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A ngelo Angelopolous, a resident of Indianapolis, received his degreein journalism from Butler University in 1940. As an undergraduate,he served as editor of the Collegian; president of the sophomore

class, Phi Delta Theta fraternity and Blue Key; and a member of the StudentCouncil.

Angelopolous established a career as a journalist and sports writer forThe Indianapolis Star and The Indianapolis News, and also worked as a free-lance writer.

The Angelo Angelopolous Scholarship was set up by friends ofAngelopulous in his memory. It is presented to the student who has madethe most outstanding contribution to campus journalism during the pastyear.

The Angelo Angelopolous Scholarship

Howard C. Caldwell Jr. is well known throughout Indiana as theretired anchorman for WRTV–Channel 6. He served as a reporterand anchor at the station for more than 35 years. Caldwell, who

received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Butler in 1950 and hismaster’s degree in political science in 1968, comes from a long line of Butler alumni. His parents, Howard and Elsie Caldwell, were members ofthe classes of 1915 and 1917, respectively. His stepmother Bertha LugarCaldwell was a 1928 Butler graduate. His sister Virginia Caldwell was a1940 graduate, and his daughter Tracy Lynn Reidy graduated from Butler in 1980. The Howard C. Caldwell Sr. Browsing Library, a collection of contemporary titles housed in the Irwin Library, was dedicated in honor of Howard C. Caldwell Sr. in 1974.

For his consistent professionalism in reporting, Howard Caldwell Jr.was named 1978 Newsman of the Year by the Indianapolis Press Club, afirst for a television news reporter. He was the first American reporter tointerview newly elected Indian Premier Indira Gandhi, and his documentaryon hunger in India earned him several honors. Caldwell served as a ButlerUniversity trustee from 1980 to 1982, and was awarded an honorary degreeand a presidential medal from his alma mater. He also is the author of TonyHinkle: Coach for All Seasons.

The Howard C. Caldwell Jr. Scholarship Fund was established byWRTV–Channel 6 to honor Caldwell. The scholarship is awarded to risingmembers of the junior and senior classes who demonstrate high promise inthe field of broadcast journalism.

The Howard C. Caldwell Jr. Scholarship

Jerry R. Chapman devoted his life to regional broadcasting. AnIndianapolis native who graduated from Broad Ripple High School,Chapman worked for WIRE radio while still in school. He attended Butler University and received a degree in radio and television in 1950.

Chapman worked in the local media and became promotion manager forWFBM radio in 1960. In 1965, he became the station’s public affairs man-ager, and advanced to station manager of WFBM-FM in 1966 and WFBM-AM in 1967.

Radio station WFBM became television station WRTV–Channel 6,and Chapman was named TV station manager in 1969. In 1973, he becameWRTV’s general manager, a position he held for 18 years; he also wasnamed vice president of McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Co.

Chapman was responsible for the creation and development of the 35-station Indiana State Broadcasters News Network and served on themayor’s Communications Task Force. He assisted Butler University in devel-oping its television curriculum and served the community on numerousboards, including public television station WFYI (Channel 20), the UnitedHospital Campaign, the United Way, the Metropolitan Community ServiceCouncil and Fairbanks Hospital.

The Jerry Chapman Memorial Fund was established by the family andfriends of Jerry Chapman. It provides scholarships for students in theirjunior or senior year, majoring in telecommunication arts.

The Jerry Chapman Memorial Fund

Jerry R. Chapman

K enneth Creech chairs the telecommunication arts department andholds the Fairbanks Chair in Communication at Butler. He earnedbachelor and master’s degrees from the University of Cincinnati and

a doctorate from Wayne State University. His areas of expertise includemedia and broadcast law and policy, and copyright issues, and he is theauthor of Electronic Media Law and Regulation. Before coming to Butler,Creech spent several years as a broadcast journalist in both radio and televi-sion. One of his former students, Scott Bridge ’82, M.S. ’91, provided theimpetus for a scholarship to honor him. Bridge has been an adjunct instruc-tor in telecommunication arts at Butler, director of news and public affairsfor WAJC radio, and news and sports director at WTBU-TV.

The Dr. Kenneth Creech Scholarship was established as an undergraduateaward in media arts by Scott and Maryann Bridge to honor the inspiringwork of Dr. Creech.

The Dr. Kenneth Creech Scholarship

Kenneth Creech

Dr. Nicholas M. “Mac” Cripe was well loved as a professor of speech and as debate coach at Butler University, where he served 30years in the Department of Speech, many of them as department

chair. Cripe was nationally recognized in his field, elected in 1962 to serve aspresident of the American Forensic Association. He also served as presidentof the Indiana Speech Association and national debate honorary Delta SigmaRho–Tau Kappa Alpha. A native of Goshen, Ind., Cripe received his under-graduate degree from Goshen College in 1949 and completed a master’sdegree and Ph.D. at Northwestern University. Prior to coming to Butler,Cripe taught at the University of Vermont, Northwestern University andGrinnell College.

Cripe received the Butler Medal in 1977 and counted among hisinterests movies, golf and American history, particularly the Civil War. In1965, Cripe was a Democratic candidate for the General Assembly and in 1960 headed the Indiana Citizens for Kennedy organization.

The Nicholas M. Cripe Scholarship Fund was established upon Cripe’sretirement by former students, colleagues and friends in recognition of hismany years of service to Butler University. This award is made annually tostudents majoring in speech or who are actively participating in debate orpublic speaking programs.

The Nicholas M. Cripe Scholarship

John Davies and Margaret Sullivan Davies both attended ButlerUniversity, classes of 1949 and 1947, respectively. John’s studies wereinterrupted when he was called to military service in 1945. Upon his return to civilian life, he continued to study business at Butler, where he

was also a member of Sigma Nu. Margaret was a member of Pi Beta Phi andserved on the staffs of both the Collegian and Drift.

Mr. Davies joined General Motors Acceptance Corp. after graduation.During his 41-year career with the company, he served in many capacitiesincluding vice president of the Detroit operation, vice president of theWestern United States operations, and vice president of international opera-tions, a position that he held from 1984 to 1990.

The John Davies Family Endowed Scholarship Fund was established bythe couple to benefit freshman or sophomore students who are enrolled fulltime in either the Department of Journalism or the College of BusinessAdministration. Recipients can qualify for the award for four years.

The John Davies Family Endowed Scholarship

John and Margaret Davies

W illiam E. Fagan had a long and successful career in educationalbroadcasting and was considered by many to be the foremostmarketing person in the field. He received a degree from Butler

in radio and television before pursuing graduate study at Purdue University.He began his career at Indianapolis’ WFMB-TV in 1952. After nine years of commercial programming experience, he joined the Midwest Program onAirborne Television Instruction (MPATI) at Purdue University as director ofbroadcast services.

He next worked as the manager of educational television sales for theLearning Corporation of America. In 1979, he accepted the position of vicepresident of CTI programming with Children’s Television International.

Fagan served in the Army Air Corps and was a member of Sigma Chifraternity, Alpha Epsilon Rho, the National Association of EducationalBroadcasters, and the Association for Educational Communications andTechnology.

The William E. Fagan Scholarship Fund was established by Children’sTelevision International in memory of William Fagan. The scholarship isawarded to an outstanding junior telecommunication arts major.

The William E. Fagan Scholarship

The Marthabel Geisler Memorial Scholarship

Marthabel Geisler was a pioneer in Indianapolis broadcasting. Shebegan her career with the old WFBM Radio in 1930 and was asecretary at WRTV Channel 6 for 46 years; she retired in 1976 as

administrative assistant to the station’s general manager. After retirement,Geisler continued to coordinate the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade special,which involved 200 network stations. She is featured in a book, In the PublicInterest: Oral Histories of Hoosier Broadcasters by Linda Weintraut and Jane R.Nolan. The Indiana Broadcasters Association named Geisler to theBroadcasters Hall of Fame in 1981. This scholarship was established by a giftfrom her sister and brother-in-law, Carol and John C. Vanatta, of Dallas,Texas.

The Marthabel Geisler Memorial Scholarship benefits juniors and seniorsin the Department of Media Arts, with preference given to Indiana residentswho have been actively involved in the media arts. Candidates write an essayon current events or their career goals and complete an internship in eitherpublic radio or television.

A rt Levin retired from the Butler faculty in December 2004 afterteaching his last class during the fall semester. In a farewell letter tothe Collegian, Levin wrote: “I [have] learned that that Butler was

truly a student-centered university where a dedicated faculty helped studentsdevelop and grow to their full potential.” His family members, former stu-dents, colleagues and other friends raised the funds to endow, with gratitude,a scholarship in his honor. The scholarship recognizes Levin’s 30 years ofservice on the Butler faculty, during which time he chaired the journalismdepartment and served as adviser to the Collegian. Levin inspired passion inmany budding journalists and made a positive contribution of instruction,insight and inspiration to the University and wider community. The scholar-ship further honors his outspoken dedication to the preservation of FirstAmendment liberties. Levin was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hallof Fame in 1993.

The Art Levin Journalism Scholarship for the First Amendmentbenefits students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, with preferencegiven to journalism majors who are dedicated to the preservation of FirstAmendment liberties as demonstrated either through coursework, or bywork on the editorial staffs of student-run print or electronic publications.

The Art Levin Journalism Scholarship for the First Amendment

R obert O. Malcolm was a resident of Jacksonville, Fla., when hepassed away in 1996. He was born in Lafayette, Ind., the youngestof four children. His father worked in landscaping and was a “tree

surgeon” on the Purdue University campus. Malcolm established his owncareer as a reporter and journalist in various locations across the country. Healso had a long-standing interest in mental health issues and supportedorganizations in that field. Malcolm’s niece, Page Pentecost, recalls her uncleas “a delightful man with a great sense of humor” who read the newspapercomic strip “Pogo” aloud to her. He and his wife Betty lived in Florida dur-ing their latter years; they had no children but enjoyed their two dachs-hunds.

The Robert O. Malcolm Journalism Scholarship was established by abequest from Malcolm’s estate to provide support exclusively to a studentenrolled in the journalism program at Butler University.

The Robert O. Malcolm Journalism Scholarship

John Chapman Miller was born in Johnson County, Ind., in 1831. Hisfather died when Miller was 3, leaving him to a childhood of hard laborto help support his mother and five brothers and sisters. Miller spent several years saving money as a farm laborer and school teacher to com-

plete his first degree at Indiana University in 1855. He studied law inBloomington and planned to open a practice, but in 1856 decided to enrollin Bethany College to study for the ministry. His ministerial duties began in1858 in Johnson County and continued for 43 years. Miller took charge ofan academy in Nineveh, Ind., where he prepared many students for college.In 1871 he accepted the chair of philosophical and Biblical literature atButler and became pastor of the Third Church of Indianapolis. He alsoserved on Butler’s board of directors.

The John C. Miller Scholarship is awarded to deserving students who arestudying public speaking in the college curriculum. The award is given tothe winners of the John Chapman Miller Speaking Contest.

The John C. Miller Scholarship

James T. Neal, a native of Indiana, received his journalism degree fromButler University in 1942, followed by a degree in military engineeringfrom the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1945. At Butler he served as editor of the Collegian, and he started his career at the

Noblesville Daily Ledger, a paper owned and operated by three generations of his family. Neal spent 36 years with the Daily Ledger, serving as reporter,editor, president and co-publisher. Under his leadership, the paper wasnamed Indiana’s Blue Ribbon Daily in 1980 by the Hoosier State PressAssociation. He was elected to the Butler Board of Trustees in 1979. Uponretirement in 1985, he became interim head of the Department ofJournalism at Butler. Neal also enjoyed a lengthy political career in Indiana,serving as chairman of the Indiana Republican Party.

Georgianne Davis Neal was born in Indianapolis and received herundergraduate degree from Harvard University, where she was a staff writerfor the Harvard Crimson. She and Jim were married in 1953. She worked for The Indianapolis News and the Noblesville Daily Ledger. She has served as a member of the board of directors of public television station WFYI,president of the Indiana Public Broadcasting Society and president of theIndianapolis Junior League.

The James T. and Georgianne D. Neal Journalism Scholarship was estab-lished by the Neals to help preserve freedom of the press and the public’sright to know. It encourages entering freshmen to major in journalism, toparticipate in school publications and to develop the potential to sustain acareer in the field of journalism.

The James T. and Georgianne D. NealJournalism Scholarship

Mary Elizabeth Perna was born in Yonkers, N.Y. in 1964, whereshe developed into a young woman with a quiet, gentle naturewho never shied from fighting an injustice or defending an under-

dog. Her friends and family typified her as a sensible, responsible anddependable person who was eager to help others.

Mary excelled as a high school student, where she was a nationaldebate champion and president of her school’s Forensic Society. She graduat-ed third in a class of 500 and received a citation from the governor’s com-mittee on scholastic achievement.

Being highly attracted to Butler University’s strong debate program,Mary accepted a full scholarship to Butler and completed two years of studyin the public and corporate communications program. She was elected presi-dent of the Honors Program, sang with the University Choir and was amember of many clubs.

Mary traveled to Italy the summer of her sophomore year to study theculture and language of her heritage. There, she died in her sleep shortlyafter her 20th birthday. Of Mary, her parents said, “Mary Elizabeth was herfather’s pride and her mother’s soulmate.” Family and friends establishedscholarships in her memory at Saint Bartholomew Elementary and CardinalSpellman High Schools in New York, as well as Butler University inIndianapolis and Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania.

The Mary Elizabeth Perna Memorial Scholarship was created by familyand friends in memory of Mary Perna and is designated for students activein intercollegiate debate at Butler University.

The Mary Elizabeth Perna Memorial Scholarship

James R. “Jim” Phillippe was among the truly gifted teachers who con-nected with, mentored and inspired scores of grateful Butler Universitystudents. Phillipe was a highly regarded member of the faculty from 1946 to 1986, chairing first the drama department and then the radio

and television department. He was the manager of WAJC-FM andannounced Butler basketball and football games and Indiana high schoolbasketball tournament games.

A native of Dugger, Ind., Phillippe began his career in radio as anannouncer in Evansville. He also was assistant director of the civic theatre inCharleston, W.Va. and sports announcer for WSAZ in Huntington, W.Va.,before coming to Butler and Indianapolis. The city knew Phillippe as afamiliar, friendly voice on the public address team for the Indianapolis 500race for 54 years. He was inducted into the Indiana Broadcasters Hall ofFame in 1985, and the University awarded him its highest honor, the ButlerMedal, in 1999.

Phillippe held degrees from Indiana University and Cornell University.His wife Margarett (“Peggy”) earned a master’s degree from Butler in 1967.Their son James Phillippe graduated from Butler in 1977; their daughterJamie Phillippe is a member of the class of 1973 and past president of thealumni association.

When Jim Phillippe died in December 2003 at the age of 84, he leftbehind many Butler graduates indebted to him for his role in their own pro-fessional accomplishments. His daughter took the lead in establishing thisscholarship in his memory.

The James Phillippe Scholarship in Media Arts

Beatrice Waiss Roth graduated magna cum laude from Butler in 1938with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She attended the university ona scholarship, and was the editor of the Collegian and a member of

Phi Beta Kappa. She worked as a legal secretary in Detroit, Chicago andIndianapolis before she and her husband Harry started their family. A formerChicago optometrist, Harry Roth often joked that he went from eyeglassesto bar glasses when he and his two brothers purchased the St. Elmo SteakHouse in downtown Indianapolis in 1946; when his brothers left the busi-ness in the mid-1950s, Roth took childhood friend Izzy Rosen as his partnerand led the restaurant to the highest standards of food and service until hesold it in 1986. The Roths were members of Congregation Beth-El Zedeckin Indianapolis, and Beatrice was honored as Woman of the Year by B’naiB’rith and Board Member of the Year at the Bureau of Jewish Education.Beatrice Roth passed away in August 2005; Harry Roth resides inIndianapolis.

The Beatrice Waiss & Harry Roth Endowed Scholarship was establishedby the Roths to provide financial assistance to deserving Butler studentsmajoring in journalism.

The Beatrice Waiss & Harry RothEndowed Scholarship

Beatrice Waiss Roth

Frank O. Sharp, a native of Anderson, Ind., was instrumental infounding Indiana’s first television station, WFBM-TV, which wouldbecome WRTV–Channel 6. He began his broadcasting career in

Indianapolis in 1924 when WFBM radio, the second in the state, beganbroadcasting. He was appointed assistant program director in 1928 and pro-gram director in 1930. Sharp served as general manager of WFBM from1942 to 1946 before developing WFBM-TV in 1949, which went on-air forthe first time in May of that year with a broadcast of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race.

Sharp later served as personnel director and program manager ofConsolidated Television & Radio Broadcasting Inc., owners and operators of WFBM-TV. Sharp also was a charter member of the Broadcast Pioneersof America.

The Frank O. Sharp Memorial Scholarship was originally funded in 1964 by radio/television station WFBM on the occasion of the station’s40th anniversary to honor Frank Sharp. Family members and friends havecontributed to it over the years, and it was renamed a memorial fund on theoccasion of Sharp’s passing in 1987.

The Frank O. Sharp Memorial Scholarship

L eon Maxwell Stanley enjoyed a 40-year career with The IndianapolisNews, spending 32 of those years as the chief of the copy desk. Hebegan his career in 1921 as a sportswriter for The Indianapolis Star,

and Stanley also wrote a gardening column, “Hi Hoe,” for The News. Hiswife Alma Mashmeyer Stanley was a member of Friends United Church of Christ.

The Leon and Alma Stanley Journalism Scholarship is awarded to jour-nalism students who show a potential for leadership and good moralcharacter.

The Leon and Alma Stanley Journalism Scholarship

R obert T. Whitcraft was a Minneapolis native who received hisdegree from Butler University in 1930 and spent most of his life inIndianapolis. He worked as secretary of Morgan Coal Co. for 43

years and was highly active in the community. Whitcraft was a member ofthe Players Club, Contemporary Club, Indianapolis Museum of Art, theEnglish-Speaking Union, the Masonic Lodge and the Scottish Rite.

His wife Jean Wells Whitcraft received her degree from Butler in1944 and devoted her career to teaching. Upon retiring as head of theEnglish department at Shortridge High School, Whitcraft dedicated muchof her time to volunteer work. Her many associations included theMethodist Hospital Foundation board, the Methodist Hospital Task Core,the Youth Works, Inc. board, Day Nursery, the Eiteljorg Museum board and the Alliance board of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. She also support-ed her sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, and was an elder at Second PresbyterianChurch.

Mrs. Whitcraft remained very active with her alma mater, serving onthe College of Education Task Force, the alumni board and the Commissionon the Future. In 1987, Butler University presented her with an AlumniAchievement Award. Its citation read in part, “A person who does thingsquietly but effectively with feeling… [t]hat’s Jean Whitcraft. Her work hastouched thousands of lives.”

The Robert T. and Jean W. Whitcraft Scholarship Fund was establishedby a bequest from the estate of Robert T. Whitcraft with first preference forButler students pursuing a course of study in journalism, communications oradvertising.

The Robert T. and Jean W. WhitcraftScholarship

Butler alumnus Matt White began his 14-year career with EmmisCommunications immediately after earning his degree in radio andtelevision in 1989. He rose steadily through the ranks of advertising

sales at WENS in Indianapolis and sales management at WNAP,Indianapolis, and WKQZ, Chicago. In 1999, he was named general salesmanager of WKQZ-FM 101. In January 2000, Matt was diagnosed withamyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gerig’s disease) and began his courageousbattle against the debilitating condition. He continued in his sales manage-ment position while creating a nonprofit foundation dedicated to fundingresearch toward a cure. The disease forced Matt into early retirement in latefall 2003, but he continues his fund-raising efforts from his home in CapeHaze, Fla. This scholarship resulted from his many Butler friends bandingtogether — fellow telecommunications majors, Delta Tau Delta fraternitybrothers, members of the track and cross country teams, and others wonover by Matt’s enthusiasm and positive attitude. Together, they decided tohonor Matt by providing support to students who demonstrate similar qual-ities of leadership, athleticism and interest in broadcasting.

The Matt White Scholarship provides support to media arts majors in theJordan College of Fine Arts who express interest in the field of broadcasting.If possible, recipients should also show an interest and achievement in Butlerathletics, with further preference given to participants in track or crosscountry.

The Matt White Scholarship