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Counseling
Arthur F. Krueger Scholarship. Mr. Krueger
received his master of arts degree from the
College of Education in 1945. This fund was
established through the College of Education
to honor his memory. Preference is given
to students who are studying to be guidance
counselors.
College of Communication
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.
Angelo Angelopolous Scholarship. This
award was established by friends of Angelo
Angelopulous, former Collegian editor, a 1940
alumnus and Indianapolis journalist. It is
presented to the student who made the most
outstanding contribution to campus journalism
in the past year.
Francis Harold (Hal) Barron Book Fund.
Hal was a 1973 graduate of COE and was a
valued and dedicated educator in Butler’s Radio
and Television Department for 20 years. The
fund will provide a stipend to Butler students
to purchase books for their studies at Butler.
Preference will be given to students studying
about media and communications.
Howard C. Caldwell Jr. Scholarship. Local
television station WRTV Channel 6 established
this scholarship to honor anchorman Howard
Caldwell, Class of 1950. Mr. Caldwell is a former
member of Butler’s Board of Trustees and
comes from a long line of Butler alumni. The
scholarship is awarded to rising members of the
junior and senior classes who demonstrate high
promise in broadcast journalism. The head of
the Department of Media Arts and other members
of the department as appropriate make the
selection. Financial need is a consideration.
Jerry Chapman Memorial Scholarship. This
fund was established by friends and family of
Jerry Chapman, Class of 1950, for junior or
senior year media arts majors. Financial need is
a consideration. Mr. Chapman enjoyed a distinguished
career in broadcasting and community
service. He assisted Butler in developing its
television curriculum.
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August and Esther Cooreman Liberal Arts
and Sciences Scholarship. Daniel Cooreman,
Class of 1976, established this scholarship to
honor his parents for their moral and financial
support, which enabled him to earn a journalism
degree and pursue a successful career at The
New York Times. Recipients shall be students
enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences with preference given to journalism
majors. They must have a cumulative 3.0 grade
point average.
Dr. Kenneth Creech Scholarship. Scott
Bridge, Class of 1982 M.S. ’91, and his wife
Maryann Bridge established this fund to honor
Kenneth Creech, chair of the media arts department
and holder of the Fairbanks Chair in
Communications at Butler. Preference is given
to sophomores, juniors or seniors majoring in
media arts who have a grade point average of
3.0 or better.
Nicholas M. Cripe Scholarship. Former
students, colleagues and friends of the late Dr.
Cripe established this fund upon his retirement
in recognition of his many years of service
to Butler. Nationally recognized in his field,
he was a well-loved professor of speech and a
debate coach. This award is made annually to
students majoring in speech or who are actively
participating in debate or public speaking
programs.
John Davies Family Endowed Scholarship.
John D. and Margaret S. Davies have generously
underwritten this scholarship for full-time
students who maintain a grade point average of
at least 2.0, demonstrate financial need and are
enrolled in the College of Business or majoring
in journalism in the Eugene S. Pulliam School
of Journalism in the College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences. The donors hope that a minority
student who meets all of the criteria will receive
the award at least once every four years;
however, they do not wish that the scholarship
be awarded exclusively to minority students.
William E. Fagan Scholarship. Established by
Children’s Television International, the Fagan
Award honors the late William E. Fagan, an
Indiana native, Butler radio and television
graduate, and pioneer in educational broadcasting.
It is awarded to an outstanding junior media
arts major who should maintain a 3.3 grade
point average in the major and a cumulative
grade point average of 3.0.