John E. Potzger Memorial Scholarship Fund

Established in 1995 in honor of John E. Potzger, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Butler in 1927 and returned to earn his master’s degree in 1931. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in botany from Indiana University in 1932 and joined the faculty at Butler later that year as a professor of botany. He gained a national reputation for his research in taxonomy, quadrat studies and ring counts, morphology and pollen analysis. He also loved the piano and worked as a music teacher in Indianapolis. The scholarship is awarded to students studying biology or environmental sciences with a concentration in Botany. This award should be awarded to a rising senior or underclassman.