The George E. Swift, Jr. Memorial Scholarship was established in 1973 in memory of George Swift by his wife, Juanita. George taught business classes at Butler Community College.

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

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

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.

About the L.U. & Crystal West Scholarship: The late Mr. L.U. West was a strong supporter of education, both at Fort Scott Community College, near his home county of Bourbon County, Kansas, and Butler Community College. His term as Butler County Superintendent of...

The Mr. & Mrs. L.W. Nixon Scholarship was established in 1986 by Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Nixon of El Dorado. Mr. Nixon was a lifelong supporter of the college and a faculty member. The Butler Community College library was named in his honor at his retirement. Mr. Nixon’s...

About the Mac Corbin Endowed Scholarship: Mac Stanley Corbin was born August 24, 1945 to Stanley and Helen (Hart) Corbin. Mac spent his life on the farm where he grew up. He graduated from Augusta High School in 1963 and continued his education at Pittsburg State...

The McCormick/Bothwell Scholarship was established by Mack and Barbara McCormick of Florence, Oregon, in 1996 to support El Dorado High School graduates hailing from the Riverside neighborhood, Mack’s childhood neighborhood. The scholarship is given in memory of...

As staunch believers in education, Mal and Janice Shaffer established the Shaffer Family Scholarship with the hope of supporting the efforts of any young man or woman seeking to better their opportunity to realize the American dream. Mal served 30 years in the U.S....

Marc Myers, son of George M. Myers, established the George M. Myers Family Scholarship in 1989. George M. Myers, Inc., an El Dorado firm, completed contracts in the construction industry for over one-half century. George Myers was president of the company until his...