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Butler Community College’s nursing department celebrated 67 new graduates at their bi-annual Nurses Pinning Ceremony at the El Dorado Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Associate Dean of Nursing and Allied Health Janet Schueller opened the ceremony by listing well-known pioneers from the field of nursing and welcoming the graduates to the profession. “We congratulate you on this momentous accomplishment. Each and every one of you is a pioneer in your own right, and we hope you take that pioneer spirit with you,” said Schueller. Dr. Jackie Vietti, interim president of Butler

More than one hundred high school students celebrated with family, friends and peers at Butler Community College’s 2025 Early College Academy (ECA) ceremony on May 10. These students marked over a decade of high schoolers earning an associate degree, tech certificate or academy scholar certificate through ECA. The ECA recognized current high school students who successfully completed their courses of study in areas like Health Science, Cyber Security, Welding and more. Each student received an academic cord to wear at Butler's May 16 commencement. Savannah Mann, a Liberal Arts student, Barrett

Butler Community College gathered with McConnell Air Force Base on April 24 to recognize a half century of educational opportunities provided by Butler on base at McConnell. The celebration took place more than 50 years after Butler's first class at McConnell was taught on January 27, 1975. "Butler Community College has served Airmen from all over the country here at McConnell Air Force Base,” said Colonel Matthew Basler, Commander of the 931 Operations Group. “They have helped these Airmen grow intellectually, becoming better versions of themselves. When those airmen leave Kansas and serve

Butler Community College’s nationally-recognized Livestock Judging program won Team of the Year for the 2024-2025 season after being named Reserve Champions at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo earlier this year. Additionally, four members of the team were named All-Americans. This is the sixth time the Butler judging team has been named national Team of the Year, and the first time since 2020-2021. In order to win the top honor, the team needed to post the lowest cumulative rank across five national competitions, and Butler coach Taylor Frank said it came down to the final contest.

The Butler Community College Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that, after a nationwide search, Dr. Tamara Daniel has been named the sixth President in the college’s nearly 100-year history. Her first day will be Monday, June 23. Dr. Daniel is poised to become the leader of the second-largest community college in Kansas after serving as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH), a two-year institution with an enrollment of 1,500 students located in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Prior to her time at ASUMH, Dr. Daniel served as Vice

Butler Community College is pleased to announce it has been awarded the 2025-2026 Silver Military Friendly® School designation. The announcement comes as Butler and McConnell Air Force Base prepare to celebrate their 50-year partnership with a special event later this month. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2025-2026 survey with 830 earning special awards for going above the standard. “This recognition is immensely valuable to Butler

Butler Community College is pleased to announce the names of the four finalists for its ongoing presidential search. In alphabetical order, the finalists are Dr. Samuel “Todd” Brand, Dr. Tamara Daniel, Dr. Marc Malone and Dr. Greg Nichols. Starting March 31, each finalist will be welcomed to campus for a day of tours, official interviews and meetings, including a specific forum for community and business partners from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. each day. PRESIDENTIAL FINALISTS Dr. Samuel “Todd” Brand has spent twenty-five years working in the field of higher education. Originally from Mendenhall

The Butler Community College Board of Trustees and the Kansas Board of Regents recently approved an update to the Redler Institute of Culinary Arts curriculum, which includes a new group of certificate pathways aimed at refining the educational process for tomorrow’s top chefs. In addition to the standard associate degree in culinary arts, the Redler Institute will now offer one, two and four semester certifications which give students the option to take a variety of courses related to event management, food truck entrepreneurship and pastry arts. “The new curriculum is much more streamlined

Butler Community College hosted the annual 2025 Butler County Spelling Bee on Friday, February 7 in the R.D. Hubbard Welcome Center on the El Dorado campus. Samuel Riley of Andover Middle School was named champion. A total of 26 contestants from Butler County elementary and middle schools competed for eight total rounds. Samuel was the only student to advance to the Championship Round. Samuel correctly spelled the word “anxiety” to be named the winner. He will now move on to the state spelling bee on Saturday, March 22, at Mabee Arena at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina. Blake Dunbar from

Butler Community College has released the President’s and Dean’s Honor Roll lists for the Fall 2024 semester, with over 1300 students being recognized for their academic achievements. To be named to the President’s Honor Roll, students must maintain a GPA of 4.0, while students on the Dean’s list must earn a GPA of 3.50 - 3.99. For each list, students are organized by in-state or out-of-state residency, then alphabetically by hometown and last name. Additionally, Wichita students are broken out by zip code. PRESIDENT’S HONOR ROLL IN STATE ANDALE Eva Preister ANDOVER Pallas Adams, Jason Adler