A celebration of life for James “Jim” Butchart, professor of theatre, will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, in Barnett Theater in the Greenhill Center of the Arts.
Butchart came to UW-Whitewater in August of 1989 as a lecturer and he retired as a professor of theater in September of 2016. He passed away on July 5, 2017.
The Jim Butchart Memorial Scholarship fund has been established through the UW-Whitewater Foundation. Donations may be made out to ‘UW-Whitewater Foundation, Inc.’ with the name of the scholarship included in the memo. Checks may be sent to:
UW-Whitewater Foundation, Inc.
800 West Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190
Donations may also be made through online giving: http://www.uww.edu/foundation/give/form. The scholarship fund is included in the list of options.
The campus flag will be lowered to half-staff on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017 in his honor.
Obituary:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jsonline/obituary.aspx?n=james-mcfarlane-butchart-jim&pid=186167249