The Butler Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome eight individuals and one team as its Class of 2025.
 
The Class of 2025 includes the 1991 football team, Jenny (Esparza) Levengood (softball), Ron Griswold (football), Michael Mariscalco (men's soccer), Dale Mueller (baseball), Michele Nash (women's golf), Bill and Joanne Dugan (special service award), and Jon Hind (special service award).

This year's Hall of Fame class will be celebrated on campus Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 in conjunction with the men's basketball game that evening against Seton Hall.

"We are extremely proud to recognize this group of exceptional Bulldogs," said Grant Leiendecker, Butler Vice President/Director of Athletics. "The Butler Athletics Hall of Fame is one of the greatest honors that can be bestowed upon a Bulldog student-athlete and those who have significantly supported Butler Athletics. This class – during their time on campus and in the years since graduation – includes tremendous representatives of The Butler Way."

The Butler Athletics Hall of Fame was created in 1991 to provide a forum in which those who have brought honor and respect to Butler University and its athletic program could be acknowledged and permanently enshrined in Hinkle Fieldhouse. Inductees have made exceptional contributions to the prestige of the University in the field of athletics, and continued to demonstrate in their lives the values imparted by athletics.
 
1991 Football Team
The 1991 Bulldogs became the third team in program history to advance to the NCAA Division II Playoffs. The Bulldogs captured the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference title and posted an overall record of 9-2. Their playoff run was ended by eventual national champ Pittsburg State, 26-16. Butler was ranked fifth in the final NCAA Division II national poll and led NCAA Division II in scoring defense, allowing only nine touchdowns in 10 regular season games. The Bulldogs ranked fourth in the nation in total defense. Led by Conference Coach of the Year Bob Bartolomeo, six Bulldogs earned MIFC all-conference honors in 1991, including Conference Player of the Year Paul Romanowski.
 
Jenny (Esparza) Levengood, Softball, 2010-13
Arguably the most dominant pitcher in Butler Softball history, Esparza was named Horizon League Pitcher of the Year and NFCA All-Midwest Region in 2011. The two-time All-Horizon League first-team selection (2010, 2011) held Butler's career strikeouts record after only two seasons, striking out 575 batters by the end of her sophomore season. Esparza finished her Butler career with 789 strikeouts. She owns Butler's single-season record for wins (18) and strikeouts (307), and the single-game, seven-inning record for strikeouts (18).
 
Ron Griswold, Football, 1994-97
Griswold, a 1998 graduate, became the first Butler player to earn first-team All-Pioneer Football League honors three times (1995, 1996, 1997). The nose guard was Butler's Defensive MVP in 1996, leading the team in both sacks and tackles for loss in both 1995 and 1996. The four-year starter was the Bulldogs' team captain as a senior.
 
Michael Mariscalco, Men's Soccer, 1999-2002
Mariscalco was named NSCAA/adidas All-Region and a first-team Academic All-American in 2002 during his senior season. He was named to the Horizon League first-team and the All-Tournament Team in both 2001 and 2002. He finished his Butler career as the program's all-time leader in assists (30), third in career shots (222), fourth in career points (100) and sixth in career goals (35). The 2003 graduate owns Butler's single-match records for goals (four) and points (eights), set Oct. 8, 2000 against Detroit.
 
Dale Mueller, Baseball, 2001-05
The 2005 Horizon League Player of the Year also earned All-Horizon League first-team honors in each of his four seasons in a Bulldog uniform. His career batting average of .359 and his 282 career hits are the best marks in program history.
 
Michele Nash, Women's Golf, 2009-12
Nash was named Butler's Most Outstanding Female Athlete in both 2011-12 and 2010-11, earning Horizon League Player of the Year in both seasons as well. She was selected to both All-Horizon League first-team and to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team in 2011-12, 2010-11, and 2009-10. As a senior (2011-12), Nash posted ten "Top 5" individual tournament finishes, winning four events. She won medalist honors at the 2011 Horizon League Championships, while also posting "Top 5" finishes in both 2010 and 2012.
 
Bill and Joanne Dugan
Special Service Award
One of the most impactful and generous couples in Butler's history, Bill and Joanne Dugan have long supported Butler Athletics in addition to the university's academic mission. In recognition of a $7 million gift, Butler's Bill and Joanne Dugan Hall, which opened in 2019, is named for the couple and houses Butler's Andre B. Lacy School of Business, the Butler Beyond Transformation Lab, and the Office of Career and Professional Success. As a student, Dugan worked concessions at Hinkle Fieldhouse to help pay for his Butler education. He earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting in 1951 before becoming a successful entrepreneur and Indiana business leader. Bill met his late wife, Joanne, when the two were students at Butler in the late 1940s. The couple were married for 56 years prior to Joanne's passing in 2014. Bill's connection to Butler now spans eight decades.
 
Jon Hind, Coach, Men's Lacrosse, 1993-99 & Administrator, 1999-2007
Special Service Award
Hind was the first coach of Butler's men's lacrosse team, arriving on campus in 1991 to build the program from scratch. He coached the program for its first seven seasons, beginning in 1993. In those seven seasons, he led Butler to a 59-42 record and two Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) titles.  He was named 1998 USIL National Coach of the Year while leading the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament. In total, he was selected GWLL Coach of the Year three times. He handed off leadership of the program in 1999, beginning a career in athletics administration. He served in various leadership roles within Butler's Athletics Department until 2007 when he became Director of Athletics at his alma mater, Hamilton College.