April 2021 Advancing Butler Newsletter

APRIL 2021 - VOLUME 9 - ISSUE 2

ADVANCING BUTLER The Butler Community College Foundation newsletter From the desk of Executive Director Tom Borrego Contact: 316.323.6729 or tborrego@butlercc.edu

NEWS, IDEAS, AND INSIGHTS It takes a community to educate a Grizzly you make it happen!

VIRTUAL BENEFIT AUCTION RAISES $111,000 Adapting to virtual landscape proves successful

Presenting Sponsor

Teamwork and embracing technology led to the success of the 24th annual Butler Benefit Auction on March 5. The highest-selling item of the night was a live auction item trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Grand Teton National Park. The trip sold three times for a total of $8,150.

Many thanks to Dr. Henry Waters, Jeremy Sundgren, Matt Jacobs, Dr. Keith West, and Tom Mittlestadt for making the live production possible and to student speakers Lloyd Johnston, Mara Stewart, and Tar Tut for their testimonials.

Thank you to our sponsors for the Butler Benefit Auction!

You can view all of our generous sponsors at butlercc.maestroweb.com Livestream video is available on Butler's YouTube channel.

WINFIELD NATIVE NAMED MASTER TEACHER FOR 2021 Recognized by the National Institute of Staff and Organizational Development

Students Receive Academic Awards Four Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society members placed on the All-State Academic Team this year and will be

English instructor Cory Teubner was named the 2021 Master Teacher at Butler's Professional Development Day in January. The award recipient is selected by the Butler Community College Education Association (BCCEA).

Teubner will also be recognized in April at the

considered for the All-USA National Academic Team.

Kaylie Hanson, Ivette Martinez-Jimenez, Jessie Nibarger, and Abraham Olvera were celebrated by Dr. Kim Krull in a small

National Institute of Staff and Organizational

ceremony in early March.

Development's virtual conference.

Each honoree received a medallion and a scholarship.

In his ninth year as an instructor at Butler, Teubner has a Bachelor of Arts from Kansas State University

Phi Theta Kappa Advisor

and a Master of Arts from Wichita State University.

Chrissy Baker said, "We are so

His work with students is well-known and was a

proud of our Butler students

significant factor in his selection for the award.

and their achievements and how they will leave and

"It's all about engaged learning," Teubner said. "I

make our world a better

think a class has been successful if the students do

place."

more talking than I do."

Recent Memorials Duane Dauber