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The Vocal Department of Butler Community College hosted the 42nd Show Choir Festival, Building for Today, on Friday, Oct. 10. The KSHSAA-approved invitational consisted of a private clinic with a special guest clinician, workshops and a festival finale performance by Butler Headliners. Invited schools include El Dorado High School, Augusta High School, Circle High School, Ark City High School, Madison High School, Andover High School and more. There will be another festival held on Monday, November 3 to host schools on a wait list due to festival popularity. Choral Director/Worship Director

Photo: (Left to Right): Dr. Peter Linden, Dean of Career and Technical Education; Dr. Tamara Daniel, President of Butler Community College; Dr. Barry Robinson, Vice President of Academics at Butler; Lisa Riedel, Dean of Pitt State's Crossland College of Technology; Susan Bon, Executive Vice President and Provost at Pitt State; Andy Klenke, Director of Pitt State's School of Technology & Workforce Learning; Byron McKay, professor for Career & Technical Education at Pitt State; Rodney Ford, Representative-Western MO&KS, Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council; Jake Kirk, Representative-Western

The Butler Foundation, Butler Fine Arts Department and Redler Institute of Culinary Arts hosted The Art of Butler event on Thursday, October 21. The event showcased student artwork and performances to highlight the benefits of scholarship donations. Culinary students demonstrated their craft in the action stations and Grizzly Grub Food Truck to add to an exceptional dining experience. “The event is meant to show the arts of Butler to the community,” Director of Redler Institute Les Padzensky said. “We want Butler supporters to see their money is positively impacting our students.” While

Butler Community College Chamber Singers will perform in “Mozart’s Coronation” at the Wichita Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday, October 28 at 7 p.m. This select ensemble of 35 singers will grace the stage at the First United Methodist Church for about 40 minutes during the mass choir and their solo performance. “The Butler Chamber Singers are one of the hardest-working groups of students I have had the pleasure of teaching,” Director Chad Ingram said. “They are kind, consistent, mature and wonderfully artistic. They give me great hope for the future of our world.” There are three ensembles

Butler Community College celebrated the inauguration of the sixth president in its nearly 100-year history, Dr. Tamara Daniel. Dignitaries from across the state including college presidents and vice presidents, local, state, and county officials, and members of the Kansas Board of Regents attended the ceremony. In her inaugural address, Dr. Tamara Daniel reflected on her belief that the institution she has been charged to lead is more than just a place. “It is a spirit that lives in every student who walks through our doors, in every faculty and staff member who gives their best each day, in

Butler Community College’s Automotive Technology program received a $16,000 gift from the NADA Foundation at the recommendation of Les Eck, owner of Rusty Eck Ford. The gift itself is a NADA Foundation Ambassador Grant and will support Auto Tech students in their hands-on training to become automotive professionals. “There are two people you cannot live without in a car business: salespeople and technicians,” Eck Auto Group CEO Kyle Eck said. “Salespeople sell the cars and technicians keep them on the road.” Eck is committed to continuing the partnership with Butler’s Auto Tech program to

For Andover resident Amber Holeman, returning to a college classroom wasn’t just about earning a credential—it was about answering a calling. “I realized over the years that I really enjoy helping people,” Holeman said. “I thrive in a fast-paced environment and during crises.” After earning a bachelor’s in psychology over a decade ago, she considered a career in emergency services for years but couldn’t make it work as a single parent. Now married with an adult daughter living in Minnesota and two kids thriving in middle school, she finally has the opportunity to follow her passion. “I like

The Rotary Club of West Wichita has partnered with the Redler Institute of Culinary Arts at Butler Community College to establish a new scholarship in memory of Michael Phipps, a respected leader in the local hospitality industry who passed away in January of this year. The inaugural Michael Phipps Memorial Scholarships were presented at the Rotary Club’s meeting on September 30 to three deserving students, Thien Doan, Alexis Osborne and Sarah Rouch, all of Wichita. Each student received a $500 scholarship to support their education and training at Butler. The scholarship was created to honor

Michael McCaffrey is the latest featured artist at Butler Community College’s Erman B. White Gallery of Art, with a new exhibition titled “Dog Days.” An assistant teaching professor in the visual art department at the University of Kansas, McCaffrey’s work typically features oil paintings and drawings of his elderly father and his home in Lawrence, Kansas. With color choices alternating between bright synthetic hues and neutrals associated with Kansas, McCaffrey records accurate visual information and abstract forms. Butler assistant art professor Rachel Curtis served as the college’s point

Butler’s diesel technology program recently received a major boost through the donation of a diesel truck by FGC Inc., a transportation company based in Park City, Kansas. Joe Cordell, fleet manager at FGC, said the donation of the 2018 Kenworth T-680 was an investment in the next generation of technicians. “I’ve been in contact with Todd [Williams] about the diesel program for the last couple years, as we are always looking for new talent,” Cordell said. “We recently purchased new trucks and are selling old ones, so we thought now would be a great time to donate a piece of equipment and build