Financial Aid Staff
Leadership and Administration
Melissa Smurdon

Executive Director of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Robertson Hall – Lower Level
Amanda Fishman

Associate Director Student Services & Programs
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Robertson Hall, Lower Level
Karen Hand

Morgan McCombs

Associate Director of Financial Aid – Founder’s College
Founder’s College
Founder’s College
SCMB
Serves all Founder’s College students
Sherri White

Associate Director Student Services & Programs – Graduate
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Robertson Hall
Shari Missman Miller

Administrative Specialist, Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
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Counseling Team
All students are assigned a personal financial aid counselor. Emails to our general inbox finaid@butler.edu will be forwarded to your assigned counselor. Please see the listings below for our counseling staff team.
Sheila Blackwell

Assistant Director – Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Robertson Hall
Serves students with last names A-C
Ann Crozier

Assistant Director – Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Robertson Hall Lower Level
Serves students with last names D-Ha
Kyler Kennett

Assistant Director Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Robertson Hall Lower Level
Serves students with last names P-To
Megan Perez

Financial Aid counselor and Compliance Assistant
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Robertson Hall-Lower Level
Serves students with last names Tp-Z
Cara Short

Assistant Director New Students
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Robertson Hall-Lower Level
Serves students with last names Ki-O
Candice Tatum

Financial Aid Counselor
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Robertson Hall-Lower Level
Serves students with last names Hb-Kh.
Systems Team
Julie Allen

Program and System Support Specialist
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Robertson Hall – Lower Level
Dawnya French

Information Systems Analyst
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Robertson Hall – Lower Level
Camilo Burgos
Jill Wildemann

Loan Specialist Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid
Robertson Hall-Lower Level
Jamie Zile
