The Rex & Naomi Newcom Scholarship was established in 1979 by Rex and Naomi Newcom, former residents of Whitewater, Kansas. An enduring interest in Butler Community College prompted the gift.

The Richard B. Miller Presidential Scholarship was established by Richard B. And Dorothy A. Miller in 2000.

Richard Chase served on the original Butler Board of Trustees, the governing body of the college, for 14 years. He is part of the legacy that built the first ground campus in El Dorado, Kan., moving the college out of the local high school at the time. The Chase’s...

The Richard Porter Memorial Fund was established in 2006 to honor Dr. Richard A. Porter. Funding for the Richard Porter Memorial has come entirely from an annual golf tournament which began in 2006. The tournament will continue as long as there is interest, and the...

The Rita Sullivan Scholarship was established by Rita Sullivan. Rita is currently the manager of the Butler Bookstore. This scholarship benefits a single mother who is focused on obtaining a higher education. Rita was a single mother raising 3 daughters. She...

Robert Chism established his scholarship through a deferred gift. Mr. Chism was a longtime art instructor at Butler. He retired in 1992 and passed away in 2006, leaving his scholarship as a legacy to his years of commitment to the college.

The Robert F. White Trust Agriculture Scholarship was established in 2003 through the trust of Robert Franklin White. Robert was born to Watson & Flora Pigman Franklin, who both died when he was very young. Land in Kentucky that was owned by his parents supported...

About the Robert Parriott Memorial Scholarship: Robert Parriott was a civic and business leader as well as the owner of Triad Drilling Company. Mr. Parriott was born on October 1, 1916 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and spent much of his early life in West Virginia and...

Brock Poe Memorial Scholarship

The Robert Y. & Florence M. Taliaferro Scholarship was established through a planned gift by Mr. Robert Y. Taliaferro at the time of his passing in 2005. His wife, Florence, had passed away a few years prior to him.

The Helen Teter Zebold Math/Science Scholarship was established in 1986 in memory of Helen Teter Zebold. Helen and her husband, Robert, were partners in the T-Z land and Cattle Company. The award is announced at the Order of the Purple academic honors ceremony prior...

Rod and Terry established a nursing scholarship to honor their daughter’s passion for the field. She is a Butler graduate. Rod, president and CEO of Professional Engineering Consultants, P.A. in Wichita, Kan., also served on the Foundation Board of Directors. Terry...

The Rojane and Elmo Nash Memorial Scholarship was established in 1986 in memory of Rojane Nash, El Dorado resident and wife of Elmo Nash, Butler Community College mathematics instructor. In 2006 the scholarship was changed from the Rojane Nash Math and Science...

The RoJean E. & Ralph Holem Scholarship was established by RoJean Holem in 2000. RoJean and Ralph had a great love of music and band. This scholarship supports a student participating in band activities while attending Butler Community College.

The Mary Eva Brown Hamilton Scholarship was established by Captain Rolland M. Hamilton in honor of his treasured wife Mary Eva Brown Hamilton. Rolland and Mary were married in the First United Methodist Church on West Central on December 12, 1945, and their marriage...

The Elaine Mann Scholarship was established by Ron Mann in honor of his mother Elaine. Elaine started classes at Butler as an older adult. She later completed her associate degree and went on to pursue a bachelor’s degree at Wichita State University. Elaine is a...

The Gfeller Family Scholarship was established through a planned gift from Rosemary Gfeller. Rosemary’s entire career was devoted to teaching children in schools in rural Butler County and El Dorado. This scholarship will benefit a student who is seeking a profession...

Roy Bankey established a scholarship to honor of his wife Hazel who was an active participant in many different local organizations. A longtime dream of hers was to establish and develop this scholarship to benefit Butler students.

Ruth Gray, was a longtime Butler Community College donor. She believed in the value of an education. She attended business college in Kansas City prior to marrying Dr. Orville Gray. Dr. Gray was a dentist in El Dorado for many years. Orville and Ruth were members and...

The Lancelot’s became associated with Butler when Shawn, president of Bank of America in Wichita, began serving on the Foundation Board of Directors. Shawna later became adjunct faculty teaching accounting. Education is important to the Lancelot’s who established...

About the Fritz Buell Scholarship: Shirley Ann Jackson established the scholarship in 2005 in memory of her brother Fritz Buell. Fritz graduated from Augusta High School in 1948. Fritz attended Butler and sang in a men’s quartet. His first job after school was...

Shirley & Morris Moon Scholarship

Sol & Mildred Blum Nursing Scholarship

The Sophia & Isador Molk scholarships were established in 1977 in memory of Sophia Berman Molk and Isador Molk of El Dorado, Kansas. Mrs. Molk was born in Lithuania and came to the United States as a small child. She married Isador Molk in New York. She came to live...

Bill & Steve Pershall Scholarship

Stewart and Denise are active supporters of community college education. Stewart started his higher education at Dodge City Community College before going to law school and Denise is a graduate of the Butler nursing program. At the time the scholarship was...

In 2013, all individual Butler County tax-supported high school scholarships were combined into one scholarship fund that benefits students from Bluestem, Rose Hill, Douglas, Circle, Augusta, Frederic-Remington, and Flinthills. El Dorado High School has a separate...

In the late 1920s, the community of El Dorado, Kan. recognized the need for a modern hospital. Frank S. Allen, a prominent businessman in the community, contributed land and $100,000 for a hospital named in honor of his mother, Susan B. Allen. In 1934 the F.S. Allen...

The Schulzes, Hinnen, and Currie Presidential Gold Scholarship was established in 2012 in honor of Susie Schulze. This scholarship has grown over the years and now bears the names of Susie’s sister Debbie Hinnen, and Susie’s daughter Sherry Curry. Susie graduated...

The Wilson-Hartwig Scholarship is endowed by Red and Pauline Wilson’s daughters, Suzanne Miller and Joan Sanders. This scholarship honors Orlan “Red” and Pauline Wilson and their deceased daughter Paula Hartwig. Red and Pauline were lifetime residents of Butler...