Doane College recently selected the 2008 recipients of The Senator Hugh Butler Academic Leadership Scholarship, one of Doane's highest academic merit scholarships awarded to entering first-year students.
Students are selected for this full-tuition scholarship through a competitive selection process. To be eligible, students must have a minimum 3.60 unweighted high school grade point average and score 30 or higher on the ACT (1320 or higher on the SAT's Critical Reading and Math sections).
The following students are recipients of the Butler Academic Leadership Scholarship:
 | Laura Jacob, Forest Lake, Minn.
Forest Lake HS Front Row: Cornelius Jacob, Laura Jacob,Kimberly Jacob Back Row: Doane College Admission Counselor Matt Huber, , Forest Lake HS Asst. Principal Kathy Ungerecht. |
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 | Curtis Mackie, Seward, Lincoln Southwest HS From left: Doane College Admission Counselor Tim Moulton, Curtis Mackie, Lincoln Southwest HS Principal Robert Slauson |
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 | Rachel Kluthe, Wakefield
Wakefield HS From left: Doug Kluthe, Doane College Admission Counselor Jim Dymacek, Rachel Kluthe, Karen Kluthe. |
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 | Sarah Pracht, Broken Bow
Broken Bow HS Front row: Elizabeth Pracht, Sarah Practh, Rodney Pracht Back row: Cezar Mesquita and Josh Oltmans |
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 | Kathryn Michael, Tulsa, Okla.
Jenks HS From left: Terry Michael, Kathryn Michael, Doane College Admission Counselor Andrea Piening |
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 | Elizabeth Tvrdy, Wahoo
Wahoo Bishop Neumann HS From left: Doane College Admission Counselor Jim Dymacek, Elizabeth Tvrdy, Mary Ann Tvrdy, Richard Tvrdy. |
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Timothy Burge, Grant
Perkins County HS
Front row: Timothy Burge Middle row: Rex Burge, Anita Burge Back row: Cezar Mesquita, Josh Oltmans |
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| Troy Edmison, Gretna | Gretna HS |
| Nicholas (Nick) Cooley, Morrill | Morrill HS |