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Canfield “Bud” Boone Memorial Scholarship
for Excellence in Education. Buddy Boone,
Class of 1970, was killed in the terrorist attacks
on the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. He was
promoted to colonel posthumously. His wife
Linda Shackleford Boone, Class of 1970, M.S.
’75 and her family established this scholarship
in his memory and honor. The financial aid
office administers the scholarship to benefit
an undergraduate student in the College of
Education.
Anthony and Gertrude Bowen Scholarship.
This fund was established to provide scholarships
in the College of Education to recognize
outstanding individuals in teacher education.
Anthony Bowen, who started one of the first
automobile dealerships in Indiana, attended
Butler University. His wife, Gertrude Hinson
Bowen, was a graduate of Madame Blaker’s
Teachers College, which merged in 1929 with
Butler’s education department to become the
College of Education. Their foster daughter,
Corrine Welling, was a faculty member at Butler
for many years; a scholarship in the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences was established in
her honor.
Jerry L. Burris Educational Leadership
Scholarship. This scholarship provides support
to students enrolled in the Experiential Program
for Preparing School Principals (EPPSP). Preference
is given to a student who exemplifies
the qualities of leadership, community service
and professional excellence and who also
demonstrates financial need. The student will
maintain a 3.0 grade point average.
Caroldine O. Bussell and Mary Blythe
Osborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
A bequest from the estate of Blythe Osborn
M.S. 1943 created this fund in her memory
and in memory of her sister Caroldine Osborn
Bussell, Class of 1937. The Bussell-Osborn
scholarships are awarded annually to undergraduate
or graduate students who are preparing
for or are advancing their careers
in teaching.
COE Faculty, Emeriti and Staff Scholarship.
Established during the ButlerRising campaign,
this scholarship was created to offer tuition
assistance to a student who shows great promise
as a future teacher but would not otherwise
Butler University
be able to afford enrollment in the College of
Education. The scholarship is renewable for the
following three academic years, provided the
student remains eligible.
Comer-Truax Endowed Scholarship.
Established in 1991 through an estate gift from
Lewis Truax, this scholarship is for students in
the College of Education. It is named for Mr.
Truax and his wife, Reva Comer, Class of 1952.
Edith Bigelow Conlin Scholarship. Daniel J.
Conlin established this award as a memorial
to his wife and her love of education. Edith
undertook the study of teacher education and
a professional teaching career while sharing
family responsibilities. The award is intended to
motivate and encourage students who face similar
responsibilities in the pursuit of a teaching
career. Preference is given to students enrolled
in elementary education and those female
students who have dependent children.
Catherine Hall Naugle Cook Scholarship.
Catherine N. Cook, a 1949 graduate of the
College of Education, established this scholarship
in loving memory of her family. Preference
is given to a woman who is preparing for a
teaching career and who is in good standing
with the University.
Alice B. Cunningham Scholarship Fund.
Born in 1902, Miss Cunningham was a 1941
graduate of the College of Education. She
established this fund in 1995 to provide scholarships
for worthy students in education. The
award is intended to encourage students who
have demonstrated the capacity to achieve
educational and professional goals and the
initiative to seek opportunities to further
their progress.
Patricia C. Emerson Scholarship in Education.
Pat Emerson, Class of 1952, established this
scholarship to provide support to a Butler
student enrolled in the College of Education.
Keith and Sarah Faller Endowed Scholarship.
Keith and Sarah Faller are loyal and engaged
alumni of Butler University. Keith Faller
received his BS from COB 1971 and his MBA
in 1978. Sarah Faller received her MBA from
the COB 1990. This award goes to a student
enrolled in the College of Education who
graduated from a high school in Indiana. Preference
will be given to students who graduated
from IPS, University High School or Jasper
High School. Preference will also be given to a