Banks Family Endowed Scholarship

The Gravity::Works Architecture Scholarship was established by John Prigmore and George Krievins to aid architecture students.Their firm, Gravity::Works, has a strong association with Butler Community College.

The John L. & Rosemary Lay Scholarship was established in 1999 by John and Rosemary Lay. John and Rosemary were both teaching overseas when they met. They were married in Toyko, Japan on March 22, 1960. They continued teaching overseas for many years. After their...

About the Joseph L. Derr Scholarship: Donated in memory of his wife, Audene V. Derr and his parents Theodore A. and Iva M. Derr.

George Swift, business instructor and chairman of the business division, died in a plane crash on the morning of October 9, 1973, near Cassoday. An experienced pilot, he had logged many flying hours for professional as well as personal activities. In addition to his...

The Justin McClure Scholarship was established in 2010 by Justin and Shelly McClure. Justin is an El Dorado native and Butler alumnus.

Karen R. Spinden Memorial Scholarship

Keith is a 1959 graduate of El Dorado Junior College. Because of the challenging academic courses and the financial support Keith received while at Butler, he was encouraged to continue his bachelor and PhD degrees in chemistry. Keith hopes to encourage students to...

The Earl and Nita Loss scholarship was established by their daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Kevin Unrein. Earl and Nita spend most of their lives in Kossuth County Iowa. After serving in the United States Army, Earl returned home to farm the family farm. Nita was...

The Arnel’s established an important and innovative scholarship; to help high school students enrolled in one of the Early College Academies. High schoolers are not able to apply for federal financial aid (i.e. Pell Grants, loans, etc.) so any classes taken while...

Butler President Kim Krull established the Satterfield & Krull Family Scholarship to especially honor her parents, Richard and Myra Satterfield, in 2017. Richard and Myra lived in North Platte, Neb. for more than 60 years where Richard was an attorney and Myra, a...

The K.T. Wiedemann Memorial Scholarship was established in 1971 in memory of K.T. Wiedemann, a well-known Butler County oil man and rancher. He died in 1961 of injuries suffered in an automobile accident.

The Lechtenberg’s established their scholarship during The Forever Butler Campaign. Natives of Nebraska, they put their roots down in El Dorado. Lance is a financial planner with Edward Jones Financial Services and served on the Foundation Board of Directors. Lisa is...

The original donor of the Lance D. Hayes Award for Excellence in the Communications Arts Scholarship wishes to remain anonymous. Due to the generosity of Lance and Pat Hayes the scholarship was endowed in November 2010. Having worked professionally in Radio,...

The Larry and Jo Hess Endowed Scholarship was established in 1997 by Larry and Jo Hess. Their wish is to assist graduates of Butler County obtain a higher education.

About the Latino Outreach Scholarship: This scholarship has been funded by various donors and grants in order to provide scholarships for Latino students.

In 1961, Forrest C. Lattner founded the Delray Oil Company in San Antonio, Tex. after working on Wall Street in the 1930s – 1940s. Forrest’s educational journey, funded by himself, was something he was always proud of. The Lattner Family Foundation, Inc. was founded...

The Leadership Studies Scholarship was established through a generous grant. This scholarship supports students who are in enrolled in Leadership courses, participate in service learning projects, or are involved in student leadership roles while studying at Butler...

Byron Gray Stout IV Annual Memorial Scholarship

Lewis and Joann made their home in Augusta, a town they love and call home. Lewis passed away in Feb, 2024 and had lived in Butler County since 1953. He loved the Lord and his family. He also had a passion for helping young people. Butler County and the Flint Hills...

The Lillian G. Morgan Memorial Scholarshipp was established by the Lillian Morgan Trust in honor of Lillian Morgan. After marrying Ralph (also from Butler County) in 1950, the couple lived in Sedgwick County for 35 years and raised five children. The couple then...

Linda’s background in higher education means it holds a strong place in her heart. The sister of longtime lead welding instructor Matt Galbraith, Linda and her husband Rod established a scholarship for welding students in memory of she and Matt’s mother, Madeline...

The Martha Watts – Little Bull Auction Scholarship was established in memory of Martha Watts a longtime resident and Real Estate Broker in Butler County. Martha was a three-time State Chairwoman, five-time President of the Butler County Board of Realtors, Realtor...

Nursing Alumni Scholarship Fund

Lloyd Eugene Greenwell and his wife, Theta (Kimble) Greenwell met in the late 1940’s, while they were in high school. They both had a love for horses and many of their dates included horseback riding. In 1949, Lloyd graduated from El Dorado High School and in 1951...

The Aldine and Lloyd Chapman Scholarship was established through the last will and testament of Lloyd Chapman of El Dorado. His only preference was that the scholarship bear his and his wife?s name, not be allocated to the athletic scholarships, and that the...

The Manley & Lois Tague Agriculture Scholarship was established by Lois Tague in memory of her husband.

The Lola Lee Jackson Animal Welfare Foundation, recognizing Butler’s reputable Agriculture program, established their scholarship to assist students focusing on a career in animal welfare. Those well-versed in the agriculture field will say that those are the people...

About the Lorrita Orndorff Memorial Scholarship for Nursing: Lorrita Orndorff was born Lorrita Calvert on August 31, 1937, daughter of Eula and Ernest Calvert. Lorrita spent her childhood years growing up in Ft. Scott, Kansas with her twin sister, Annita, and older...

The Fenton Loy and Louise M. Sullivan Scholarship was established in 1982 by a planned gift from Louise Sullivan.