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Astronomy and Physics
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Biological Sciences
Dr. James Berry Tropical Field Study Fund.
James W. Berry was a member of Butler’s
biological science faculty from 1967 to 1996.
Among his many contributions, he initiated the
zoology department’s course in Tropical Field
Biology in 1969. This fund provides special
funding for students to participate in the
Tropical Field Biology course, which involves
not only the onsite study of ocean biology but
helps students understand their responsibility
to the environment as well.
Mary Jane Brown Fund. Dr. Brown, Class of
1919, established this fund to commemorate
her retirement from distinguished careers in
which she taught university-level zoology and
the natural sciences, and conducted research
at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
It is used to help defray the cost of the marine
biology trip associated with the Tropical Field
Biology course.
L. Dorcas Bush Biological Sciences Scholarship.
Established in 2000 through an estate gift
from L. Dorcas Bush, this scholarship provides
funding for deserving students in biological
sciences.
Paul and May S. Iske Scholarship. May S.
Iske, Class of 1924, served on the Butler faculty
as a professor of zoology for 42 years. Her
husband Paul was a physician who completed
his pre-med studies at Butler. The Office of
Financial Aid administers this scholarship.
Preference is given to students who are biology
majors and who maintain at least a 3.0 grade
point average. It is renewable.
Frederick Kavanagh Botany Scholarship.
Dr. Kavanagh, a microbiologist retired from Eli
Lilly and Company, established this endowed
scholarship in the 1980s for the study of
botany.
John E. Potzger Memorial Scholarship. John
Potzger, educator and botanist, graduated
from Butler in 1927. After receiving his
master’s degree from Butler in 1931 and his
doctorate in botany from Indiana University in
1932, Potzger returned to Butler as professor of
botany. He gained a national reputation for his
research in taxonomy, quadrat studies and ring
count, morphology and pollen analysis. This
scholarship in his memory was established in
1955 for a deserving biology major in the study
of botany or environmental science.
Katrina Roch Seitz Science Education
Endowed Fund. Dr. Katrina Roch Seitz,
Class of 1979, created this fund to support the
natural sciences at Butler, including physics,
astronomy, chemistry and biology. The fund
may be used either as scholarship support for
students or to host a scholar-in-residence at the
University who will present lectures, workshops
and seminars.
Philip St. John Fund. This fund honors
Professor Emeritus Philip A. St. John, a
member of the Butler faculty from 1967 to
1989. St. John was a professor of zoology,
department head and associate dean of the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This fund
helps to defray the cost of the marine biology
field trip taken in conjunction with the Tropical
Field Biology course offered in the Department
of Biology.
Elise S. Turner Scholarship. This scholarship
was established through the estate of Elise
Turner, Class of 1952, for students majoring in
biology. Application for this scholarship should
be made directly to the biology department.
William G. and Lucile J. Weiss Scholarship
Award. This award was established by a bequest
from the estates of William G. Weiss, Class of
1932, and Lucile J. Weiss, Class of 1941, for
students majoring in biology.
Chemistry
Frances A. Brockman Chemistry Scholarship.
This fund was established through the estate
of Frances Brockman, Class of 1951, to benefit
deserving chemistry majors in the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences. She was employed as
a chemist with Eli Lilly and Company. While at
Butler, she also played trumpet in the marching
band, and her estate also established the Frances
A. Brockman Music Scholarship in the Jordan
College of Fine Arts.
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