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NACDS Education Foundation Scholarship.
Established in 1977 by the National Association
of Chain Drug Stores, this scholarship is to
go to a pharmacy student in his or her third
or fourth year that has expressed an interest in
community pharmacy.
Northeast Indiana Pharmacist Association
Scholarship. Funds from the Northeast
Indiana Pharmacist Association provide annual
awards that benefit students in the College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
John L. Petranek Memorial Scholarship.
Irene Petranek established this fund through
her estate in memory of her husband John
L. Petranek, Class of 1932, a pharmacist and
business owner. It provides tuition assistance for
deserving students in the College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences.
Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Co. Scholarship.
Underwritten by Pharmacists Mutual Insurance
Companies, this scholarship is given to students
who demonstrate high scholarship in beginning
pharmaceutics courses.
Richard R. Powis Endowed Scholarship. This
scholarship was established by Richard Powis,
Class of 1974, a former member of the College
of Pharmacy’s Board of Visitors and an active
supporter of the profession. The recipient will
be chosen based on merit by the College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences. In addition, the
recipient should indicate an interest in a career
in community pharmacy.
James W. Pyles Pharmacy Scholarship.
This is an annual award to a minority student
studying pharmacy in need of or deserving
assistance.
Ratliff Scholarship. In their desire to encourage
students to pursue a pharmacy career, Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Ratliff established this scholarship
for the benefit of students who meet the
scholastic criteria of the University. Full
consideration also is given to financial need
and the conduct and character of the
recipients. The scholarship is renewable.
scholarship provides support to students in the
professional pharmacy program with preference
given to students who have financial need.
Norman P. Reeves Scholarship. Norman
Pennington Reeves graduated from the
Indianapolis College of Pharmacy in 1936
and received an honorary degree from Butler
University in 1979. In 1982, the Hook Drug
Foundation established this scholarship in
honor of the former CEO of Hook Drugs
Inc. The scholarship provides full tuition to
qualifying students. At Butler, these students
must have completed the two-year pre-pharmacy
program. Students must also demonstrate
academic achievement and qualities of
citizenship and leadership as well as an
interest in a career in retail pharmacy.
Denis E. Ribordy Endowed Scholarship.
This fund was established in 2002 by Denis
E. Ribordy, Class of 1952, and Carolyn
McClurg Ribordy, Class of 1954. Mr. Ribordy
is the founder and former president of Ribordy
Drugs, Inc., a 26-store retail chain, and the
former CEO of Ribordy Enterprises. He is a
trustee emeritus of the Butler Board of Trustees.
This scholarship provides financial assistance
to deserving students enrolled in the College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences, with preference
given to a P3 (fifth-year) or P4 (sixth-year) student
who is interested in community pharmacy.
Carolyn McClurg Ribordy Endowed Scholarship.
This fund was established in 2002 by
Denis E. Ribordy, Class of 1952, and Carolyn
McClurg Ribordy, Class of 1954. Mrs. Ribordy
is a retired registered pharmacist who with her
husband built Ribordy Drugs, Inc., a 26-store
retail chain. The Ribordys have been loyal,
generous and active Butler alumni. This scholarship
provides financial assistance to deserving
students enrolled in the College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences, with preference given
to a P3 (sixth-year) student who is interested
in community pharmacy in a retail or local
pharmacy setting in which the pharmacist
has direct daily contact with customers.
Rudolph J. Roehl Scholarship. Mildred A.
Roehl, through a bequest in her will, established
an endowed scholarship fund in memory of
her husband Rudolph J. Roehl, Class of 1938.
Worthy students in the College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences will benefit from this
scholarship.
Ralph M. Reahard Endowed Scholarship.
This fund was endowed by a gift from the
estate of civic leader and philanthropist Sally
Reahard in honor of her father. Ralph Reahard
was a personal friend and classmate of Eli Lilly
at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and a
vice president at Eli Lilly and Company. This
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