns: NCS, an embroidery and screen printing business in Indianapolis; and Sign Crafters, an Evansville company that designs, manufactures, and installs business signs. He still owns both businesses today. In the 1990s, while raising their daughter Candy, Dugan was commuting between Indianapolis and Evansville and Joanne was running D’Arcy’s Children’s Wear, a clothing store they bought. Candy went on to graduate from Butler in 1990, as did her husband, Neal Stock ’91. Dugan said he has had a wonderful life, and he appreciates all that Butler has done for him. “I’ve been so blessed and so lucky,” Dugan said. “I never dreamed that I’d have even an ounce of the success I’ve had that’s come my way. I have nothing but high praise for Butler.”
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MARK DOBSON ’84 Business Leader
CHANGING COMMUNITIES for the BETTER By Cindy Conover Dashnaw Mark Dobson ’84 credits his Butler University professors for turning him into “an ornery SOB” and his father for teaching him to “do the right thing.” “They all fired me up,” he said, laughter and gratitude in his voice. While his alma mater is sparking new community groups among student-residents, Dobson has been sparking community involvement in local government for two decades. He’s had one overarching mission: To get individuals directly involved in creating social change in their communities. Passion and bluster Dobson willingly admits he entered public service “with bluster.” Prior to his current position as President/CEO of the Elkhart County Economic Development Corp., he was President/CEO of the Kosciusko County and St. Joseph County (now South Bend Regional) Chambers of Commerce in northern Indiana. Before then, he was President of the St. Joseph County Commissioners and once told the South Bend Tribune that the real burden on taxpayers was the many layers of local government. “Coming in, I had all these grand ideas and probably made some statements that would’ve been offensive to folks that had actually served in government,” he said ruefully. “But I finally learned it’s typically not the people that are the problem. It’s the systems we give them [to operate within] that cause the problems. I changed my attitude tremendously.” Dobson quickly became known for his fiery advocacy of reducing government’s influence on people’s lives. In St. Joseph County, he established a Community Leader Forum and rebuilt the state’s Public Policy Division to ensure residents and businesses had a voice. He then led the Kosciusko Chamber through unprecedented growth and implemented the Chamber’s visionary strategic plan, earning him the Indiana Chamber Executive of the Year title in 2014. Calling himself “a fairly average student at Butler,” some of Dobson’s success surprises himself. “I didn’t set the world on fire then, but a couple of things stayed with me,” he said. “The Butler Way was alive and well in the 1980s—we just didn’t have it branded that way. But the principles were the same. And professors in Butler’s business department really challenged us to think outside the textbook, to think for ourselves, to have a lifelong learning experience.” He recalled one frighteningly motivational entrepreneurial class in particular. “The professor told me I’d fail if I didn’t get McDonald’s to move into the new food court on campus, and I believed her,” Dobson said. “I learned so much by engaging with a McDonald’s Franchise Director. It was an invaluable learning experience.” Dobson has infused his government work with his entrepreneurial spirit, education, and early work experience in the private sector. The one constant ingredient for success? 32
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“For years in the corporate world, we valued and involved our people. Why wouldn’t we do the same in government?” he said.
MARIELLE SLAGEL KELLER ’14 Teacher
By Megan Ward MS ’13 She had it all planned—her schedule, dorm, roommate. She was certain she was going to Purdue. I mean she grew up in Lafayette, Indiana—home of the Boilermakers. But, you know what they say about best-laid plans. Marielle Slagel Keller ’14 decided to take a campus tour at Butler a week before her final decision was due. Slagel Keller confided, “I had never seen anything like Butler. I knew it was where I needed to be.” While the campus tour may look a bit different now with all of the physical changes taking place, Keller said she thinks “Butler has been smart about the changes so that it doesn’t impact the overall community Butler inspires.” Keller did admit it was hard to watch Schwitzer get torn down. Understandable given the impact her first-year roommate had on her life—Keller says she taught her about the unique challenges minorities face. A lesson that served her well while getting her degree in Elementary Education, and now as a Kindergarten and First Grade Teacher at the IPS/Butler University Lab School in Indianapolis. Keller says something that defines her teaching is the project work she does with her students. From the creation of an insect hotel at the school for insects that are losing their habitats in the city to this year’s “Peace Project” that, among other things, included making wind chimes (renamed “kindness travelers”) that students placed randomly around the city. Her favorite student project, however, is a quilt of the city with silhouettes of the students flying over it. Keller shared, “[The students] painted and sewed it themselves ... and wrote their hopes and dreams for the city on it.” Keller invited her IPS/ Butler Lab School students to participate in her wedding. Twenty kindergarten and firstgrade students made the wedding a very special day—“they are the kids that mean the most to me and are a part of who I am.”
Working at the IPS/Butler Lab School, Keller remains tied to Butler in a way many alumni are not. As she put it, “I’m lucky to be at the Lab School where I get to see my professors on a regular basis.” A professor who has had a particular impact on Keller is Cathy Hartman. They even represented the United States together at a global conference in China—modeling teaching in front of hundreds of people. While Keller served as a Vice President of the Student Government Association, she says she gained perspective at Butler and met her husband, Mike Keller ’14. It’s clear that the relationships built at Butler matter. And it’s one thing Keller hopes will never change at Butler—students becoming family. “I would walk to class and say hello to 20 people on the way. I hope Butler doesn’t lose that.” FALL 2017
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THE GAME OF By Krisy Force
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Alumnus Jim Bagnoli ’75 remembers his entrance into the “real world” didn’t really hit him until his first day on the job. He had important responsibilities, and people and a company depending on him. Bagnoli says working a job is not like going to college. “I was starting all over making new friends, establishing relationships, and building my reputation,” he said. “Along with a paycheck, there were bills and rent to pay. I had not been planning responsibly for my career and financial future.”
The event, which was loosely based off of the popular board game, Life, had students enter the room with a chosen profession after they graduated. They were then given a salary. Students moved from table to table where they dealt with a variety of circumstances, like the price of life insurance, eating out, student loan programs, and at Bagnoli’s table, the cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment in various parts of the country.
“It was really interesting to watch their expression,” Bagnoli said, laughing. One student, Logan Schwering ’18, commented most students, including himself, were surprised to discover how the average cost of all the expenses “TO HAVE ALUMNI WHO students have after ARE SO DEDICATED graduation slowly chip TO GIVING BACK NOT ONLY FINANCIALLY, BUT away at a salary.
Looking back, Bagnoli wishes a college program or an event could have bestowed a little real life experience on him. This is why, as a member of WITH THEIR WEALTH OF “Seeing how it all came the Butler Alumni KNOWLEDGE, IS WHAT together and started Association Board, SETS BUTLER APART.” chipping away from your he was excited to —Logan Schwering ’18 salary was eye-opening,” partner with Butler’s Schwering said. Student Government Association’s Student Although the program, Initiatives Board, the Young Alumni and the actual Life board game, Board, and Butler’s Academic Affairs don’t exactly mirror the real world, staff to offer Butler juniors and seniors both incorporated a few hysterical a taste of the real world through an similarities. event called The Game of Life.
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“It was just a good, thought-provoking experience for students to realize they’ll have to put a budget together, and make lifestyle changes,” Bagnoli explained. After going through the life tables, students attended a panel discussion with Bagnoli and four other alumni. Later on, students were able to ask questions and mingle with alumni, allowing them to “learn from one another,” Bagnoli said. “To have alumni who are so dedicated to giving back not only financially, but with their wealth of knowledge, is what sets Butler apart from other institutions,” Schwering said. Schwering elaborated that he felt extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to interact with alumni with varying skillsets and life experiences. He urges future students to take advantage of programs about life after graduation, adding “graduation may seem far away, but the years go by quickly.”
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BULLDOGS ALWAYS GIVE BACK Would You Give a Kidney to a Facebook Friend? She did. By Marc D. Allan Part I Laura Coker Blandford ’97 posted an urgent message on Facebook on August 27, 2016: Unless a kidney donor stepped forward soon, she would die a slow death. “I want to see my son graduate high school, college,” she wrote. “I want to be a grandmother and spoil his children rotten and I truly feel like I have so much life left in me that I want to live!” Tracy Tyndall Pabst ’98 read the note, “and it just got me.” Pabst knew Blandford as a Delta Gamma sorority sister and Facebook friend. While “we weren’t super-duper close,” Pabst looked at Blandford and
saw a daughter, a wife, a mother of an 11-year-old boy, a woman whose kidneys were failing due to complications related to Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and other ailments. Letting her die was unthinkable. Then Blandford posted again, this time mentioning that her blood type is O-positive. Pabst thought that might be her blood type too. She gave blood and yes, she and Blandford matched. “So that was my first sign,” Pabst said. A few weeks later, Pabst talked to her husband, Sean. “She sat me down on the couch one Sunday evening before dinner,” he recalled. “She said, ‘Hey, I need to talk to you about something.’ It’s
never good when your spouse starts a sentence that way. But she told me and I said, ‘I know you well enough that you wouldn’t verbalize this if you hadn’t already made up your mind.’ So I was in full support.” For Part 2 of Laura Coker Blandford’s and Tracy Tyndall Pabst’s story visit butler.edu/magazine. FALL 2017
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The ’30s Kenneth R. Woolling ’39 has been chosen to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who, and will be recognized for this honor in the 2018 edition of Who’s Who in America.
The ’50s John Achor ’55 announced the release of the third novel in his series of Casey Fremont mysteries. The title: Five, Six—Deadly Mix, features a 30-something woman who takes temp jobs to make ends meet and always finds herself involved in murder and mayhem. Lucia Walton Robinson ’59 has published more than 30 poems since retiring from her English professorship, including A Ghazal for Indiana’s Bicentennial in the September 2016 issue of Indiana Voice Journal.
The ’60s Betty (Hill) Holness ’65 MS ’69 was reappointed by Florida Governor Rick Scott to a four-year appointment to the Board of Trustees for Daytona State College in Daytona Beach, FL. Thomas A. King ’66 announced his retirement from the Indiana State Museum. Sarah Hilsendager ’69 announced that after 36 years on the faculty of the Dance Department at Temple University and an active professional career on behalf of dance/arts education, she and her husband have relocated from Philadelphia, PA to West Fargo, ND.
The ’70s Ira Jaffee ’70 has announced his retirement as CEO of JCC Indianapolis after 33 years. Gwen Banta ’70 MS ’75 is an Indy native who just published her debut novel The Fly Strip. Douglas Bentz ’72 retired following the end of the spring semester from Point Park University after more than 40 years on faculty as a professor in the Dance Department. Suzanne Lewandowski ’76 has been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people 50 and older, to receive the 2016 AARP Massachusetts Andrus Award for
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Community Service—the Association’s most prestigious and visible state volunteer award for community service.
The ’80s Tracey Krueger ’80 was named CEO of the Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault. James Schellinger ’82 has been appointed Indiana’s Secretary of Commerce by Governor Eric Holcomb. E. Lynne O’Neal ’82 MA ’85 was named Centerville-Abington School Corporation’s 2016–2017 Teacher of the Year. Lynne has been teaching English, Speech, and Theatre Arts at Centerville High School for the past 33 years. Art Kodroff ’83 was hired by the Simon Youth Foundation as Director of Finance. He is a past member of the Butler Alumni Association Board of Directors and currently serves on the Steering Committee for the Central Indiana Alumni chapter. Susan Elder ’83 was named to the 2017 Women of the Channel list by CRN. Bob Hicks ’84 has begun a five-year term as the next firm-wide Chairman and Managing Partner of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. Richard Orr ’85 has been named Thiel College’s Executive Director of Communications and Marketing. E. Christian Barham ’85 was hired to lead TriNet funding for CapStar Bank. Carla Everstijn ’87 has received the $1,000 Mary T. Kim Endowed Scholarship from Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science. The scholarship is awarded to students studying to become a library manager and/or researcher in library and information science. She is currently pursuing a Master of Library and Information Science at Kent State, while working as a Library Associate for the Medina County District Libraries. Elaina Wahl-Temple ’87 was honored with the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival’s National Award for Outstanding Costumer for her work on Flagler College Theatre Department’s production of The Maids.
James Zaloudek ’88 was appointed President of Leaf Software Solutions. John S. Fleshood ’89 was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Tri Counties Bank.
The ’90s Todd M. Wilms ’91 was appointed Vice President of Marketing at MOVE Guides. Kate (Stubbs) Finney ’91 has written a book, Worship With Kids!: Sunday Morning Worship Stories for Children of All Ages. Kimberly Jones ’92 has joined Husch Blackwell’s tax practice. Julie Shelton ’93 was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2017. Jennifer Thuma ’93 has been selected as the Associate Director of Professional Development and Pro Bono for the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Joy Mason MS ’94 was awarded the 2017 Center for Leadership Development’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Traci (Scheetz) Blaize ’94 earned an EdD in Educational Leadership from the University of Wyoming. She serves as the principal of LimaBrighton Elementary in Howe, IN. Lucy Dollens ’98 was named Managing Partner of Quarles & Brady’s Indianapolis office. Tracy E. Barnes ’98 was appointed as Chief of Staff by Indiana Lt. Governor, Suzanne Crouch. Bonny (Sullivan) Rouleau ’99 began a change of position as a consultant in Pharma Project Management and Neuroscience at Eli Lilly and Co.
The ’00s Allison Fetter-Harrott ’02 was granted continuous tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Political Science by the Franklin College Board of Trustees. Nicholas Sproull ’02 successfully defended his dissertation and earned a Doctorate in Education from the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. The title of his dissertation was A Mixed Methods Study Examining the Effects of a Growth Mindset Intervention Targeting High School Football Players.
Stephenie Chaudoir ’03 has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.
Shelby Walton ’12 was promoted to Account Executive at Well Done Marketing. Jacqueline Cromleigh ’13 has been named the Community Engagement Manager at Downtown Indy Inc.
Christina B. Fugate ’04 was honored as a 2016 Indy’s Best and Brightest award recipient by Junior Achievement of Central Indiana. Ryan Marques ’04 has joined the labor and employment team at Faegre Baker Daniels in Indianapolis. Justin Campbell ’05 released a book titled The New, Complete You—Life Between The Lines
Radley Haddad ’13 was signed to become the New York Yankees new Bullpen Catcher. Matt Nicholson ’13 joined Indy Core Wellness and Fitness as a new Trainer.
Sean Conway ’05 was named Vice President of RMB Capital.
Kathleen (Crockett) Basch ’09 graduated with a Master of Science degree from The Ohio State University in Allied Medicine with a focus on Medical Dietetics and accepted a position at Abbott Nutrition in Columbus, OH. Sabrina Northam ’09 has joined Barnes & Thornburg as a Government Service Lawyer.
Gordon Hayward ’12 was named to his first NBA All-Star Team.
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Robert N. Schlemmer ’95 and Holly Bencivenga; Vincent Robert Schlemmer on January 20, 2017 Kelli Servizzi ’00 MS ’07 and John ’00 MS ’06; Lucy Marilyn Servizzi on March 8, 2017 (PHOTO 1)
Emily (Pearse) Moran ’05 and Bryan Moran; Caden Moran in January 2017
Madeleine Fitzgerald ’16 has joined Music for All as Participant Relations Coordinator.
Julie (Becknell) Burns ’07 and Derek Burns ’06; Carolina Paislee Burns on September 15, 2016
Claire (Semones) Faulkner ’05 and Chip Faulkner; Lucy Jeanne Faulkner on January 6, 2016
Kyleen (Eden) Nolan ’07 and Morgan Nolan; Theodore Henry Nolan on February 14, 2017 (PHOTO 5)
Amy Jo Schloot ’02 and Nicholas La Mar Buonanno ’02 on March 18, 2017 Steph Gray ’11 and Drew Schmidtke ’10 on October 8, 2016
Jessica (Long) Bradford ’10 and Derek Bradford ’11; Olivia Bradford on October 19, 2016 Erin Keil ’11 and Jordan Keil; Norah Noelle Keil on November 9, 2016 (PHOTO 7)
Laura Kramer ’12 and Kevin Ives ’12 on May 13, 2016 (PHOTO 2)
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Michael Conway ’16 served as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2017 legislative session.
Weddings
Waylon Wright ’11 has joined Pearl Pathways as a Marketing and Sales Associate.
Peg (Zizzo) Zizmann ’10 and Rachel (Lehmann) Zizmann on January 6, 2017 (PHOTO 3)
Lucia (Anderson) Weathers ’03 and Kyle Weathers; Noelle Eileen Weathers on July 15, 2016 (PHOTO 4)
Casey Kraning-Rush ’08 was named as an Associate with the law firm of Fish & Richardson.
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Kelly Saha ’14 and and Jason Hecht ’14 on May 11, 2016 (PHOTO 6)
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Chris Miskel ’96 was recently named President and Chief Executive Officer of the health care organization Versiti Inc. In his new role, Miskel will provide leadership for Versiti and its four affiliates: BloodCenter of Wisconsin, headquartered in Milwaukee; Indiana Blood Center, headquartered in Indianapolis; Heartland Blood Centers, headquartered in Chicago; and Michigan Blood, headquartered in Grand Rapids. Miskel previously worked at Baxter International/Shire (2013-2016), where he was head of Global Immunology, and Eli Lilly and Co. (1996-2013), where he served as general for Lilly Australia and New Zealand. Miskel graduate from Butler with a degree in Business Administration and later earned his MBA fro Harvard Business School. He was a member of the Butler Men’s Basketball team and is married to Nicole (Fort) Miskel ’98, a past Butler cheerleader. The Miskels make their home in Vernon Hill, Illinois and are the proud parents of three future Bulldogs.
In Memoriam Samuel Arnett ’33 Elizabeth (Yoder) Forry ’34 Kenneth Woolling ’39 Montrew (Goetz) Dunham ’41 Boynton Moore ’41 Elinor (Randall) Beaman ’42 George Blare ’42 Jane (Goodlet) Watson ’42 James Ellerbrook ’43 Evelyn (Hammer) Tearnan ’43 Margaret (Liehr) Atkins ’47 MS ’53 Mary (Quill) Judd ’47 MS ’54 Frederick Kautzman ’47 Walter Manifold ’47 Clarence Clarkson ’48 Jack Hanna ’48 Donald Martin ’48 Collene (Phillips) Ray ’48 Robert Terrican ’48 Herod Toon ’48 Betty (Harper) Bond ’50 Rolan Bradley ’50 John Dalzell ’50 Mary Ann Davis-Bergoch ’50 John Ellis ’50 Lamar Ferguson ’50 Jack Gilbert ’50 Charles Pope ’50 Albert Rodriguez ’50 Mary (Hite) Best ’51 Richard Clifton ’51 Virginia (Irrgang) Cooney ’51 Judith (Burk) Engle ’51 Ruth (Jordan) Hiatt ’51 Ellen (Cox) Pruitt ’51
George Spradling ’51 Shirley (Klinge) Wood ’51 Bill Barnes ’52 Thomas Bauer ’52 Lynn Chanley ’52 Nancy (Osborne) Cole ’52 Patricia (Berry) Crossland ’52 Velmir Gurgevich ’52 Sue (Schell) Henderson ’52 Suzanne (Magennis) Hinkle ’52 Norma (Statton) Klinger ’52 Frank Klinkose ’52 Ann (Montgomery) Rein ’52 Charles Trotter ’52 Lloyd Bennett ’53 MS ’53 Herbert Darrah ’53 Robert Decker ’53 Martha (Book) Powell ’53 Cora (Lane) Smith ’53 John Suh ’53 Phyllis Epperson ’54 Casey Heckman ’54 Phyllis (Smith) Kingery ’54 John McCardle ’54 William Tresslar ’54 James Hill ’55 Theodore Schurdell ’55 Tomeen (Garrett) Seidensticker ’55 Richard Sink ’56 Richard Conwell ’57 Donald Daily ’57 MS ’57 Louis Grady ’57 Leo Mahoney ’57 Ronald McMullen ’58 Claude Midgley ’58 Bonnie (May) Moos ’58 MS ’58 Margaret (Dunn) Orth ’59
Sandra (Pennock) Harrell ’60 Bernard Head ’60 MS ’60 Charlene (Jackson) Johnson ’60 Carl Kakasuleff ’60 John Van Vactor ’60 MS ’64 Larry Wilson ’60 Stephen Appleton ’61 Janet (Clark) Decker ’61 MS ’61 Donald Ridgeway ’61 Linda Brandt ’62 Richard Morr ’62 John Light ’64 James Moore ’64 MS ’64 Gregory Armstrong ’65 Robert Bayt ’65 Robert Bengtson ’65 James Bunch ’65 Stephen Main ’65 Garry Donna ’66 Earl Gannon ’66 Deborah Casey ’67 Sue (Inskeep) Garceau ’67 MS ’67 Josephine Gottemoeller ’67 MS ’67 Norman Meyer ’67 Charles Barker ’68 MBA ’68 Gary Hollandbeck ’68 MM ’68 Max Stierwalt ’68 Richard Fackler ’70 Carole (Miller) Hon ’70 Sharon (Whitmire) Johnston ’70 Robert Callon ’71 Margaret (Stewart) Howard ’71 MS ’71 Deloris McDonald ’71 Joan Saxon ’71 Joan Burgin ’72 MS ’72 George Elliott ’72 MS ’72
Rebecca Richardson ’72 Mary Arnold ’73 MS ’73 James Ayres ’73 MS ’81 Gary Bingham ’73 Sara Bond-Stieb ’73 David Holt ’73 Paul Kenworthy ’73 MS ’73 James O’Toole ’74 MBA ’74 Sara (Kent) Reid ’74 MM ’74 Gayle (Sylvester) Feeney ’75 Mary (Stich) McConahay ’75 MS ’75 Nancy Highley ’77 Marcia (Huston) Cardwell ’78 MS ’78 Deborah (Crouch) Combs ’78 MS ’83 David McGrath ’78 MS ’78 Mary (Davisson) Sanderson ’80 Kevin Burris ’82 Michael Page ’82 Suzanne (Faeth) Smith ’82 Elizabeth Stiles-Knight ’82 Christy Stossmeister ’82 Craig Miles ’83 Pamela (Beck) Schmoll ’84 Daniel Reardon ’91 MBA ’91 William Diener ’92 MA ’92 Sharalie Harcourt ’92 MS ’92 Ruth Hostetler ’96 MS ’96 Derrick Lefebvre ’96 Levon Mathews ’96 MBA ’96 Holly (Fricks) Yoakum ’98 Amy Meyers ’99 Thomas Thornton ’03 Jacquelyn (Kleine) Watts ’07 Kobi Walden ’08
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Kyman Caviness’s passion for fitness and helping others has led him to an anticipated career in sports medicine. As a student, Kyman works as a Personal Trainer and is one of over 250 Butler students employed by the Health and Recreation Complex (HRC)—the leading student employer on Butler’s campus. Gifts to the Butler Fund help support hands-on, experiential learning opportunities and employment for students just like Kyman.
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Our new men’s basketball coach LaVall Jordan ’01 has been overheard telling his young players that when they wear the Butler uniform and compete as Bulldogs, they do so by standing on the shoulders of giants. Coach Jordan’s lesson applies to all of us at Butler University. The fact is, my four legs aren’t any longer than the Bulldogs who have come before me, but I’m certainly standing taller because of the foundation they’ve built. I’m sure you can relate. Those who have come to Butler before us have laid a strong foundation, thus raising us up to set new sights. So now we pay homage. We honor our forefathers by upholding Butler’s values while continuing to push this great University forward.
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