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...

Margaret M. Brazil, lived in the El Dorado and Eureka, Kansas area during most of the 88 years of life. Margaret taught piano and organ in both towns, she was a church organist for services, funerals and weddings and retired at the age of 80. Her daughters Margaret...

The Marguerite & LeRoy Waite Scholarship was established in 1993 in memory of Marguerite and LeRoy Waite by friends and family. LeRoy was born in the 19th century in a cabin near Santa Fe Lake Road, south of Towanda, Kansas. He died at the age of 109 and was the...

In 2004 Mark and Vera Frances White established this scholarship to support Butler Community College Students majoring in Nursing.

Beulah (Helton) Diller spent the majority of her life in rural Butler County, Kansas. During her life she was very involved in the El Dorado community in various organizations such as the Butler Community College Alumni Association, the El Dorado Community Concert...

About the Bill & Martha Wyss Scholarship: Martha Wyss established this scholarship in honor of her deceased husband, Bill. The Wyss’ spent all of their lives in Butler County and were very involved in the community. For this reason, Martha chose to have the...

Martin Park Scholarship

O.J., Jr. and Mary K Connell were there at the beginning of the Butler Foundation. Charter members, O.J. was President of the Endowment Association from 1967-1968. and the Connell’s established three scholarships at the Presidential Level ($30,000) to provide...

Michael Prohodsky Scholarship for Track

The Esther & Robert G. Morrison, Jr. Scholarship was established by Mary Walter and Anne Silvers to honor Esther and Robert Morrison.

Cross Family Scholarship

The Jack A. Miller Mens Basketball Scholarship was established in November 1994 by Maxine Miller, wife and Jacqueline Cain daughter in memory of Jack A. Miller.

This scholarship was established by Butler County Anesthesia Services co-founders Tom McKibban (a Butler alumnus) and Kevin Jacobs. The name of the business was later changed to Mid-America Anesthesia Professionals as was the scholarship. This group includes Tom...

Mike and Lucy Clifton have been committed to Butler for more than 25 years. They are steadfast members of the Augusta community and Butler County as a whole. Mike and Lucy both work in their accounting firm, Clifton CPA in Augusta. Their passion for education is...

The Mary Lou & Howard Russell Memorial Scholarship was established in 2011 in memory of Howard and Mary Lou. The Russell’s son Mike and his wife Nancy have continued to fund this scholarship in order to benefit more Butler students.

The Mildred Riggs Scholarship was established through the estate of Mildred Riggs. Mildred was an active member of the Andrina Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Mildred’s desire was to help a student from Butler County with their educational expenses.

The Victor & Nelle Boellner Scholarship was created in 1986 in the last will and testament of Nelle Boellner Dace in memory of Nelle and her first husband, Victor. Nelle and Victor very much valued education and the needs of those pursuing it.

Nick & Judy Badwey Memorial Scholarship

Mary K Connell was one of Butler’s greatest champions and generous donors. This scholarship for nursing majors was established by her daughter Nicki in her memory in 2018.

Longtime El Dorado residents, Noble and Ida Mae Waite established the Stephen L. & David A. Waite Scholarship in honor of their sons, Stephen L. Waite and David A. Waite. Stephen Waite is a past president of the Butler Endowment Association, now the Butler Foundation.

Golda Fowler Scholarship

About the Ollie & Gay Isom Scholarship for Track/Cross Country: Mr. Isom coached at Butler from 1966 until 1983. He started the men’s cross country program at Butler and experienced success through his 15 years leading the program, coaching 15 All-Americans and...

Pam was a clinical adjunct for the Butler nursing department. She went to St. Mary of the Plains Nursing School, which closed at some point in time and her affinity changed to Butler.

The Patmos Lodge #97 AF&AM Scholarship was created in 1986 by the Patmos Lodge #97 AF & AM. Mr. L.U. West was one of the creators of the scholarship.

Pat was the dean of nursing at Butler for 21 years before retiring in 2001 so it is fitting that her scholarship benefits a student in the nursing program.