Butler Community College hosted the annual 2025 Butler County Spelling Bee on Friday, February 7 in the R.D. Hubbard Welcome Center on the El Dorado campus. Samuel Riley of Andover Middle School was named champion. A total of 26 contestants from Butler County elementary and middle schools competed for eight total rounds. Samuel was the only student to advance to the Championship Round. …
The Butler Community College Board of Trustees recently named Dr. Jackie Vietti as Interim President. Vietti, who previously served as President of Butler from 1995-2012, will take over for the retiring Dr. Kimberly Krull effective Monday, January 6, 2025. At an event celebrating Dr. Krull’s retirement on Monday, December 9, the current and former Butler leaders discussed their unexpected role…
The National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) has announced that, for the second season in a row, Butler Community College students will serve as the primary production team for an ESPN broadcast. The Butler Grizzlies football team will play Snow College of Ephraim, Utah, on Saturday, September 28, at 1:30 p.m at BG Veterans Memorial Stadium, and Butler Creative TV (BCTV) will produce…, Andover, Brooks Allen Ella Boozer Alex Colborn , Arkansas City, Addyson Williams , Atchison, Miriam Agnew Ivie Wolfe , Augusta, Gunner Daugherty Brock Stiles Summer Sullivan Melia Wright , Derby, Brooke Rice , El Dorado, Makaila Bender Isaac Jones Evan Liess Alyssa Patty Trenton Todd William Trier , Onoway, MI, Maggie Grant , Oskaloosa, Treyton Bassett , Topeka, V’Ante Peoples , Wichita, Dakota Blue Abigail Dyer Isaias Fawcett Annabelle Gilchrist Lilly Mitchell Kylie Phillips Kosi Rogers JaReece Scott , Winfield, Braxtin Sturgeon
Butler Community College’s new shooting sports team has begun its first season with competitions starting mid-September. Coach Darren Jackson is training four experienced shooters who will compete in two nationally-recognized leagues. The team is participating in two leagues with different competition schedules, the USA Clay Target League and the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) to give…
Butler Community College is pleased to announce Dr. Barry Robinson has been named Vice President of Academics for the College. His first day was Monday, August 12. Dr. Robinson comes to Butler after serving as Vice President of Instruction at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, Washington. Prior to that, he was Executive Dean at Seattle Central College in Seattle, Washington, and Academic…
Kansas community colleges are flourishing, with enrollment up and students eager to begin a new academic year. That’s the news from community college presidents across the state, who are juggling a good problem—dorms that are already full before the semester even begins. “We’re in a position kind of like Mark Twain when he wrote, ‘reports of my death have been exaggerated,’” said Brad Bennett of…
Christina Byram officially accepted the role of Vice President of Digital Transformation and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Butler Community College. Byram’s tenure at Butler continues after 22 years of service and multiple positions. Byram most previously served as the Deputy CIO and Director of Unified Communications at the college. She also served as the Interim Vice President of Digital…
The international student worker population at Butler Community College benefits from a hidden gem. Jan Stitt, Director of Food Services for Great Western Dining, is more than a supervisor to the dining center student workers, as she often goes above and beyond for them. Countless student workers under Stitt’s supervision have felt the generosities she offers without bias. Several of her student…
Butler Community College is pleased to announce Derek Foust has been named Associate Dean of its Career and Technical Education (CTE) Division. His first day in the role was Monday, June 17. A faculty member in Butler’s agriculture department for the past six years, Foust has served as lead instructor for the last four. As the department’s lead instructor Foust has been extremely active,…
Butler Community College is pleased to announce Les Padzensky of Andover has been named Director of the Redler Institute of Culinary Arts, a newly-created position for the College’s culinary program. His first day will be Monday, June 3. An award-winning professional with more than 30 years of management experience in the local culinary and hospitality industry, Padzensky returns to Butler after…
