New faces inducted into Butler's Phi Theta Kappa Chapter

In late October Butler Community College’s five-star chapter inducted 321 new members into the honor society Phi Theta Kappa (PTK). This was the first face-to-face induction ceremony since 2019 due to Covid-19.  

In order to become a PTK member, students must earn a minimum 3.5 GPA from at least 12 credit hours of 100-level classes or higher. After those requirements are met, students are personally invited to join.

Two past Butler PTK alums, Emily Crow (2018-2019) of Wichita and Alyssa Dehncke-White (2016-2017) of Wichita addressed Butler’s new PTK inductees during the special ceremony held on the El Dorado campus.

“Emily and Alyssa’s presentations gave personal insights on how being a PTK member has enhanced their personal, educational and professional endeavors,” said Chrissy Gifford, Butler’s PTK Advisor.

Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society for two-year colleges. The organization was formed in 1918 on the pillars of: Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Fellowship. Today, Phi Theta Kappa not only recognizes students’ academic success, but through online courses gives them the opportunities to develop professionally, earn scholarships, enhance leadership skills and explore career options.

The following students (alphabetized by hometown) were inducted into Butler’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for 2021:

Americus, KS

Yewande Adebowale

Andover, KS

Yewande Adebowale, Faris Alabdulkareem, Lesa Albin, Mariam Alky, Noah Camfield, Ashley Cichon, Annetta Connell, Tim Franks, Amber Gonzalez, Lauren Newman, Zachary Nibarger, Brandi Ohair, Jared Paubel, Sarah Penick, Miranda Ruland, Rejena Smith

Arkansas City, KS

Javier Aragon-Lopez

Augusta, KS

Emma Burnett, Shelby Chappell, Bryce Deewall, Emily Groen, Hayden Jansen, Kaitlynn McGaha, Trent Parsons, William Parsons, Hannah Peacock, Selena Singh, Michael Timberlake, Matthew Treto, Morgan Walker

Aurora, CO

Bilal El-Amin

Aurora, MO

Kaitlyn Stockton

Bel Aire, KS

Rebeccah Hale, Adelynn Hobbs, Martha Muturi, Savannah Reed

Benton, KS

Lillian Bailey, Abigail Entz

Blue Rapids, KS

Kennedy Fahey

Cassoday, KS

Jeffery Garcia

Churubusco, IN

Maggie Johnson

Clearwater, KS

McKenzie Tripp

Coldwater, KS

Addison Colter

Council Grove, KS

Dani Dragone, Kristen Watson

Covington, LA

Justin Stolberg

Derby, KS

Nyra Brown, Ashtyn Carns, Haley Clark, Ashton Conley, Olivia Depew, Courtney Dubose, Wyatt Ebersole, Zach Grelinger,  Abigail Grief, Jake Hardin, Evan Hayes, Lauren Ison, Miranda Johnson, Nic Jones, Shayne Koonce, Linnea Meade, Jaycie Nelson, Jarod Noel, Isabelle Peck, Landon Rau, Sarah Robbins, Kaitlyn Strobel  

Douglass, KS

David Arevalo, Duncan Bannon, Savannah Edmonds, Emily Norton, Cailey Scheppman, Sasha Wharton

El Dorado, KS

Brianna Bright, Sarah Cavallaro, Si Qi Chen, Asher Cole, Ross Cole, Rose Ann Dejong, Fnu Diksha, Naomi Galindo, Hannah Goldsmith, Ryan Haag, Garrett Hanks, Donna Harris, Ben Jensen, Amy Kersten, Dalton King, Jared Kline, Zachary Koontz, Alexis Lake, Drake Middleton, Martha Moenning, Joshua Rodgers, Joshua Shum, Pamela Smielecki, Lily Son, Jentry Squires, Zadie St Louis, Joshua Staats, Mara Stewart, Cyan Trujillo, Jonnie Vankleeck, Tori Wilson, Isabella Winter Cocchi, Rachel Wolecki

Elk City, KS

Britney Nichols

Emporia, KS

Ashley Neville

Eureka, KS

Kennedy Johnson, Francis Moua

Faribault, MN

Cal Schultz

Garden City, KS

Elyssa Salazar

Garland, TX

Isabela Santobs Fernandes

Goddard, KS

Heather Curle, Natalie Ewy, Sabrina Flint, Marcha Glenn, Amy Hotmar, Baylee Nolt

Gustavsberg Stockholm, Switzerland

Sandra Thiman

Hutchinson, KS

April Engelhardt

Independence, KS

Thomas Easter

Jonesboro, AR

Zoe Hancock

Lake Quivira, KS

Thomas Tholen II

Lawrence, KS

Michael Rose

Leon, KS

Paige Fisher, Lainie Metsker, Janea Totty

Little River, KS

Taylor Dieball

Maize, KS

Jessica Lutgen

Marion, KS

Mickelly Soyez, Cameron White

McPherson, KS

Riley Hett, Emily Shilling

Medicine Lodge, KS

Sophia Dawson

Mulvane, KS

John Henderson, Breanna Unruh

Murdock, KS

Emma Graham

Myrtle Beach, SC

Dana Scarlet, Arroyo Infante

Neosho Falls, KS

Jayce Doolittle

Newton, KS

Morgan Gaines, Jeana Lyons, Jessica Martin, Isabelle Saenz, Taylor Stevenson, Hannah Teater

North Newton, KS

Christopher Junk, Amy Zastrow

Olathe, KS

Maddison Willis-Rosa

Park City, KS

David Carter, Brody Day, Scott Klassen

Peabody, KS

Breanna Lett

Peck, KS

Amanda Bilby

Platte, SD

Sawyer Naasz

Potwin, KS

Charles McQuiston

Prairie Village, KS

James Lovelace

Ragley, LA

Jared Heck

Rosalia, KS

Jessie Mooney

Rose Hill, KS

Aislin Burnison, Alexis Jewell, William Johnson, Hannah Schroer, Tonya Scott

South Haven, KS

Slade Wiley

Towanda, KS

Sydney Freed, Jessie Nibarger, Trinh Pham, Noah Stanyer, Shelby Varner

Udall, KS

Olivia Peters

Valley Center, KS

Emily Breault, Janett Duerksen, Bethany Emeola, Brittany Johnson, Lindsey Owings, Mikaydon Thomas, Kitara Thompson

Viola, KS

Kayla Bennett, Eric Ritter, Joshua Ritter

Wamego, KS

Abbigail Clark

Wellington, KS

Cade Phelps

White City, KS

Emily Havel, Devin Lee

Whitewater, KS

Evandro Santa, Marinha Dias

Wichita, KS

Cassie Agnew, Maria Aguilar Mendoza, Daniel Albers, Madison Angell, Zenzele Asante, Jonah Astegiano, Meshack Atandi, Fabiola Ayarza Anorga, Grace Banzouzi Nionguena, Tessa Barker, Ma Dolores Barrios, Emily Bautista, Danielle Beasley, Hannah Becker, Efren Benitez, Colt Bequette, Caroline Birkhofer, Mindy Bobbitt, Grace Boman, Hannah Borai, Caly Bourbonnais, Andrea Brinkley, Daphne Casanova, Cayden Chamberlin, Deanna Chase-Kuder, Gloria Cherono, Jasmine Renate Chobya, Keang Chou Chuor, Tabatha Conrady, Bely Dang, Karina De La Rosa Sosa, Laralyn Dickerson, Arturo Dominguez, Addie Driskill, Willow Eaton, Jordan Erhart, Joanna EricKS,  on, Fatemeh Farokhi, Brilei Ford, Beatriz Garza, Ryan Gebhart, Victoria Gonzalez, Remington Greider-Little, Luis Grimaldo, Kaitlin Grimes, Braylen Gunn, Jessica Gusland, Kaylie Hansen, Cody Hartwig, Naomi Havener, Siobhan Headman, Julia Henry, Tara Herrington, Karen Higgins, Kristina Hilboldt, Elaine Hobson, Lauren Hockett, Madelynn Hromek, Brittaney Hybki, Ikechukwu Iweha, Daniel Jasinski, Loyd Johnston, Crystal King, Maggie Koster, Christian Kroulik, Valerie Kubiak, Dylan Larosa, Karina Lemus, Ashleigh Lollar, Nathan Luke, Julieta Macias, Ivette Martinez-Jimenez, Levi Mathis, Caden McGill, Lauren McLemore, California Meadows, Pedro Medrano, Elizabeth Megee, Amy Miranda, Andrey Morais, Angelica Mounce, Samuel Mutch, Joshua Nangle, Thu Nguyen, Natalie Nichols, Gaylean Njambi, Marisa Norrick Robinson, Abraham Olvera, Julianna Parham, Victoria Peavey, Emileigh Petersen, Vi Pham, Joseph Pilens, Jordan Plowman, Keiessence Reed, Jessica Renteria, Rocio Robledo, Valerie Romero, Tamara Roraback, April Roy, Kathleen Rutler, Abigail Saenz, Sarah Samuels, Kendra San, Paulino Sanchez, Winnie Sang, Gisela Sarmiento, Erin Schaefer, Joella Schmidt, Hannah Seiler, Nathaniel Skinner, Jayla Smith, Rachel Smith, Raye Snowbarger, Caitlyn Sowden, Corwin Spencer, Danielle Stuewe, Sierra Swenson, Jennifer Szenay, Abigail Tello, Braeden Thomas, Evan Thornton, Brian Tsuma, Sarah Tucker, Joel Tweet, Meri Abigail Vaughn, Khyree Walker, Tessa White, Jason Wibowo, Marleece William

Wilmore, KS

Emma Dunn