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After years of dedicated service to the students, faculty, staff and constituents of Butler Community College, President Dr. Kim Krull has announced her plans to retire. Krull made the announcement following the February meeting of the Board of Trustees. She will finish her contract, which runs through June 30, and has agreed to serve month to month until a replacement and transition plan are…, Campus Accomplishments, She saw the completion of a $3.3 million renovation to the Student Union on the El Dorado campus and was able to announce the successful completion of the Forever Butler campaign which exceeded its $10 million goal to raise funds for student scholarships. When the Andover School District planned the renovation and new construction of Andover High School, Krull led the initiative for Butler to…, Academic Accomplishments, Krull’s commitment to Butler’s mission has been evident in her support of academics, adding programs in Diesel Technology, Construction Technology, and expansion of the Nursing program in partnership with Cowley College. The college has continued to expand online program offerings and articulation agreements with public and private universities like Newman, Friends, Southwestern, Fort Hays State…, Next Chapter, The Board of Trustees, under the leadership of Chair Linda Jolly, are preparing to launch an executive search for the sixth president of the college, who will be the visionary to lead Butler through its 100th anniversary celebration in 2027 and beyond. “I am grateful to Dr. Krull for her leadership and passion for serving our students. Her body of work stands as a testament to her belief in the…
Butler Community College held its 98th Commencement and 77th annual Honors and Awards Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 16. Four hundred and seventy-four students walked at commencement, while more than 600 students earned their degrees. More than 30 students earned their GED diplomas or high school equivalency. The Hubbard Award of Excellence was established in 1985 by R.D. Hubbard to…, Several scholarships and recognitions were awarded at the graduation events, detailed below. , Allie Conard received the Winnie L. Broers Scholarship. This $5,000 scholarship is awarded by the Butler Foundation to a graduating sophomore to attend the University of Kansas or Kansas State University for four semesters. Gavin Willett of Wichita received the Frank H. Cron History Award in the amount of $500. This award was established in 1982 and is given to a student earning an Associate of…
At Butler, we make placement testing convenient by offering both remote and in-person options. Whether you prefer the flexibility of testing from home or the benefits of an on-campus testing center, we’ve got you covered. You can schedule your placement test at any of our four locations– El Dorado, Andover, McConnell, or Flint Hills– or opt for a remote test if that works better for you. Choose…
Butler Community College honored 125 students during the Early College Academy (ECA) graduation celebration on Saturday, May 9, recognizing graduates who completed college-level coursework while still in high school. The ECA offers high school students a head start in their academic and career journeys through a variety of pathway and certificate options. Students spend part of their day at their…, https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCTFMe, . 2026 Early College Academy graduation candidates listed by hometown, along with high school and major: , Andover, Hannah Collinsworth - Andover Central High School - Liberal Arts Lucy Geier - Andover Central High School - Pre-Nursing Sydney Mayginnes - Andover Central High School - Liberal Arts Rylee Palacio - Andover High School - Liberal Arts Brooklynn Rodarte - Andover eCademy - Pre-Nursing Megan Smart - Andover Central High School - Liberal Arts Hannah Smay - Andover eCademy - Pre-Nursing Carson…, Augusta, Hunter Athy-Sedbrook - Augusta High School - Liberal Arts Nathan Ebenkamp - Augusta High School - Engineering Studies Maci Edwards - Augusta High School - Engineering Studies Caden Gilbert - Augusta High School - Diesel Technology Rylee McClanahan - Augusta High School - Liberal Arts Paxton Nelson - Augusta High School - Engineering Studies Corbin Shillinger - Augusta High School - Liberal…, Benton , Zachary Berry - Circle High School - Agriculture Madeleine Meier - Home School - Business Studies , Cassoday , Ataya Nesser - Flinthills High School - Game and Simulation Development , Derby , Ayanna Basu - Derby High School - Business Studies Michaela Blankenship - Derby High School - Liberal Arts Lauren Brown - Derby High School - Education Mason Campbell - Rose Hill High School - Pre-Health Zoie Christiansen - Derby High School - Education Hayden Clark - Derby High School - Liberal Arts Ella Davidson - Derby High School - Liberal Arts Faith Davy - Derby High School - Pre-…, Douglass, Colton Bailey - Rose Hill High School - Welding Technology Addison (Addie) Ford - Augusta High School - Liberal Arts Kinley Schouten - Douglass High School - Education Graeson Walter - Douglass High School - Business Studies Elijah Wasson - Douglass High School - Education Hailey Zoucha - Douglass High School - Pre-Nursing , El Dorado , Lily Hamel - Circle High School - Business Studies Hailey Keeton - Augusta High School - Pre-Nursing Cash Killian - Circle High School - Pre-Health Science Thomas McLendon - Circle High School - Engineering Studies Kolton Parish - Circle High School - Business Studies , Garden Plain , Aaron Weber - Garden Plain High School - Softward Development Briannah Weber - Garden Plain High School - Liberal Arts , Haysville , Ella Gardner - Derby High School - Liberal Arts , Mulvane , Caleb Boor - Mulvane High School - Pre-Nursing Grace Carpenter - Mulvane High School - Liberal Arts Braxton Frazier - Rose Hill High School - Liberal Arts Blake Grieve - Mulvane High School - Engineering Studies Teagan Heersche - Mulvane High School - Pre-Nursing Ellyana Irvine - Mulvane High School - Pre-Nursing Jacyndah Jennings - Mulvane High School - Pre-Health Erica Rico - Mulvane…, Park City , Arianna Hutfles - Home School - Pre-Nursing , Rose Hill , Abigail Gwaltney - Rose Hill High School - Pre-Nursing Natalie Hernandez-Rodela - Rose Hill High School - Pre-Health Teegan Hobson - Rose Hill High School - Business Studies Addison Hommertzeim - Rose Hill High School - Liberal Arts Natalie Koehn - Rose Hill High School - Pre-Nursing Kolbie McEwen - Rose Hill High School - Education Ethan Racchini - Rose Hill High School - Welding…, Towanda , Lennon Farner - Circle High School - Pre-Nursing Leah Moore - Circle High School - Engineering Studies Jenna Moore - Circle High School - Liberal Arts online Vance Wheeler - Circle High School - Welding Technology , Udall , Josie Palmer - Rose Hill High School - Pre-Nursing , Valley Center , Kennedy Crain - Valley Center High School - Health Science/Pre-Med , Whitewater , Keeson Entz - Remington High School - Education , Wichita, Laylah Allen - Derby High School - Liberal Arts Blaire Allen - Derby High School - Education Berkley Beims - Andover Central High School - Liberal Arts Zachary Bland - Derby High School - Liberal Arts Cameron Boyer - Derby High School - Pre-Nursing Lily Clendenin - Home School - Culinary AvaLea Cox - Belle Plaine High School - Pre-Nursing Kendall Dame - Andover Central High School -…
More than one hundred high school students celebrated with family, friends and peers at Butler Community College’s 2025 Early College Academy (ECA) ceremony on May 10. These students marked over a decade of high schoolers earning an associate degree, tech certificate or academy scholar certificate through ECA. The ECA recognized current high school students who successfully completed their…, 2025 Early College Academy graduate candidates listed by hometown, including high school and pathway: , * Designates Order of the Gold, 4.0 Cumulative GPA + Designates Order of the Purple, 3.75 or higher Cumulative GPA , Andover , Caden Beard - Andover High School - Pre-Nursing Owen Beeson - Andover High School - Business *Allie Conard - Andover High School - Pre-Engineering Ayden Erbert - Andover Central High School - Liberal Arts *Molly Fitzgerald - Andover High School - Pre-Engineering Tyler Gannon - Andover Central High School - Liberal Arts +Isaac Hedrich - Andover Central High School - Health Science Rylie…, Augusta , Luis Alvarado - Augusta High School - Culinary +Emmary Eagleson - Bluestem High School - Health Science Landen Highbager - Augusta High School - Welding Brooklyn Jones - Augusta High School - Liberal Arts Kenzie Kearney - Augusta High School - Liberal Arts *Leah Lamb - Augusta High School - Health Science Chloe Martin - Douglass High School - Health Science Abbigail Ramirez - Augusta High…, Benton , Tatum Wernli - Circle High School - Liberal Arts , Derby , Ellison Beran - Derby High School - Liberal Arts +Hayley Brumbelow - Derby High School - Liberal Arts Adriana Dollarhide - Derby High School - Liberal Arts Lily Dowell - Derby High School - Health Science Aiden Ferguson - Derby High School - Business *Alyssa Hardsaw - Derby High School - Education *Allison Hoffman - Derby High School - Health Science Faith Linares - Derby High School -…, Douglass , Emily Leeper - Douglass High School - Health Science Carson Martin - Douglass High School - Agriculture Nayara Sanchez - Douglass High School - Business , El Dorado , Sam Greene - El Dorado High School - Agriculture *Mikaela Hall - El Dorado High School - Liberal Arts +Ben McAdoo - Circle High School - Welding Chase Pond - Circle High School - Health Science Steven Porter - El Dorado High School - Software Development Kru Sanchez - El Dorado High School - Business Abel Urbina - El Dorado High School – Diesel Tech Madyson Van Auken - El Dorado High…, Herington , Ransom Tiffany - Homeschool - Agriculture , Kechi , Ayden D'Angelo - Circle High School – Liberal Arts , Leon , Emily Craft - Bluestem High School - Health Science Madeleine Mace - Homeschool - Agriculture Barrett Pirtle - Homeschool - Welding Kathrine Thompson - Bluestem High School - Agriculture , Mulvane , Austin Allen - Mulvane High School - Engineering Studies +Tarissa Barry - Rose Hill High School - Culinary Tessa Caliguiro - Derby High School – Health Science +Mackenzie Christian - Mulvane High School - Engineering Studies *Claire Hansen - Mulvane High School - Liberal Arts John Mistretta - Mulvane High School - Diesel Tech +Kenna O'Dell - Mulvane High School - Liberal Arts , Park City , Melanie Smith - Kapaun High School - Education Madison Wilcox - Height High School - Culinary , Rose Hill , Raegan Jackson - Derby High School - Health Science Wyatt Laver - Douglass High School - Liberal Arts Emberlin Lewis - Rose Hill High School - Liberal Arts *Ava Markley - Rose Hill High School - Health Science *Myla Vincent - Andover eCademy - Liberal Arts , Udall , Jade Smallwood - Mulvane High School - Health Science , Valley Center , Ashton Robbins - Valley Center High School - Liberal Arts , Wichita , Korina Brayboy - East High School - Pre-Nursing *Katelyn Burdette - Andover High School - Liberal Arts Ayla Camacho - Derby High School - Health Science +Grace Camden - Homeschool - Health Science +McKinley Castleberry - Andover High School - Liberal Arts Megan Childs - Andover High School - Health Science +Gabe Craig - Sunrise Christian Academy - Engineering Studies *Addison Dame -…
To view the photo album, visit https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBoTR3 After a decade of awarding high school students with college credits, Butler Community College’s Early College Academy (ECA) honored more than one hundred students at their 2024 ceremony with academic cords to wear to the college’s May 10th graduation. On May 4, the ECA recognized current high school students who successfully…, The 2024 Early College Academy graduate candidates are grouped below by hometown (high school and pathway denoted):, * Designates Order of the Gold, 4.0 Cumulative GPA , + Designates Order of the Purple, 3.75 or higher Cumulative GPA , Andover, +Ryan Armstrong – Andover Central High School – Health Science *Isabella Ayesh – Augusta high School – Health Science Carson Collinsworth – Andover Central High School – Business Katelynn Engle – Andover eCademy – Education Logan Forge – Andover Central High School – Health Science KC Grimes – Homeschool – Cyber Security *Rylan Hermann – Andover Central High School – Business Gavin Holder…, Augusta, Katie Anderson – Augusta High School – Health Science Reagan Base – Augusta High School – Cyber Security Patrick Dieter – Augusta High School – Health Science Cavin Dresher – Augusta High School – Engineering Ava Hebb – Augusta High School – Liberal Arts Ethan Jones – Augusta High School – Cyber Security Abby King – Circle High School – Education *Trinity McMichael – Augusta High School…, Benton, Kira Sawyer – Circle High School – Health Science Tolli Unger – Circle High School – Liberal Arts , Derby, Bridget Adams – Derby High School – Liberal Arts Mason Anderson – Derby High School – Health Science Cael Asmann – Derby High School – Health Science Emma Baldwin – Derby High School – Liberal Arts John Brasfield – Derby High School – Liberal Arts +Stephanie Brock – Home School – Engineering Aneesa Carrillo – Derby High School – Liberal Arts +Stormy Dietz – Derby High School – Game and Sim…, Douglass, Peyton Branine – Douglass High School – Welding Shane Damron – Douglass High School – Cyber Security Monica McCosh – Douglass High School – Agriculture Jaxon Spradling – Douglass High School – Agriculture , El Dorado, Beau Barnes – Bluestem High School - Welding Cheyenne Berzeny – El Dorado High School – Health Science +Annie Chen – Circle High School – Health Science Weston Clements – Circle High School – Welding Colby Dole – El Dorado High School – Welding Preston Flurry – El Dorado High School – Welding +Cheyenne Jones – El Dorado High School – Health Science Eric Krug – El Dorado High School –…, Goddard, Colton Cassell – Eisenhower High School – Liberal Arts , Haysville, Bailey Downer – Douglass High School – Liberal Arts , Kechi, Madeline Turvey – Northeast Magnet High School – Health Science , Leon, Aaron Levi Jurgens – Bluestem High School – Construction , Mulvane, Ashlyn Alumbaugh – Mulvane High School – Health Science Karis Bais – Mulvane High School – Liberal Arts +Skye Berry – Andover eCademy –Liberal Arts Macey Billingslea – Mulvane High School – Health Science Justice Blake – Mulvane High School – Health Science Kameron Blevins – Mulvane High School – Engineering Haydyn Boor – Mulvane High School – Health Science Colton Fleming – Mulvane High…, Rose Hill, Kaden Achatz – Rose Hill High School – Engineering +Dalton Bryer – Rose Hill High School – Liberal Arts Kayley Herbert – Rose Hill High School – Health Science +Loryn Johnson – Rose Hill High School – Cyber Security Kylie Uhlik – Rose Hill High School – Education , Wichita, Kelsey Bigelow – Andover High School – Liberal Arts Adrian Campos – Derby High School – Engineering Justin Cluff – Andover Central High School – Cyber Security Jakia Cook – Derby High School – Liberal Arts Carter Duff – Andover Central High School – Cyber Security Blake Gunnarson – Rose Hill High School – Education Madison Laubach – Rose Hill High School – Health Science *Danae Loomis –…
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