Butler Announces 2025-2026 Graduates

More than 800 students recognized as Butler graduates. (Elizabeth Cody)

Press Release

Butler Community College has released the full list of graduates for the 2025-2026 school year, including Order of the Gold and Order of the Purple honorees, Early College Academy students and members of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society.

To receive Order of the Gold, students must have earned a 4.0 GPA and completed 30 credit hours at Butler. To receive Order of the Purple, students must complete a similar number of credit hours at Butler and finish with a 3.75 or higher GPA.

Graduates are organized by in-state versus out-of-state, then by hometowns and last name. In addition, students from Wichita are broken out by zip code. See below for a guide to various honors and notations.

Watch the full commencement ceremony at https://www.butlercc.edu/bctvplus/?B=4033612 . To view the commencement photo album, https://www.flickr.com/photos/butlercc/albums/72177720333776383/.

Notation Key:

` denotes Order of the Gold

~ denotes Order of the Purple

+ denotes Early College Academy graduate

* denotes Phi Theta Kappa membership

In State

Andale

Brentyn Caselman*, David Graham, Eva Preister`

Andover

Nathan Anderson~*, Sam Arias, Lianne Azar, Berkley Beims+, Hunter Crumrine, Kelly Escue*, Brayden Thomas Frieze~, Lucy Geier~+, Madelyn Elyse George, Selah Chase Goldston, Cory Harman, Madison Marcellus, Sydney Mayginnes~+, Cara Milne~, Autumn Milner, Islam Mohieeldin~, Daniel Moore~*, Enas Musa, Emma Lynn Perkins, Brooklynn Rodarte+*, London Marie Seglem, Hannah Smay~+, Carson J. Tasker~+*, Adison Thiel, Allana Wentworth+*, Andrew Wiele, Holly May Williams, Cade Ryan Winchester

Anthony

Zachery Graves

Argonia

Katelynn Nicole Grube

Arkansas City

Kaitlyn Jo Miller~

Augusta

Alexandra Barrier, Claire Brown~, David E Brown, Clarissa A Cox*, Morgan Curry~, Gunner Payne Kelley Daugherty`, Nathan Ebenkamp+, Adrianna Lea Edwards, Maci Edwards+, Caden Gilbert+, Owen King, Hannah E Line, Blayke Locke~*, Ty Warren Luna, Rylee McClanahan`+, Corbyn Mosley, Corbin Shillinger+, Hunter Athy-Sedbrook~+, Heidi Lynn Skaer~+, Michael Phillip Smithwick Jr.+, Jase L. Thomas+, Shawnacy Warren*, Aaron Watkins, Jaxon Tyler Williamson*, Garrett Zimmer

Basehor

Audrey Bracken

Bel Aire

Camden J Beahm, Matthew Henry*, Landon Metzger

Belle Plaine

Dene Hastings*

Bentley

Trinity Renay Snider

Benton

Austin C Kline*, Zak May, Madeleine Meier+, Elizabeth Randall~

Bucklin

Lincoln Dean Martin

Buhler

Sean M Boston

Cassoday

Alexa Hardin

Cheney

Eric S Compton

Clearwater

Kendyll Ankerholz~, Ally Brynn Sharp~, Trenton Shoaf

Colony

Kayla JoAnne Hermreck~

Colwich

Tyner Whalen

Conway Springs

Kevin Ebenkamp`

Cottonwood Falls

Brianna Elisabeth Larkin

Council Grove

Jeremy M Bingesser, Arielle Marie Roberts

Derby

Ayanna Isabella Basu`+, Chloe Elizabeth Bell~, Michaela Blankenship+, Lauren Brown+*, Mason Desmond Campbell+, Conner Clasper, Kyler Demel, Brooke Marie Downs+, Bayleigh Dutton, Samantha Eitutis, Remyngton Fowler~+, Camryn Gonzalez~+, Sarah Grebe~, Morrissey Hartman, Hunter Steele Heckart`, Zachary Travis Iverson, Laura Johnson~, Leven W Jones+, Isabel Kippenberger+, Megan Leidy*, Louisa Lever, Princess Cueto Lugo, Marco Macias, Jessica Methman~, Jake Nespor, Kiley Peterson, Paris Gold Phillips+, Lilliana Regina Rau*, Amanda Carver-Robbins, Brooke Elizabeth Rice~*, Izora Rowland, Ashlyn Snead~+, Joshua W. Stroot, Chloe Madison Stuhlsatz~+, Lauren Makenna Tanner, Jennie Woolman

Dodge City

Riley Benjamin Stanfield

Douglass

Mariah Nicole Barkus~, Kendall Coombes, Addison Ford+, Alexandria Lauren Hyatt, Kinley Schouten+, Jaxon Spradling, William Tyndale Swigart, Graeson Allen Walter+, Elijah Wasson`+

El Dorado

Ashleigh Nichole Baird, Andrew W Barnes, Kalyn Berry, Cameron Fry, Bradley Gillespie~, Lily Hamel~+, Nicholas Hermes, Abbigale May Hilyard, Josiah Jensen, Sean Dean Kagle, Jordann Elizabeth Kohman, Larrisa L. Lakin~, Taren Jane Lakin~, Savannah Diane Piikealani Lunsford~*, Sfiso Makolomakwa, Cannon McCormack, Thomas Matthew McLendon+, Alyssa Mitchell, David Bruce Mitchell, Chrisgiuan Malik Montgomery, Gracie Moore, Madelyn Muhlig, Rebecca Juliet Nelson, Gora Niang, Kolton Parish+, Wendell E. Parker, Het Patel~*, Alyssa Rae Patty, Veronica Lucia Azuaje Rangel~, Descarte Santos, Tyler Scott Schnitzler~, Bailey Smith, Kayla Dellise Trotter, Miles James Miles Welch, TaylorRay White, Naho Yamamura~

Ellis

Azalia Fuentes

Emporia

Taylor Olivia Sporn~

Eureka

Masen Huddleston

Florence

Cadence Craig

Fort Scott

Tate J. Crystal*, Reegan McDaniel~*, Keegan L. Yarick~

Garden City

Wendy Zamudio

Garden Plain

Clayton Chamberland, Aaron Weber`, Briannah A Weber+

Garnett

Rilyn Mae Sommer~

Girard

Alex Coester~

Goddard

Kaitlyn Erwin~, Ruth Abigail Schwemmer~

Haven

Kaley Mulligan

Hays

Nia Rusa Prater

Haysville

Anna Marie Ayer, Madisyn Isabel Gains, Ella Mae Gardner+, Isabella Lindsay~*, Emily Manche, Cheyenne Rector

Hesston

Whitley Rhodes

Hugoton

Lyla Cory Evans

Hutchinson

Samantha Carpenter

Junction City

Isaiah Smith

Kansas City

Julian Heirwegh, Devin Michael Kerr

Kechi

JoCee Rae Hoyt, Emma Susanne Kern~, Antriana Means, Reece Michael~

Leawood

Camron Nikravan

Lehigh

Ashley Peters`*

Leon

Bailey Greenwell, Samantha Owens, Kaylene Shepard, Aaron Standfast, Shakira Woodrow

Linwood

Mary Elizabeth Habjan~

Louisburg

Robert Gene Lake

Maize

Haley Anne Hinnenkamp~, Isabella Yolie Santos

Marion

Grace Hett~, Alexander Michael Johnson, Gabrielle Newell

McPherson

Cory Muehler

Mount Hope

Katelyn Regan

Mulvane

Gabriella Bauerle, Emily Bay, Andrew Wilson Bergstresser, Caleb Boor+, Grace Carpenter+, Kaitlyn Foltz`, Blake Isaac Grieve+, Teagan Heersche+, Ellyana Irvine+, Jacyndah Jennings~+*, Madison Julius, Landon Thomas Keller~, Erica Thi Rico+, Kylie Schwanke`+, McKenzie Lou Storment~+, Samantha Sweeney, Brayden Montgomery Tatum

Newton

Camden Patrick Ball, Lauren Crawford, Jessica Hayes, Ronni Dyann Horn*, Sandy Johnson, Kinsley Peterson`, Destiny Janae Smith, Nathan Stewart, Teah Renee Vogt, Lukabella Sage Wiebe~

North Newton

Isabel I Sandoval

Olathe

Carson Kraft, Holden Lough

Overland Park

Maxwell Allen Barnes, Josiah W Kirkwood, Jalen Wilson

Park City

Tristan Derifield, Jackson Ellison~, Arianna Therese Hutfles~+*, Kaitlyn Iles~, Kory Thomas Martinez, Kala Russell, Ashley Simpson, Yuan Frieda Zhao

Parkerfield

Chloe Coury`

Parsons

Julie A Hazen

Peabody

Tiyonnah Nicholle Sattler

Pomona

Kenna Jean Cooley~*

Potwin

Grace Johnson, Lindy Sue Thatcher

Protection

McKenzie G Jellison

Rock

Julie Anna Fleming

Rose Hill

Lauren Elisabeth Burton, Aubrey Cunningham, Gunner James Fulk, Garrett David Funke, Heather Green, Teegan Hobson+*, Addison Hommertzheim+*, Brooke Alexandra Johnson,  Natalie Faith Koehn+, Kolbie McEwen+, Ella Marie Nelson, Logan Christine Nemeskal, Ethan Racchini+, Rylan Ramsey+, Matthew Bradley Weber`+

Rossville

Claire Bergman

Salina

Anahyssa Nash, Julissa Aurelia Nash

Sedgwick

Lauryn Quinn Yungclas

Stilwell

Kenzie Galliart~

Syracuse

Ana Karen Quintana, Mario Alberto Ramos

Tonganoxie

Gage E Slabaugh

Topeka

Sian Ball

Towanda

Lennon Farner+, Hayden Elise Harrison*, Jenna Rose Moore~+, Leah Jane Moore+, Vance M. Wheeler+

Udall

Brooklyn Page King

Ulysses

Hugo Carrasco-Corral, Jillynn L Figgins

Valley Center

Elliott James Balthazor, Annaliese Black~, Kennedy Crain+, Kaitlyn Gobel, Violet Matej, Dawna Elizabeth Poland~*, Benjamin Michael Sisler, Timothy Jaymes Thomas`, Callie Jo Thompson, Lillian Timmons~, Henry Austin Welu, Tyler White, Savannah Marie Wolff~, Zachary Wood

Waverly

Luke Bartley

White City

Alexia Macleod

Whitewater

Corbin C Hutchinson

Wichita

67202

Sandra Basor*, Katelynn Carroll, Lauren Kaylee Hunt, Lauren Weiss*

67203

Danielle Adams, Maria Kristianna Aguilera, Josseline Alba, Spencer P Allen, Francisco Ramirez Camacho*, Aiyana Rivera-Cardenas~*, Dalia Esparza, Merari Flores, Jeannete Maria High, Brania Valeria Quezada, Anthony Espino Ramirez~, Carina Rosales, Stephanie Marrie Willard

67204

Martha Ortiz-Aldaba, Evelyn Minita Castillo Carrillo~*, Jacob Christopher Gantt~, Kenia Julissa Gonzalez, Chesley Rose Jagears~, Raquel Jimenez~, Gisel Arianna Lopez, Jazlyn Rodriguez, Esmy Esmeralda Saenz, Adriana Diaz-Serrato, Jesus Daniel Vitela

67205

Joshua Brummett, MiKiahla Rylynn Caldwell, Giya Fairbairn~, Tagin Goode, Alicia Cheyenne Harper, Jenny Thi Ho, Tatum Hoard, Colton David Lapierre, Kevin Samuel Nave~*, Kaitlyn Irene Nelson, Lilly Mitchell*, Jaden Murdock, Ashley Singhateh, Jordon Sandoval, MaryAnn Elizabeth Raphael Van Walleghen*, Hayley Wilson`*

67206

Itam Udo Ekanem~*, Aaliyah Nichole Huebert, Katharine McCarthy, Tennielle K. Montgomery, MyTam Nguyen`+, Bethanie Paige Phillips, Jose Mario Robles, Ralsten Tersol, Cassandra Nicole Thompson, Allison Voges`, Gabriella Martinez-Valdez

67207

Tabby Ananda~, Alexander Anderson, Anthony Chhang, Lily Clendenin+, Tyler Duong, Corbin Green, Trinity Ruthann Guffey~, Tuan Anh Huynh, Kendra Carrillo, Ryan Liu, A'Tayzhia Diamond Lashay Miller, Lillian Mary Milton, Christian Mola-Vongtheva, Timothy Mungai Mulinge, JaQuari Myles, Maureen Mokeira Ombati, Ivonne Porras*, Michelle Andrea Rhue~, Eric Roberts~, Reed Roush, Ezra Lenou Sayavongsa+, Parker Slaughter, Jayla Mae Lilianna Smith*, Asianna Khamsay Xayarath~

67208

Matthew Adams, Sara Bronwen Burch`*, Whitney Carmichael, Christopher Endsley~, Airyn Griffin, Emily Kauffman+, Kelsi Brown~, Laura Dawn Daniel, Ella Moll, Layla Tbaba

67209

Sydney Cole, Catherine Elizabeth Harvey*, Ethan M. Legrand, Cora Mae Martin, Sophia Isabel Vaughn, Vanessa Ann Strickland

67210

Derion Hubbard, Elizabeth Martin, Mattie Kate Webb+, Shaquita Toles

67211

Alejandro Felix, Rebecca L. Galindo, Jordan Daniel Laymon, Eva Maldonado Delgado, Meghan Stark, Camille K Williamson~*, Denise Yanez Canales

67212

Sydni Bejaran, Jaden Bernard, Avree Birkes, Rae Flowers~, Sophia Fuller,  Samantha Grier, Edna Faye Jones-Johnson*, Savannah Kniep*, Ardon WL Leyba*, Diana Laura Pompa-Loera, Alyssia Concepcion Logan, Shelby Layne McKedy, Brooklyn Mikos~, Cadence Jade Mills, Socora Moffett, Shauna Cait Murphy`*, Brynn Nusz, Okaru Ivy Nyanduko, Simran Pandey, Rylin Grace Ramsay, Enaly Elizabeth Garcia Rodriguez, Dalton Joseph Rose, Enrique Perez-Ruiz~*, Jennifer Derath-Silva, Kendra Sine, Skyler Stover, Emma Valentine, McKenzie J Williams

67213

Jacob Favre, Adonia Hobson, Shayla Mai~, Iveth Quesada, Misty Rueda~*

67214

Leya Ahadi, Maria Bafunye, Nicholas Jianfortoni, Christian Loudermilk, Joseph Masura, Charisma Reese, Nia Trice

67215

Jake Jasnoski, Wilson Oyogo Kengere, Aiden D Kirchert+, Yareli Anelisse Ornelas~, Hannah Rose Sowersby

67216

Kiera Leanne Brown, Ashley Chansombath, Allexis Rae Davy*, Joselyn De Loera, Terrian Hallowell+*, Aldair Martinez, Austin M Morrow, Shevchenko Okafor, Victoria (Rae) Oquendo, Sarah Roush~, Christian Thomas, Sierra L.A. Van Arsdale

67217

Christina Ackerman`, Jezyca Brown, AvaLea Cox+, Chelsea LeeAnn Elmore, Kylee Jester, Michael Brett Lane~, Emily Elena Morales, Monique Morris, Harley Uyen Nguyen, Tanner Padgett-Pfeifer, Guinevere Parker, Trevor Perricone, Trista Kay Roetta~, Jessica Schiefelbein, Christopher Stansbury, Logan Thomas-Davis, Candice Weilert~

67218

Anjelicia Ysidra Arellano, Noemi Arzola, Jade A Coulter, Desiree Elizabeth Duggins, John Gadwood, Vanessa Goheen, Amanda Johnson~, Valeria Luna, Maria Fernanda Saldana, Skylar Nichols*, Isaiah Oindi, McKenzie Rae Pilgrim, Ramiro Trejo Morales, Carlo Roberto Quinonez*, Tamarion Absidy Stephens+, Charlize A Valentin

67219

Tiara Adkins, Alejandra Guadalupe Colchado, Christal Porter

67220

Maria Elizabeth Retana Aguilera*, Justin F. Elad*, Samuel Hounsou, Hunter Mannor, Mya Mayberry, Charles Officer~, Prince Jagdishkumar Patel~, Indira Khenu Bandara Sandirigama*, Cierra Kelice Williams

67226

Dylan Michael Baker, Alacea Cokeley, Thatiana Alves Godinho Conceicao, William B. Davis*, Austin Michael Gibbs, Robert Michael Klag`, Paige Alexandrea Raines, Simon Ming Sai, Michelle Simmons, Mason Shawn Smykil, Ava Joy Stephenson, Kristen Thomas~, Mackenzie Tittle~*

67228

Madyson Bauer, Mia Jaramillo~+, Kaleb Nye~

67230

Sinan Barut, Kendall Dame~+, Ashlyn R Davis~, Rylee G. Emmons~+, Paul Thomas Evans+*, Paige Gawith~+, Gavin A. Gomez+, Chase Dylan Goertzen, Reese M Gunnarson+, Samantha Hanning+, Ethan J Kramer+*, Catherine Lawless, Rianna J Madhu~+, Andrew Taylor Manson, Rylee Palacio~+, Jaslene R Sot+

67235

Ava Blue~, Roman Andrew Cinotto, Brynna Nicole Hermann~, Katrina J. Kistler, Doreen C. Lema*, Chelsea Marie Mellano*, Terissa Hanson, Ryann Olivia Poe+

Winchester

Breah Dame~

Winfield

Sydney Lynn Mackerley, Grady Eugene Priest, Drew Propps

 

Out of State

Arkansas

Sophia Neihouse~ (Fort Smith)

Colorado

Job Knight* (Byers), Jonathan Rafael Nunez (Aurora), Olivia Sky Rossi`* (Yampa), Shae Stone (Eaton)`, Caleb Bennett Sumpter~ (Branson)

Florida

Shatha Abdellatif (Tampa), Ainsley Brown (Fort Lauderdale), Curtis Hood (Lehigh Acres), Amaral J. Pierre-Jerome (Clermont), John Thomas II (Crawfordville)

Georgia

Mikayla Mae McDonald` (Perry)

Illinois

Audrey Mae Curtin`* (Blue Mound)

Kentucky

Harlee Wren Watson~* (Flemingsburg)

Louisiana

Jaylen Lawrence (Lafayette)

Minnesota

Maddux Schrupp (Cologne)

Missouri

Demetrion Cannon (Florissant), Skyla Kirkpatrick (Pleasant Hill), Isaiah B Miller~ (Springfield)

Nebraska

Cooper Annin (Papillion)

Nevada

Savior Manuma (Henderson)

Ohio

Jack McDaniel~ (Urbana), Jacob Gary Wiechart (Fort Jennings)

Oklahoma

John Thomas Dillard Jr. (Norman), Karson Holson (Collinsville), Maxwell C McChesney (Oklahoma City), Corey Michael Rowland Jr. (Tulsa)

South Dakota

Amarion Sailer (Box Elder), Emillee Sue Stofferahn (Humboldt)

Tennessee

Markellus Travell Bass (Hermitage), Javon Ekuaze (La Vergne)

Texas

Mikel Fields (De Berry)

Virginia

Kennah Kerns~ (Clear Brook)

Wyoming

Connor Dean Booth (Torrington), Cody L Hays~ (Cheyenne)

 

Out of Country

Japan

Yusei Uzawa` (Matsudo)

Tanzania

Glory Michael Mayala* (Kinyerezi) 
 

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