Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BUTLER UNIVERSITY HILTON U. BROWN, President Indianapolis, Indiana EMSLEY W. JOHNSON, Indianapolis, Indiana JOHN W. ATHERTON, Indianapolis, Indiana CRATE D. BOWEN Miami, Florida ARTHUR V. BROWN Indianapolis, Indiana LEE BURNS Indianapolis, Indiana EARL CRAWFORD Connersville, Indiana JOHN L H. FULLER Indianapolis, Indiana GLENN R. HILLIS Kokomo, Indiana J. I. HOLCOMB Indianapolis, Indiana Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer HUGH TH. MILLER Columbus, Indiana MRS. HUGH TH. MILLER Columbus, Indiana RAPHAEL H. MILLER St. Louis, Missouri JOHN F. MITCHELL, JR. Greenfield, Indiana JOHN R. REES Columbus, Indiana PETER C. REILLY Indianapolis, Indiana M. O. ROSS Indianapolis, Indiana MRS. RALPH M. SPAAN Indianapolis, Indiana EVAN B. WALKER Indianapolis, Indiana KENNETH K. WOOLLING Indianapolis, Indiana MRS. WILLIAM A. ZUMPFE Indianapolis, Indiana The Board of Directors of Butler University entered upon a post-war program of expansion for the University in the year 1945-46. In October, 1945, through the endeavor of the Board the Indianapolis College of Phar- macy was purchased and became the sixth college to be located on the Butler campus. The college is to be moved from downtown Indianapolis to the Fairview cam- pus as soon as the new College of Pharmacy and Related Sciences building is completed. Becoming effective on February I, 1946, The George J. Marott Educational Foundation was estab- lished at Butler University by a trust gift to the Univer- sity from the late Mr. George J. Marott, Indianapolis business man and philanthropist. The Foundation is designated as an aid to worthy young people who de- sire to pursue higher education at Butler, but are in need of financial assistance. The Board of Directors of Butler University are look- ing toward years of growth and expansion for Butler University. The members of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors are Emsley W. Johnson, Chair- man, John W. Atherton, Peter C. Reilly, J. I. Holcomb, Hilton U. Brown, John F. Mitchell, Jr., and M. O. Ross. BOARD OF DIRECTORS m

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Hilton U. Brown, one of Bu+ler University ' s oldest, living alumni, is president of its Board of Directors. A member of the class of 1880, Mr. Brown ' s life-long in- terest in Butler University has been instrumental in its growth and expansion from a college to a university embodying six colleges. In serving his alma mater for over sixty years as a member and later as president of the Board of Directors, he has endeared himself to thousands of Butler alumni. Mr. Brown can quite often be seen on the campus of Butler University talcing an active interest in the school from which he received his A. B. and A. M. degrees. In 1935 the honorary LL. D. degree was conferred upon Mr. Brown. A first citizen of Indianapolis, Mr. Brown is regarded with pride, gratitude, and high esteem by his associates, friends, and the student body of Butler University. HILTON U. BROWN JOHN W. ATHERTON John W. Atherton, a member of the class of 1900, has been a member of the Board of Directors as well as financial secretary and secretary-treasurer of Butler Uni- versity since 1920. Under Mr. Atherton ' s capable management the endowment of Butler University has been increased from $600,000 to in excess of $7,000,000. Besides being an ardent supporter of Butler Univer- sity, Mr. Atherton has been one of the leading citizens of Indianapolis and the State of Indiana. Plans for the post-war future of Indianapolis have been made by the City Plan Commission headed by Mr. Atherton, who also is president of the Board of Zoning Appeals of Indian- apolis. In 1940 he was elected a State Senator in the Legislature and was reelected in 1944. A loyal member of Delta tau Delta Fraternity, Mr. Atherton has been a member of the Columbia Club, the Indianapolis Rotary Club, the Central Christian Church, and the Council for Central Indiana Boy Scouts. BUTLER UNIVERSITY

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DEAN EDWARD H. NILES The College of Pharmacy of Dutlcr Uni- versity was established in 1945 by merger with the Indianapolis College of Pharmacy. The latter institution had been in operation obout thirty-five years, and had played a prominent part in the development of phar- maceuticol education. Its graduates hold po- sitions of distinction in the field of pharmacy in Indiana and other states. MICHENER JEFFRIES HARWOOD ROGOFSKY COLLEGE OF