{"id":109,"date":"2021-09-24T16:30:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/alumni\/alumni-awards\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:54:52","slug":"alumni-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/alumni\/alumni-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"--hero-accent:#3278a4\" class=\"hero hero--standard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin hero--no-image hero--has-social-links wp-block-butler-hero-standard\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero__headline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tAlumni Awards\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"hero__inner-blocks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons hero__button-list is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/K3YR3QC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Submit a Nomination<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<ul class=\"butler-social-links wp-block-social-links is-style-logos-only is-horizontal hero__social-links is-style-on-light wp-block-butler-social-links\">\n\t<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/butlerualumni\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-instagram 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exemplary graduates and&nbsp;former students&nbsp;with six prestigious awards: the Butler Medal, the Butler Service Medal, and awards named in memory of graduates Joseph Irwin Sweeney, Katharine Merrill Graydon, Hilton Ultimus Brown, and Robert Todd Duncan. The awards honor individuals for their commitment to the University and to their communities. Click below to watch the 2025 awards ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alumni Awards 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7gsT3031Jfw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 id=\"h-nominations\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nominations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alumni, faculty, staff, and friends are all encouraged to submit nominations&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/K3YR3QC\">online<\/a> or by contacting <a href=\"mailto:alumni@butler.edu\">alumni@butler.edu<\/a> to receive a printed nomination form. At a minimum, each nomination should include a letter that states the category of nomination and establishes the candidate\u2019s qualification with clear and concise detail. The letter should include the nominator\u2019s contact information. The nominee\u2019s vita or professional resume, contact information and letters of support from other individuals are strongly encouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tTimeline\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nominations are accepted year-round. Nominations received by the deadline will be considered for awards recognized the following Homecoming Weekend. Nominations received after the deadline will be considered for the following cycle. Nominations remain active for three years. The deadline for nominations is in late January each year. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/K3YR3QC\">online nomination form<\/a> for the current cycle\u2019s deadline.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tExclusion from Eligibility\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current members of the Butler University Board of Trustees, Butler University Alumni Association board of directors, and university faculty and staff are not eligible to receive awards. Former employees must be three years removed from employment at Butler to be eligible for consideration. The BUAA awards committee reserves the right to reassign categories of nomination if deemed applicable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions about the awards program should be directed to the alumni office at <a href=\"mailto:alumni@butler.edu\">alumni@butler.edu<\/a> or 317-940-9946.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-alumni-award-descriptions-and-2026-honorees\">Alumni Award Descriptions and 2026 Honorees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/alumni\/past-awards\/\">View Past Winners<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-butler-medal\"><strong>Butler Medal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-jane-e-magnus-stinson-79\">Jane E. Magnus-Stinson \u201979<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Butler Medal is the highest honor conferred by the Butler University Alumni Association, recognizing individuals for a lifetime of distinguished service to either Butler or their local community while at the same time achieving a distinguished career in their chosen profession and attaining a regional or national reputation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-butler-service-medal\"><strong>Butler Service Medal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-dr-kenneth-c-creech\">Dr. Kenneth C. Creech<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Butler Service Medal is the second-highest honor conferred by the Butler University Alumni Association. It recognizes former faculty and staff for extraordinary and distinguished service to Butler University, while at the same time achieving a distinguished career in their chosen profession and attaining a regional or national reputation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-robert-todd-duncan-alumni-achievement-award\"><strong>Robert Todd Duncan <br>Alumni Achievement Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-adam-w-mckinney-98\">Adam W. McKinney \u201998<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Robert Todd Duncan Alumni Achievement Award is granted to Butler University graduates or former students* whose outstanding personal and\/or professional accomplishment brings honor and distinction to the University, and individual attainment and\/or contributions for the betterment of society. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-katharine-merrill-graydon-alumni-service-award\"><strong>Katharine Merrill Graydon <br>Alumni Service Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-stephen-key-77\">Stephen Key \u201977<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Katharine Merrill Graydon Alumni Service Award is&nbsp;granted to Butler University graduates or former students* who have demonstrated a significant commitment of outstanding service to the University ultimately assisting in perpetuating Butler as a great educational and cultural institution. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-hilton-ultimus-brown-alumni-achievement-award\"><strong>Hilton Ultimus Brown <br>Alumni Achievement Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-umayr-umy-r-shaikh-mph-21\">Umayr (Umy) R. Shaikh MPH \u201921<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Hilton Ultimus Brown Alumni Achievement Award&nbsp;is granted to recent Butler University graduates or former students* whose outstanding personal and\/or professional accomplishment brings honor and distinction to the University, and individual attainment and\/or contributions for the betterment of society.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-joseph-irwin-sweeney-alumni-service-award\"><strong>Joseph Irwin Sweeney <br>Alumni Service Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-brent-sever-11\">Brent Sever \u201911<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Joseph Irwin Sweeney Alumni Service Award is granted to recent Butler University graduates or former students* who have demonstrated a significant commitment of outstanding service to the University ultimately assisting in perpetuating Butler as a great educational and cultural institution.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-ovid-butler-society-mortar-award\"><strong>Ovid Butler Society Mortar Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-midge-dadd-decker-66\">Midge (Dadd) Decker \u201966<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Mortar Award, created in 1995, honors one person or couple each year who personifies the Butler spirit by demonstrating great vision, leadership, and generosity to Butler University.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-ovid-butler-society-foundation-award\"><strong>Ovid Butler Society Foundation Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-jace-13-and-linnea-tennant-mba-15-pharmd-15\">Jace \u201913 and Linnea Tennant MBA \u201915, PharmD \u201915<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Foundation Award, created in 2011, honors one person or couple (age 40 and younger) each year who personifies the Butler spirit by demonstrating leadership and generosity to Butler University.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-two-column-full-width-media\">\n\t\t<article class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide has-card has-no-block-start-margin no-cutout\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide-media\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card\" style=\"--butler-two-column-full-width-media-accent:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-primary);\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline-text butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni Excellence\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-actions\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-buttons is-vertical wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/butler-university-alumni-association-announces-2026-alumni-awards-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meet the 2026 Honorees<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alumni Award Descriptions and 2026 Honorees Butler Medal Jane E. 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