{"id":632,"date":"2021-10-06T16:53:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/sociology-criminology\/weidner-foundation\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:26:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:26:21","slug":"weidner-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/sociology-criminology\/weidner-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"John Weidner Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Sociology &amp; Criminology Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/sociology-criminology\/faculty-staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/sociology-criminology\/resources\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Sociology &#038; Criminology Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/sociology-criminology\/four-year-degree-development-plans\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Four-Year Degree &amp; Development Plans<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/sociology-criminology\/curriculum\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Majors &#038; Minors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/sociology-criminology\/combined-majors\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Combined Majors in Sociology &#038; Criminology<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/sociology-criminology\/experiential\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Experiential Learning<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/sociology-criminology\/outcomes\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Sociology &#038; Criminology Outcomes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/sociology-criminology\/student-awards\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Student Awards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/sociology-criminology\/departmental-honors\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Departmental Honors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__desktopToggle\" v-text=\"desktopLabel\" :aria-expanded=\"desktopOpen\">More Links<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">John Weidner Foundation<\/h1><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is John Henry Weidner?<\/h2><p>Dutch citizen and Seventh Day Adventist, John Weidner, saved the lives of approximately 1,000 British and American downed military personnel, as well as Jewish, Dutch, Belgian, and French people fleeing Nazi persecution during World War II. He has been honored by five governments and the Holocaust Museum at its 1993 opening. John Weidner died in Los Angeles in 1994, and his widow, Naomi, started a foundation to honor his \u201cunselfish concern for the welfare of others.\u201d The foundation bearing his name is committed to celebrating courageous, selfless action.<\/p><p>To learn more about the John Henry Weidner Foundation for Altruism, please visit their website: <a href=\"http:\/\/weidnerfoundation.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">weidnerfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Butler University Chapter<\/h2><p>In 2006, the Butler Student Sociology &amp; Criminology Association (SSCA) established the principal university chapter of the John Henry Weidner Foundation for Altruism. William (Bill) Ervin, a former faculty member in the Department of Sociology &amp; Criminology and current board member of the Weidner Foundation was integral in founding Butler University\u2019s chapter. Mr. Ervin felt strongly that the Department of Sociology &amp; Criminology\u2019s emphasis on community service, human welfare, and social good, closely align with the mission of the Weidner Foundation. Since 2019, Dr. Ashley Hutson, faculty member in the Department of Sociology &amp; Criminology and Weidner Foundation advisory council member, has worked closely with Mr. Ervin to preserve Weidner\u2019s legacy of altruism at Butler University.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">John Henry Weidner Endowed Scholarship for Altruism<\/h2><p>Each spring semester, SSCA presents the John Henry Weidner Endowed Scholarship for Altruism to one Butler student who demonstrates an ethic of altruism. The exact amount of the scholarship varies annually, but past honorees have been awarded between $1,000-2,000. Rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors at Butler University are encouraged to apply. Students whom have already been awarded full tuition are not eligible for this scholarship. To learn more about past honorees, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/weidnerfoundation.org\/student-scholarships\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/weidnerfoundation.org\/student-scholarships<\/a>.<\/p><p>Interested students may access the scholarship application through the <a href=\"https:\/\/butler.academicworks.com\/users\/sign_in\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Academic Works scholarship management portal<\/a>. Students must enter their Butler login information to sign-in. If students are eligible for the scholarship, a link to the John Henry Weidner Scholarship for Altruism application will be displayed under \u201cMy Applications.\u201d<\/p><p>The John Henry Weidner Endowed Scholarship for Altruism scholarship is made possible through the generosity of the Weidner Foundation.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":399,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-632","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>John Weidner Foundation | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/sociology-criminology\/weidner-foundation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"John Weidner Foundation | Butler University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/sociology-criminology\/weidner-foundation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"College of Liberal Arts &amp; 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