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several capacities throughout her career. Margaret
M. Grimes, a close friend and former director
of student activities at Butler, along with Bromley’s
nephew, Charles Vogt II, established this
endowed scholarship in Bromley’s memory. It is
to be awarded to a junior pre-medicine student
with financial need who has maintained a 3.5
or better GPA.
Gayle Augustine Olson Scholarship. Dr.
Gayle A. Olson, Class of 1966, and her husband
Dr. Richard D. Olson helped pioneer the study
of the relationship between neuropeptides and
behavior. She created this scholarship to be
awarded to psychology majors who demonstrate
financial need and academic merit and who
maintain a 3.0 grade point average or better.
Robert H. Egbert Premedical Scholarship.
This scholarship was established in 1972 by
Hazel Springer Ebgert, class of 1906. It honors
the memory of her husband Robert. Guidelines
stipulate that the recipient must be preparing to
be a medical doctor, must have completed three
semesters, earned a 3.0 GPA or better and be of
good moral character.
Walter Leroy Portteus Scholarship. This
endowed fund was established through the
estate of Gene Lois Portteus Branigin to honor
her brother, Walter Leroy Portteus. These
scholarships are for students enrolled in a
pre-medicine curriculum.
Jennifer L. Wetzel Endowed Scholarship.
Friends and family of Jennifer Wetzel endowed
this scholarship for juniors or seniors who have
declared an interest in pre-medicine studies,
with preference given to students who want to
study oncology. Successful recipients will have
achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better.
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Dr. Pamela Christy Psychology Scholarship.
Dr. Pamela Christy received a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Butler University in 1979 and a
Master of Science in Marital and Family
Therapy from Butler University in 1992.
The scholarship provides tuition support for
students from the State of Indiana majoring in
psychology. Recipients must have a cumulative
3.30 grade point average or better and should
be a rising junior or senior.
Dr. Wesley A. Dunn Scholarship in Psychology.
Florence Goodrich Dunn established this
endowed scholarship to honor her son, Wesley,
through a trust she created in 1989. He was a
Diplomate of the American Board of Professional
Psychology who served as a part-time
instructor in psychology at Butler from 1955 to
1965. The scholarship provides tuition support
for students majoring in psychology.
Stuart Prize in Psychology. This fund was
established by Stephen K. Stuart, a psychology
graduate in the Class of 1974. The Stuart
Prize has been awarded annually since 1988 to
reward scholarship, innovation and scientific
potential in undergraduate research. The funds
provide support for psychology majors presenting
the results of their own research projects at
national and regional professional conferences.
Dr. Burrton Woodruff Undergraduate
Research Award. This fund was established
by Stephen K. Stuart, Class of 1974, in honor
of Professor of Psychology Emeritus Burrton
G. Woodruff. Dr. Woodruff joined the Butler
faculty in 1968 and served the Butler community
for 35 years. Scholarships are awarded to
rising juniors and seniors majoring or minoring
in psychology. Recipients must be engaged in
a research project that demonstrates excellence
in methodology, research design or statistical
analysis.
Edgar Lee Yeager Memorial Award. This
award is a tribute to Edgar Lee Yeager, Butler
professor of psychology from 1959 until his
death in 1975, when he was named professor
emeritus. He loved learning and teaching, and
his legacy to his students was a deep appreciation
of knowledge and a commitment to honor
the highest standards of psychology. This
scholarship is awarded to a student in psychology
who reflects the tradition of excellence that
Edgar Yeager represented, exhibits a love and
respect for knowledge, and displays academic
proficiency. An engraved plaque accompanies
the award.
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Mabel Campbell Religious Studies Scholarship.
This scholarship was established by the
estate of Miss Mabel L. Campbell, a friend of
the University who died in 1999 at age 104. It
is a freshman scholarship renewable for three
years after the initial award. Recipients should
be full-time freshmen majoring in religion.
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