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and William S. Starost, Class of 1935, and
Helen Starost-Speicher, Class of 1941, M.S.
1948. The recipient is selected on the basis of
demonstrated artistic talent and potential for
exemplary achievement. Memorization skills
will be considered, and the scholarship may be
used for undergraduate or graduate tuition.
Starost-Speicher Music Memorial Award.
William Speicher, Class of 1935, and Helen
Starost Speicher, Class of 1941, M.S. 1948
established this fund in memory of Helen’s
father John Charles Starost to aid worthy and
capable students in the Jordan College of Fine
Arts. Recipients are full-time undergraduate
students with at least a 2.5 grade point average.
They are selected on the basis of demonstrated
artistic talent and memorization skills.
Applicants must be Sigma Alpha Iota
members in good standing.
John and Martha Herrforth Starr Scholarship.
Martha Herrforth Starr, a 1933 graduate of the
Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, created
this scholarship in memory of her husband
John, a long-time employee of the Indianapolis
Water Company. The award is intended to
encourage students who have demonstrated the
capacity to achieve educational and professional
goals and the initiative to seek opportunities
to further their progress. Recipients are to be
selected on the basis of financial need. Preference
is given to music majors who attended Emmerich
Manual High School in Indianapolis; secondary
preference is given to students who attended
Indianapolis Public Schools. Recipients must
maintain a 3.0 grade point average and may
renew as long as they enrolled as full-time
students. One or more recipients may be
selected with the intent that each receives
at least $1,000.
Marilyn Redinger Van Sickle Vocal Music
Scholarship. This endowed scholarship is from
the estate of Marilyn Van Sickle Butler, Class of
1942, in memory of Ivan Roy Redinger, Hazel
Reder Redinger and Marcia Redinger Crowley.
It is awarded through the Jordan College of
Fine Arts.
to scholastically top students in the Jordan
College of Fine Arts with preference given to
vocal studies majors. Mrs. Williams, Class of
1939, established several scholarships at Butler
in honor of her family.
Jackson Wiley Scholarship. This award
honors Jackson Wiley, who served as conductor
of the Butler Symphony Orchestra from 1969
to 1991 and who was an ambassador for Butler
through the Greater Indianapolis Youth Symphony
Orchestra. Recipients are recommended
by the chair of the School of Music in consultation
with the director of the Butler Symphony
and in cooperation with the financial aid office.
Preference is given to upperclass students
pursuing an undergraduate degree in music.
Students must demonstrate an interest in and
participate in the Butler Symphony Orchestra.
Woman’s Department Club Music Merit
Award. The Woman’s Department Club of
Indianapolis established a music merit award
in 1978 to benefit full-time students in the
Jordan College of Fine Arts. The Club and
other donors have since supported this fund,
which is used to present annual merit awards in
School of Music through the Jordan College of
Fine Arts.
Theatre
Alma Meyer Fitzgerald Memorial Theatre
Award. Francis Fitzgerald established this award
in memory of his wife, who received her degree
in theatre from Butler in 1936. Francis, also
Class of 1936, and Alma were both instructors
in the Jordan College of Fine Arts. Alma was
active in theatre throughout the Indianapolis
community. The couple was married for
more than 50 years before her death in 1994.
Recipients are selected on the basis of ability
and achievement in the Department of Theatre
during the junior year; the award will be given
during the senior year.
Daniel C. Warrick Outstanding Theatre
Major Award. Family and friends of Dr. Daniel
C. Warrick have established this award in his
memory. Warrick was an associate professor
and chairman of the Department of Theatre at
the time of his death, in February 1997. Dan
believed that the purpose of art was to inspire
people to make reasoned moral choices and
take appropriate action. The recipient(s) will
be selected on a basis of exemplary service to
Ruth Rasmussen Williams Memorial Scholarship.
John Antonelli, friend and neighbor
of the late Ruth Williams, established this endowed
scholarship in 2000 in her memory and
honor to commemorate her love of the arts and
loyal support of her alma mater. It is awarded
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