Order of the Purple
and Honors Recognition Ceremony
Butler Community College
Friday, May 29, 2020 7pm YouTube.com/ButlerCCVideo
ORDER OF THE PURPLE Established 1937
The Order of the Purple was established to recognize graduates who were outstanding in scholarship, leadership, service and character. The first group of seven students was inducted into the ORDER OF THE PURPLE in the spring of 1937. Over the years, the requirements for this award have changed as standards and practices have changed.Today, to be eligible for this honor, students must have completed 30 resident Butler hours and hold a 3.75 or higher combined (institutional and transfer) grade point average. Students inducted into ORDER OF THE PURPLE receive a commemorative medallion to wear at Commencement as a distinctive symbol of their academic achievement.
ORDER OF THE GOLD Established 1985
In 1985, the Board of Trustees created the ORDER OF THE GOLD award for students who maintain a 4.0 GPA. SStudents who have completed 30 resident Butler hours and achieved a 4.0 combined (institutional and transfer) grade point average are honored as ORDER OF THE GOLD. These recipients will be inducted into ORDER OF THE PURPLE at the ceremony the afternoon before Commencement and receive a special plaque recognition during the Commencement ceremony.
PHI THETA KAPPA Established 1918
BUTLER’S ALPHA PHI ALPHA CHAPTER Established 1992
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is a National Honors Society serving American institutions that offer associate degree programs. Its purpose is to recognize and encourage scholarship among associate degree students. PTK provides opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate to exchange ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence. PTK members are inducted during a special ceremony held each fall and spring semester. At Commencement, PTK members are distinguished by a yellow stole.
Order of the Purple
A S PA RT O F TH E V I RTU A L C O M M E N C E M E NT C E R E M O NY
May 29, 2020 OPENING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Kim Krull President
WELCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Howell Board of Trustees
INTRODUCTION OF THE PLATFORM PARTY & SPEAKER . . . . Lori Winningham Vice President of Academics
SPEAKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Carlson Master Teacher
ORDER OF THE PURPLE CANDIDATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . William D. Rinkenbaugh Vice President of Student Services
HUEY AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Carlson Master Teacher
HELEN TETER ZEBOLD SCIENCE AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Carlson Master Teacher
SCHOLARSHIP PRESENATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Borrego Foundation Executive Director
WINNIE L. BROERS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD DAVID AND SHIRLEY LONGFELLOW BEST SCHOLARSHIP CROSSLAND FAMILY PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Candidates for Or *Lauryn Allen
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*Deborah Ann Cook
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Brookelyn Grace Allen
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*Kade Eugene Coon
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*Allen Frederick Appier
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Shayla Marie Cowin
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Nicole Lynn Atkinson
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*Kristen Sharee Crane
Mariela Avila-Garcia
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Charles Cruzen
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Alyssa Nicole DeVous
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*Vanessa Ballard
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*Abdoul Aziz I Diallo
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Alisha Bannister-Sarno
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*Ikrom I Djumaniyazov
*Bailey Baker
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Tessa Janae Barker
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Rachel Dworak
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Taylor J Barlett
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*Willow Eaton
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Sarah B Baskins
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*Madison Mae Edwards
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*Hannah Danae Becker
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*Mallory Rebecca Farmer
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Thomas Beiswanger
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*Matthew Feldkamp
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*Rachel Lynn Block
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Lexandra L Flippo
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Haley Kyle Flying Out
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Dante Bonomini
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Abigail Marie Bowker
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Lauren E Foulkes
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*Kassidy M Bratton
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Madelyn Sage Fowler
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*Madison L Foy
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*Daniel Brazell
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*Brianna Bright
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*Gonzalo Alec-Zander Garcia AS
Kyle Brinker
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*John George
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Elizabeth Theresa Goenner
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Hannah Brock
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Morgan Bryand
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Chiddy Golden
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*Shawndra Burgardt
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Hollie Gregg
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*Callie Carter
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Shanan Kay Gregory
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*Ashleigh Elizabeth Casper
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*Blaize Nicolle Grunden
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Abigail Chacon
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Emily Ha
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Chamnau Chamnan
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Miriam R Habash
*Southatta Chanvannasee
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*Rebeccah Hale
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Makenzie E Childers
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Colby Hall
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Michaela Grace Clark
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*Ethan J Hanks
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rder of the Purple *Kelsey Ryan Hastings Dustin J Hatfield
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Lucy Hope Lunsford
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*Kaden Malm
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Noel Marie Hawkins
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Andrew Martin
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*Piper Hayes
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*Allyson Nikole Martin
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*Rachael Henry
Gloria Patryse Martinez
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Roxana Martinez
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Shannon M Herpolsheimer AAS
*Sophie Mason
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Allison Hett
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Danielle Anastacia Matias
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*Chad Ryan Hibdon
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*Kate Rylee McDonald
*Heather Anne Hockett
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*Kaitlynn McGaha
Mikala Rene Hodgens
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*Amanda Lyn McGee
Aubrey Ellen Schultz
Nathan Carl Hoyt
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Cora E Mertens
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Benjamin Hyun
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Breanna Miller
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Emily E Jaloma
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*Hanna K Mouak
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*Ben Jensen
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*Sarah Elizabeth Munn
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*Sophie L Johnston
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*Chloe E Murray
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Jakob Scot Juul
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*Naima Ngororo
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Chloe Grace Kelley
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*Nguyen Tran Anh Thu
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Samantha Kelsey
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*Julia Anne Nightengale
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*Emily J Koontz
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Kimoanh T Nold
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Caitlyn Korte
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Jenna L Novacek
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Monica Shey Laffery
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*Vivian Adhiambo Ochieng
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*Ami Oda
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Ethan Michael Lee
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Alesia N Lenzi
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*Damilola Francis Oshakuade AS
Kayla Lea Liggett
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Kiron Kale Patterson
Anastasia Likiardopoulos
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Stacee Patton
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Kylie Marie Litavniks
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*Halie A Pearce
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*Kyle E Locke
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Austin Portner
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*Sara Lu
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Carlie Pracht
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*Chesney M Lund
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*Aliyah Faith Reeves
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*Valerie Ann Reimer
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Alajah Straughter
*Samuel Rinkenbaugh
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*Quentin Douglas Stuchlik
*Rocio Robledo
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Dustin Thomas Stuever
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*Kylee Roeder
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*Sidney Hill Sullivan
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Ariana Taylor
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Jenna M Terrell
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*Michael S Rose
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Jackeline Esmeralda Rubalcava
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Peyton McKayla Tilma
Amalie Rupertova
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*Michael Timberlake
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*Kaydran E Russell
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*Lisa Tran
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Djessicka Lourdjie Saintil
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*Yoana R Tsaneva
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Aidet Salazar
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Andrew Vang
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Sydney Scanlon
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*Renuka Waghmode
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*Summer Scharenberg
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Rachel Kathryn Walker
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Katherine Schirmer
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*Bailee Kayann Wallace
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Stephanie D Schumaker
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Reygan Walter
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Christina Shellman
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*Katelyn K Ward
Annaliese Claire Sherman
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*Kimberly Elizabeth Ward
Samantha Shipman
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Isaiah Mark Wasson
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Bailee Rose Shipman
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Elisabeth A Wenant
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*Gretchen Elizabeth Shum
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*Tessa White
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Jaida Rachelle Sims
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Austyn M White
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*Destiny Alexis Smith
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*Jeffrey Wayne Winkel
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Kayla Smith
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*Evan Winningham
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*Ruthanne Renae Snider
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*Courtnee Wisdom
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Joshua Anthony Stanfield
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*Kell R Wood
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*Alexandria Nicole Stegman
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Hanna Wright
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Kelsey Renea Stenger
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Regan Elayne Wright
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* denotes Phi Theta Kappa membership
HUEY AWARD Established 1989
Gregory A. Bales (1965-1989) was the son of Leon and Nancy Bales of Yates Center, Kansas. Before his untimely death, he exemplified the highest standards of a college student. Besides demonstrating outstanding academic achievement, Greg was active in journalism, music and theatre. In 1985, he earned an Associate in Arts degree from Butler County Community College. In 1988, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kansas State University. Greg, nicknamed Huey at Butler for his clean-cut looks and his resemblance to the leader of the musical group Huey Lewis and the News, was a Renaissance person. The HUEY Award, Humankind Understands Educating Youth is, in the view of a committee of administrators, faculty and staff, a fitting award memorializing his life. Each year the HUEY Award is given to an ORDER OF THE PURPLE graduate who possesses the same high standards for both academics and extra-curricular activities that Greg possessed.
HELEN TETER ZEBOLD SCIENCE AWARD Established 1984
Helen Teter (1912-1984) was a pioneer of Butler County and an early rancher of the state. She was one of El Dorado’s leading philanthropists. Few people knew about her works, and that was the way she wanted it. She was a leader in the community, assisting church organizations, young people and those in need. Helen attended Kansas State University where she met Robert Zebold, an agriculture major. They married in 1933 and spent the next 12 years on a cotton plantation in southeastern Arkansas. After World War II, they returned to Butler County to raise livestock and to look after the land she had inherited. Helen loved the Flint Hills and stayed there until her death in 1983. The Helen Teter Zebold Science Award was established in her memory. Each year it is awarded to a graduating sophomore majoring in science, math or engineering. The student must be firmly committed to continued study in that major, and plan to work toward earning a bachelor’s degree.
WINNIE L. BROERS SCHOLARSHIP The Winnie Broers scholarship is awarded annually by the Butler Foundation to an eligible graduating sophomore. The recipient will receive the scholarship for four semesters while attending either Kansas State University or the University of Kansas. This scholarship was established in the early 1980’s from the last will and testament of Winnie L. Broers.
DAVID & SHIRLEY LONGFELLOW BEST SCHOLARSHIP Established 2019
David and Shirley Longfellow both retired from Butler after careers as beloved instructors. David taught English Composition, American Literature, and Introduction to Science Fiction while Shirley taught business classes. David and Shirley helped start the Butler Community College High Q competition and were members of the committee for 17 years; Shirley was coordinator of the program for 14 years. For many years David was active in the nominations and applications for the Butler Community College Master Teacher program. Shirley coordinated a Butler Community College High School Business Contest for 25 years. In 1977, Shirley received the Kansas Master Teacher Award and in 1987 she received the R. B. Russell Outstanding Teacher of Kansas Award. Both David and Shirley are well respected among Butler’s retired faculty and have equal credibility in the community. Their endowed fund supports one student who is dedicating their career to teaching by completing their degree in the BEST (Butler/Emporia Students to Teachers) Program.
CROSSLAND FAMILY PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP Established 2019
Crossland Construction Company and the Crossland family exemplify what it means to give back. Their expertise building athletic stadiums, as evidenced by the BG Products Veterans Sports Complex, is known throughout the country. It is the Crossland’s focus on education and philanthropy that makes them stand out as a true leader in the communities their company calls home. The company encourages career advancement through education with Crossland Academy, their in-house program that partners with regional institutions of higher education. Long-time supports of Pittsburg State University, the Crossland endowed fund supports one student who is attending Pittsburg State following their graduation from Butler.