Butler Nursing Honors Fall 2025 Graduates

Butler Community College’s nursing department celebrated 57 new graduates at their bi-annual Nurses Pinning Ceremony at the El Dorado Performing Arts Center on Thursday, December 11, 2025.

Associate Dean of Nursing and Allied Health Janet Schueller opened the ceremony by explaining the significance of the pin itself. “The nursing pin is a reminder, a symbol, of the hard work and dedication required to complete your nursing education. In the pin, you will see symbols representing valor, truth, being light to others, power, protectiveness, flexibility, and resilience,” said Schueller.

Student Alexander Anderson and faculty member Casey Miller were the recipients of this year’s DAISY Awards, a national award given to one student and one educator each semester who demonstrate excellent nursing qualities.

10 graduates also completed Butler’s special partnership program with the University of Kansas, simultaneously earning their associate degree from Butler and their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from KU. 

Watch the entire ceremony online at https://www.butlercc.edu/BCTVplus or on the BCTV+ app. To view the photo album, click here. (Photos: Elizabeth Cody and Rodney Dimick) 
 
Fall 2025 graduates (listed by hometown)

Andover  
Ryan Bezdeck - KU BSN Graduate 

Tsvet Tsvetkov 

 

Arkansas City 
Mallory Daniels 

 
Augusta  
Sarah New

 

Bel Aire  
Emma Ewings

 

Derby
Chase Hansard

Agness Mbezi - KU BSN Graduate 

 

Douglass 
Olga Olinichenko

 

El Dorado  
Victoria George - KU BSN Graduate  

Kayla Harton  

Holly Long 

Jamison McCaig  

Kara McLaren - KU BSN Graduate  

Ashley Tolle - Daisy Award Nominee 

 

Emporia
Vanessa Castillo

 

Eureka
Michelle Scott

 

Haysville
Tamara Gielisch

 

Maize
Maggie Wilson

 

Mulvane
Temera McCulloch - Daisy Award Nominee

YunJung Lee

 

Newton 
Naomi Kuhn 

 

Rose Hill
Jessica Nusz

Robert Prater

Migel Cox

 

Towanda
Morgan Gibbs  

 

Valley Center
Sandar Lin 

LeiAnn May

 

Wichita  
Meshack Atandi  

Alanah Birkholz  

Sierra Campos - KU BSN Graduate  

Angela Ceballos  

Morgan Clark  

Lisbeth Diaz-Serrato 

Kara Eldridge  

Liliana Espinoza-Gonzalez  

LaTasha Hale - Class Vice President  

Winnie James - KU BSN Graduate  

Shelby Johnson  

Elizabeth Katz  

Brigid Kiptanui 

Kyrah Koester - KU BSN Graduate 

Sandra Korir 

Deanna-Rika Laxa - KU BSN Graduate  

Jazmin Lee  

Alexis Lewis  

Annibelle Maisch  

Keenan Nguyen - BSNA President / KU BSN Graduate / Daisy Award Nominee 

Alexandra Palmer  

Crystal G. Pham  

Nelson Rugumamu  

Julia Sherman - KU BSN Graduate 

Sienna Sipult  

John Taylor - Class President 

Nicole Victor 

Cheyanne Walker 

Esther B. Wanaah 

Trisha Wolfe 

 

Faculty Daisy Award Nominees 

Janet Doremus 

Shane Greene 

Katie Lill