John Weidner 2013 Scholarship & Award for Altruism
John
Weidner was a Dutch citizen and Seventh Day Adventist who, during
World War II, saved the lives of about 1,000 British and American
downed airmen, Jews, Dutch, Belgians, and French fleeing Nazi
persecution. He was honored by five governments after the war and
by the Holocaust Museum at its opening in 1993. John died in
Los Angeles in 1994, and his widow, Naomi, started a foundation for
honoring the altruistic spirit: "unselfish concern for the welfare
of others."
The Butler Student Sociology Association formed the Butler
University Chapter of the John Weidner Foundation for Altruism in
2005 - 2006 under the guidance of former Sociology Adjunct
Professor, William Ervin. The Student Sociology
Association presents two annual scholarships in the spring,
honoring TWO Butler students for acts of altruism.
2012 Weidner award winners: Dan Peterson & Troy Gulden with
Weidner representative Bill Ervin
You are invited to submit your name or the name of another
person who you know has committed admirable acts of altruism,
including documentation of these acts.
John Weidner Award for Altruism
Nomination Form (PDF)