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Butler Community College has announced the President’s and Dean’s Honor Roll recipients for the Summer and Fall 2025 semesters. To be named on the President’s Honor Roll, students must have earned a 4.0 GPA, and students on the Dean’s List earned a 3.50 - 3.99 GPA. For both semester lists, students are organized by in-state versus out-of-state, then alphabetically by hometown and last name. Additionally, Wichita recipients are broken out by zip codes. Summer 2025 Dean’s Honor Roll In State Andover Gracie Hett Augusta Elise Richardson Derby Brock Denson, Lachlan Jones, Nicholas Jones, Lauren

The Butler Community College Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Kim Trujillo and Brett Martinez, received an invitation to perform at the 2026 Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) In-Service Workshop on Thursday, February 26, at Century II Convention Center in Wichita. Being chosen to perform at the workshop is the highest honor a performing ensemble can receive in the state. Over the last decade, only five community college ensembles have performed at the workshop. Of those five, this year's Percussion Ensemble is the third to represent Butler, following the Clarinet Quartet in

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

Written by: Beclynn Garrett Butler Community College is ready to raise the curtain on its upcoming fall dance recital, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. in the 700 Building Theatre on the El Dorado campus. This year's recital includes a wide range of styles: Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Ballet, and Modern Dance. The newly formed Rose Gold ensemble will be featured and Gold Standard, both directed by Doris Prater. The performance will feature choreography created and taught by Butler Dance Instructor Valerie Mack, along with faculty members Bailey Bucholtz and Emily Blaine. The show represents months of intensive

Donors were recognized for giving and service at the President’s Donor Dinner held on November 13 at Butler Community College. The event is held annually to show appreciation to donors who have reached a new giving level based on their prior fiscal year giving. Butler’s new President Tamara Daniel, Ph.D., began the evening by introducing herself and highlighting nonprofit funding priorities at the college as well as the college’s upcoming Centennial celebration in 2026-2027. 2025 Hubbard Award of Excellence winner Kassie Davis of Augusta, Kan. gave the keynote speech. Davis was given the honor

The Butler Community College Theatre Department will present the Off-Broadway classic “The Fantasticks,” with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, November 20-22. Performances will take place at 7 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on November 22. Featuring classic songs like “Try to Remember ” and “Soon It's Gonna Rain,” the musical is loosely based on the play “Les Romanesques” by Edmond Rostand. The original production ran for 42 years beginning in 1960, making it the longest-running show in the history of American theatre. Butler’s production is directed by Theatre Department

Next month, Butler Community College is set to host its first ever Floor Covering Installation Boot Camp, a hands-on training program designed for individuals looking to start a career in the growing flooring industry. This one-week boot camp will be held December 1–5, 2025 at Butler’s Andover campus. In a single week, students will gain real-world experience installing hardwood, tile, carpet and other materials under the guidance of industry professionals. The class will prepare students for immediate entry into the workforce by equipping them with the skills employers seek. “This program is

Butler Community College was recently named a Top Community College for 2025 by Education Insider magazine, an esteemed periodical that covers higher education on a national level. Below is the article, “Butler Community College: Turning Classrooms Into Successful Careers”, which features an exclusive interview with Butler President Dr. Tamara Daniel. It was published in Education Insider’s October issue. Today’s college students demand more than a diploma. They expect real value and genuine opportunities to build the future they envision. As the most digitally connected generation yet, they

The Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble of Butler Community College will once again contribute to El Dorado’s Celebration of Freedom observance with a concert on Sunday, November 9 at 7 p.m. in the Clifford Stone room of the R.D. Hubbard Welcome Center. “The Butler Bands have been involved in the El Dorado Celebration of Freedom for many years,” Director Brett Martinez said. “It is a great opportunity for us to utilize our talents to serve our local community and honor our veterans.” Both bands will contribute to a patriotic atmosphere during the concert, with music selections designed to praise

Joe Johnson is the next featured artist at Butler Community College’s Erman B. White Gallery of Art, with an exhibition titled “The Playing Field.” A professor at the University of Missouri, Johnson's works are included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, The Center for Creative Photography, The Museum of Modern Art, the New York Artist Book Library and the University of Macau, among others. His photographs have been the subject of articles and reviews in Art in America, The New York Times, The Boston Globe and YVI Magazine in the Netherlands. Johnson describes the