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student whose focus is to teach a natural science
such as chemistry or biology.
Doris Rushton Gilfoy Memorial Scholarship.
Mrs. Gilfoy was a 1941 graduate from COE.
In appreciation for the scholarship assistance
she received at Butler, and in recognition of a
lifetime as a professional educator, Mrs. Gilfoy
established this scholarship through a bequest.
The recipient must be enrolled in the College
of Education and maintain a minimum 3.0
grade point average.
Joanna S., Peter John and Carolyn Guss
Scholarship. Education was always important
to the Guss family; Carolyn and her siblings,
Joanna and Peter, lived near the University and
attended many events there as they dreamed
about one day becoming Butler students.
Carolyn and Joanna graduated from Butler in
1929 and 1932, respectively; Joanna received
her master’s degree in 1933. Carolyn established
this scholarship in honor of her departed sister
and brother, a World War II veteran who died
at a young age in a car accident. The Guss
Scholarship is intended to encourage deserving
students enrolled in the College of Education
who have demonstrated the capacity to achieve
education goals and the initiative to seek
opportunities to further their progress.
Mabel Garr Helmer Scholarship. Dorothy
Garr Helmer, Class of 1928, established this
fund in 1990 to honor the memory of her
mother, who graduated from Butler in 1930,
two years after her daughter. Mabel Helmer
was a long-time teacher in the Kokomo and
Indianapolis public schools. Scholarships
are awarded to encourage deserving students
enrolled in the College of Education who have
demonstrated the capacity to achieve educational
and professional goals and the initiative to
seek opportunities to further their progress.
Recipients should also have at least a 3.0 grade
point average, be working toward a degree in
education and need financial assistance.
Dr. Daisy Marvel Jones Scholarship. Recipients
are selected on the basis of academic excellence
and financial need. First preference is given
to candidates from the Metropolitan School
District of Pike Township, Marion County,
Indiana. Preference is also given to students
majoring in mathematics education, including
students in the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences who plan to complete certification
requirements to teach or who are education
majors with a primary emphasis on mathematics.
Vivian L. and Daisy M. Jones Endowed
Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a
graduate student who is pursuing or intends to
pursue an advanced degree; who is conducting
or intends to conduct a worthwhile academic
project or research study; who has achieved
previous certification in elementary education
or successful teaching experience at the
elementary level; and who has formulated a
plan of graduate study. The scholarship may
be renewed upon application by the student.
Knauff Scholarship in Education. Jerry J. and
Mitzie Knauff established this scholarship to
benefit students who are enrolled in the College
of Education. Mr. Knauff attended Butler from
fall 1959 to spring 1961; he holds degrees from
Southwestern University and the South Texas
A&M Law School. Mrs. Knauff is a graduate of
Texas Tech University. The Office of Financial
Aid administers the fund.
Knauff Servant Leadership Award. Jerry J.
and Mitzie Knauff, and Marty Moore established
this scholarship to recognize students
as servant leaders in community service and
to promote the ideas of service to the entire
educational community. The award benefits
full-time students in the College of Education
who consistently demonstrate a servant’s heart
of leadership. Recipients receive the scholarship
in their junior or senior year.
Margaret Cooper Manuzzi Family Elementary
Education Scholarship. Darlene C. and Nicola
C. Manuzzi, and Timothy B. Manuzzi, Class
of 1993, and Margaret Cooper Manuzzi, Class
of 1992, established this endowed scholarship
to benefit students in the College of Education.
Recipients are selected during their sophomore
or junior years and must have a minimum 2.75
grade point average, be members of a nationally
Kathleen Brown Hoffa Educational Scholarship.
This fund was established as a bequest
to the College of Education in 1981 from
Kathleen Hoffa, a 1950 education graduate
who taught junior high social studies in Marion
County for many years. The fund provides
undergraduate scholarships in the College of
Education.
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