John Weidner 2009 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 has formed the Butler
University Chapter of the John Weidner Foundation for Altruism and
will present two annual scholarships in the spring, honoring TWO
Butler students for acts of altruism. One scholar will be awarded
$1500 and the other around $1300.
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)