The Butler University Alumni Association (BUAA) Board of Directors, in partnership with the Office of Butler Community Engagement, serves as a champion of alumni engagement by inspiring alumni and friends to share their time, talent, and treasure to advance Butler’s Mission and Vision
BUAA Ayres Student Assistance Fund Challenge
Join the Butler University Alumni Association as they work to raise funds and awareness for the Ayres Student Assistance Fund. The Ayres Student Assistance Fund helps students whose financial need increases due to a change in their financial circumstances, which could prevent them from completing their education at Butler University (e.g. parent/personal job loss, disability, etc.). Supporting the Ayres Fund provides financial resources to students at risk of not being able to graduate into the alumni family. The Alumni Association Board will match gifts to the Ayres Fund dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000.
Melissa Smurdon, Director of Financial Aid: “I have worked in the Butler Office of Financial Aid for 28 years. The Ayres Student Assistance Fund is one of the most impactful aid programs we have to target support to students exactly where needed. For a student who has already invested significantly in a Butler education, a small Butler investment, in turn, pays huge dividends over a lifetime for that student and the Butler community.”
