Douglas Finn Awarded Wabash College's Top Student Prize

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND. —Douglas E. Finn was awarded the John Maurice Butler Prize at Wabash College the day before his graduation with highest honors. The Butler Prize was first established in 1923 and is annually given to the graduating Wabash senior thought to have the finest character and greatest ability.

Finn is a German and religion double major from Carmel, Ind. A Lilly Scholar and Dean’s List student, Finn became a member of Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year. He has received the John N. Mills Prize in Religion, the John N. Mills Fellowship in Religion, the Lewis Salter Memorial Award, the Robert King Prize in German, and is a Mackintosh Fellow. He received distinction in his comprehensive exams, and earned a Fulbright Fellowship to continue his studies next year. Graduating Summa Cum Laude, he was one of the commencement speakers with his speech titled "Thoughts on Places."

Finn is the son of Gary and Joan Finn, 638 Carson Court, Carmel.

Located in Crawfordsville, Indiana and founded in 1832, Wabash is a private liberal arts college which teaches men to think critically, act responsibly, lead effectively, and live humanely. Wabash traditionally ranks among the finest undergraduate colleges in America by U.S. News and World Report and is featured in Loren Pope’s book Colleges That Change Lives.

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