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William Rollings College of Pharmacy
Scholarship. Mr. Rollings, Class of 1953, made
provisions in his will for Butler University,
with the funds to be used for scholarships “for
bright students who are unable to afford their
educational costs…” His bequest was directed
to the College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences and was divided between this
scholarship and an equipment fund.
Endowed Salerni Award. Supported by gifts
in honor of Dr. O. Leroy Salerni and from Dr.
Salerni himself, this scholarship is administered
by the Office of Financial Aid working with
the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
It is given after the fall semester to the students
with the highest grade in the Principles of Drug
Action 1 course and the Principles of Drug
Action 3 course; and again after the spring
semester to the students with the highest grade
in the Principles of Drug Action 2 course and
the Introduction to Principles of Drug Action
course. This is a merit-based award for worthy
and capable students enrolled in the College
of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and in good
academic standing with the University.
Students will be recognized with a financial
award of no less than $1,000 to be applied
toward tuition.
Joshua J. and Dr. Megan E. Schoenherr
Scholarship. Megan Schoenherr received a
Pharm.D. degree from Butler in 2006; her
husband is a Purdue graduate. The couple
established this scholarship to provide tuition
assistance to students in the College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences, with preference given to
pharmacy majors who are in the professional
phase of the program, P1, P2, P3 or P4.
St. Joseph County Pharmaceutical Corp.
Award. Several COPHS graduates are members
of the St. Joseph County Pharmaceutical
Association. These graduates have donated
funds to be used toward a scholarship to a
COPHS student from St. Joseph County,
Indiana. Recipients are pharmacy majors in
their professional phase of the program. In
the past, members of the Association have
made recipient recommendations.
Dr. Howard A. Swartz Memorial Fund. Family
and friends began this endowed scholarship
to honor the memory of Dr. Howard A. Swartz,
a professor of bionucleonics in Butler’s College
Butler University
of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The College
recommends recipients.
David Trotter Memorial Scholarship in
Pharmacy. Carroll and Betty Trotter established
this scholarship in memory of their son, David
Trotter, Class of 1980 and a member of Rho
Chi. It awarded to pharmacy majors in good
academic standing with the College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
John J. Vasko Memorial Pharmacy Scholarship.
Lois K. Vasko established this scholarship to
honor the memory of her husband John J.
Vasko, Class of 1956, who owned a drug store
in Chicago for 15 years and later worked 24
years for American Drug Stores and Osco
Pharmacy. This scholarship is based on financial
need, good academic standing, and high
standards of ethics and integrity with letters
from faculty to support this. Preference will
be given to candidates who hold full-time jobs
while in COPHS and/or students with families
to support.
Walgreens Minority Scholarship. Walgreens
has been a strong advocate to the College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences. This scholarship
was established to offer tuition assistance to a
minority student majoring in pharmacy.
Walmart Pharmacy Scholarship. The College
of Pharmacy and Health Sciences appreciates
the generous support of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
in providing financial assistance to pharmacy
students. Recipients have high academic
standing, financial need, strong leadership
qualities and a desire to enter community
practice upon graduation.
Rhea and Henry West Scholarship. This
scholarship is given exclusively to students who
are majoring in pharmacy and who graduated
from Terre Haute North Vigo High School.
Loren and Sue Woerner Pharmacy Scholarship.
Loren Woerner, Class of 1951, began his career
in local pharmacies in Indianapolis before
becoming a pharmaceutical manufacturer’s rep
with Sharp & Dohme in late 1954, just as the
company merged with Merck. He retired from
Merck in 1990 as executive director of field
operations. The Woerners created this scholarship
to provide support to students in the
professional program (P1, P2, P3 and P4) in
the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.