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assistance to deserving undergraduates, with
preference given to female students with a grade
point average of 3.5 or higher and who are
members of Delta Gamma sorority. Preference
is further given to a student majoring in either
accounting or pharmacy.
William F. Murphy Endowed Scholarship.
Bill Murphy, Class of 1973, established
this fund to benefit students majoring in
accounting or finance and to encourage student
involvement in community service. Preference
is given to a student who is involved in at least
300 hours of community service per year, or a
student who works to help pay for his or her
college education. Preference is further given to
a student with a cumulative grade point average
of 3.0 or better. The recipient is encouraged to
choose an organization and give several hours
of service each week in an effort to give back to
the community.
PriceWaterhouseCoopers Endowed Masters
of Accounting Scholarship. This is an
endowed scholarship for deserving students
enrolled in the master of accounting program.
Preference is given to PWC interns and to
students who demonstrate financial need.
Economics
Omar S. and Harriet D. Bruner Jr. Scholarship.
This endowment, established in 1983 by
Omar Bruner Jr., Class of 1948 and his late first
wife Harriet, provides scholarships to students
majoring in business administration, economics
or pre-law who need financial assistance.
John Newcomb Wright Memorial Scholarship
Fund. John S. Wright, a botanist with Eli Lilly
and Company, and Lectania Newcomb Wright,
Class of 1892, established this fund in memory
of their son, a former Butler student who died
at age 25. (There is a scholarship in Lectania
Wright’s memory as well.) Preference for this
scholarship is given to English or economics
majors.
Finance
C. Thomas and Sandra J. McClintic Scholarship.
The recipient of this award shall be a
full time student at Butler University and shall
have declared an interest in finance. Preference
will be given to a finance major who has had
an internship in investments or has shown an
interest in the specific area of investments. The
recipient shall have a cumulative grade point
average of 3.25 or better and be resident of
Indiana.
College of Education Awards
*The following is a list of the current
scholarships. Most are used to underwrite
Butler University financial aid programs and
cannot be applied for directly unless otherwise
indicated.
General Scholarships
Barnes Family Scholarship in Education.
This scholarship was established by Dorothy K.
“Dottie” Barnes, whose late husband Charles
A. Barnes was a former member of the Butler
Board of Trustees. Mrs. Barnes’ daughter,
daughter-in-law and granddaughter all earned
degrees from the College of Education. This
fund benefits students who are enrolled in the
college.
Marilyn Glenn Blackmon Minority Scholarship.
Marilyn Glenn Blackmon, Class of 1953,
M.S. 1959, established this scholarship in 1999
to provide assistance to minority students who
have financial need and interest in elementary
education. Recipients must also have grade
point average of 3.0. “Marilyn had a real appreciation
for the need and value of an education,”
said Neil S. Handley, a friend who helped
her create the scholarship. “She persisted and
endured difficulties and hardships to secure her
sheepskin. This is what motivated her, I think,
to assist others who have the drive but perhaps
not the means to fulfill a dream.”
Eliza A. Blaker Memorial Scholarship. This
scholarship honors the life and work of one of
Indiana’s most forward-looking and energetic
educators. Blaker’s work began in 1884, when
she organized the first kindergarten in Indianapolis.
Her efforts rapidly expanded when she
established Madame Blaker’s Teachers College,
the first Normal School for the preparation
of teachers in Indiana, which in 1929 merged
with the Department of Education at Butler
University to become the College of Education.
Teachers trained by Blaker formed a society to
honor her accomplishments. The scholarship
is applied to tuition and/or fees for students
enrolled in the College of Education.
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Financial Aid