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Butler Community College held its 99th Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 15, 2026, celebrating more than 800 graduates as members of the Class of 2026. Forty-six students also earned GED diplomas or high school equivalency credentials through Butler. Graduates also earned well over $500,000 in transfer scholarships and educational funding opportunities. In her first commencement message as…, click here, . A photo album from the event is available at:, https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCUrHi
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…
Click to view photo album. Butler Community College held the 18th annual Student Life Awards and Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, May 7. Students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate nominees and recipients for various award categories. “We’re here to recognize the many ways that students lead, serve, encourage others and help make Butler a stronger community,” President Dr. Tamara Daniel…, Outstanding Student Worker, Jaxon Williamson – Augusta, Outstanding Instructor, Jeffrey Meyer, Emerging Student Leader, Sarah Roush – Wichita, Disability Advocate, Melanie McLemore and Alison Trammell, Residence Life Staff, Outstanding Staff, Alex Zarchan, Bill Rinkenbaugh Unsung Hero, Marcia Uhls, Horizon Student Leader, Denise Yanez – Wichita, Outstanding Student Advocate, Teressa Eastman, Outstanding Student Leader, Samriddhi Gupta – Manassas, Virginia, Student Government Association Officers, Samriddhi Gupta, President – Manassas, Virginia Gabriel Villarreal, Vice President – Wichita Darya Karabanko, Secretary – El Dorado
Journalists in Butler’s student newspaper and magazine,, The Lantern, and, The Grizzly, , received awards from the Kansas Collegiate Media conference. The publications earned just under 20 individual awards altogether., The Grizzly, magazine received two awards. Kaylin Bergeron of Overland Park earned second place for Journalist of the Year for both newspaper and magazine entries. Bergeron is a freelance journalist for the magazine. The magazine is advised by faculty member Amy Hornbaker and produces a few issues during the school year. This year’s staff includes Bergeron, Isaac Rich and Josiah Rich, siblings from Augusta. , The Lantern, newspaper earned 15 individual awards. The newspaper is advised by faculty member Amy Chastain and produces several issues in the academic year. “This is a great learning opportunity for our students,” Chastain said. “The organization (KCM) brings in working professionals that our student journalists can hear from. They also bring in fellow student journalists from other institutions, so they can…, The Lantern, El Dorado, Narlia Albert, former staff – Honorable Mention in Review Writing / Honorable Mention in Profile Writing Fay Belair – Honorable Mention in Comics, Editorials, Cartoons & Illustrations / Honorable Mention in Column Writing Wensheng Cheng, former staff – 3rd in Feature Photography / Honorable Mention in Feature Photography / 3rd in Review Writing Clarck Leubou, former staff – Honorable Mention…, Newton, Caileane Thurston, former staff – 3rd in Breaking/General News Writing / 3rd in Event Coverage Writing / Honorable Mention in Feature Writing, Udall, Mattison Preedin – Honorable Mention in Editorial Writing, Wichita, Micah Dreams – 2nd in Editorial Writing , The Grizzly, Augusta, Isaac Rich – 1st in Copy Editing Josiah Rich – 3rd in Copy Editing , Overland Park, Kaylin Bergeron – 2nd in Journalist of the Year (2-Year Colleges)
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