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Barton Holds Renovation Celebration Aug. 12, Public Encouraged to Attend
July 26, 2010
Barton Community College will hold a dedication and open house Aug. 12 to recognize the completion of construction on its campus. The public is encouraged to attend the Renovation Celebration. (Events and times are listed below.)
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Barton Foundation’s Big Benefit Auction Takes on Ambience of Wine Country
July 15, 2010
Like good wine, the Barton Community College Foundation’s Big Benefit Auction just keeps getting better with age. In 32 years, many people have put in a lot of effort to make that happen, said Darnell Holopirek, Barton’s Executive Director of Institutional Advancement, as the Foundation prepares for this year’s event with the theme, “A Night in Napa.” The auction is the Foundation’s main fund-raiser for academic scholarships and program enhancements.
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Foundations Boost Barton’s Nursing Faculty With Matching Grants
July 9, 2010
A year and a half after helping secure matching grant funds to bolster Barton Community College’s nursing faculty, representatives of Central Kansas Medical Center and Clara Barton Hospital Foundations and the Barton Community College Foundation toured the College’s new nursing facility and met the new faculty member whose position was made possible by the grant.
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Rugans Named Honorary Co-chairs of Barton Foundation’s Big Benefit Auction
May 27, 2010
Robert and Cheryl Rugan have been named honorary co-chairs of the Barton Community College Foundation’s 32nd Annual Big Benefit Auction. They’re quickly adapting to their leadership role as they enter the auction’s acquisition phase, June 1-30.
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Barton Presents 2010 Distinguished Service Award to Clarence Haak
May 13, 2010
The Barton Community College Foundation presented the Distinguished Service Award to Clarence A. Haak during Barton’s 40th commencement May 13.
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High School and College Students Place in Shafer Gallery Tech Arts Exhibit
May 11, 2010
Kinsley High School student Michael Kennedy and Barton Community College graduating sophomore Josiah Daniels, Sedgwick, are the first-place winners on their respective levels in the Technical Arts Juried Exhibition open now and continuing through Friday, May 14, in Barton’s Shafer Gallery.
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Barton Honors Caring Pathologist with Endowment to Aid MLT Students
April 28, 2010
Barton Community College is in the process of establishing an endowment to honor retired pathologist Dr. Edward “Dusty” Jones, who served as the catalyst for the College’s Medical Laboratory Technician program more than three decades ago.
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Barton Community College Awards Achievement Scholarships
March 31, 2010
Barton Community College has announced recipients of $500 Achievement Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. The following students, listed by hometown, are recipients of Achievement Scholarships:
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Barton Foundation Aims to Make Annual Clay Shoot Bigger and Better
March 26, 2010
On the heels of its first two successes, Barton Community College Foundation’s Third Annual Sporting Clay Shoot could be even bigger, says Darnell Holopirek, Barton’s Executive Director of Institutional Advancement.
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Doves Chosen to Lead Barton Community College Foundation’s AEF Campaign
March 3, 2010
Each year, the Barton Community College Foundation launches its Academic Enrichment Fund Campaign on March 1, designating the entire month as a time for businesses and individuals to add to their established scholarships or to create new scholarships to help students achieve their educational goals at Barton.
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Barton Announces Recipients of Honor Scholarships
February 12, 2010
Barton Community College has announced recipients of $800 Honor Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. To earn an Honor Scholarship at Barton, the student must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 to 3.49. The following students, listed by hometown, are recipients of Honor Scholarships:
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Barton Foundation Receives Distinguished Service Award from ECF Jaycees
February 2, 2010
The Barton Community College Foundation has been offering privately funded scholarships since 2006 for inmates taking Barton’s classes at Ellsworth Correctional Facility.
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Cox Communications Donates Annual $1,000 Scholarship to Barton
February 11, 2010
Cox Communications initiated a $1,000 scholarship to Barton Community College, which has been awarded this academic year. Wednesday, Cox Manager of Government Affairs for Kansas Reynaldo Mesa announced the award will be given annually.
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Barton Community College Awards Excellence Scholarships
January 28, 2010
Barton Community College has announced recipients of Excellence Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. To qualify for an Excellence Award, a student must have a grade point average of 3.5 to 4.0 and be enrolled full time at Barton. The following students, listed by hometown, are recipients of the scholarships:
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Barton Community College Awards Endowed Scholarships
January 12, 2010
Barton Community College has announced recipients of endowed scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. These scholarships are given by the Barton Community College Foundation.
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Foundation Collaborates With Community to Create 40th Anniversary Cookbook
January 11, 2010
A cookbook produced by the Barton Community College Foundation celebrates the College’s 40th anniversary. It also recognizes the relationships that have grown over the years among Barton’s students, faculty and staff, and the College’s strong ties with surrounding communities, whose leaders have played essential roles in Barton’s accomplishments.
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Barton Awards Keith and Marian Mull Honorarium Scholarships
January 7, 2010
Barton Community College has announced recipients of the Keith and Marian Mull Honorarium Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. The Barton Community College Foundation raises funds for honorarium scholarships named each year in honor of an individual or individuals who have given generously to the college through their service and their gifts. The Mulls were honored through contributions to the honorarium with the traditional auctioning of the old buffalo head, “Old Bill,” at the 2007 Big Benefit Auction.
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Barton Awards Dan and Nancy Peschka Honorarium Scholarships
December 18, 2009
Barton Community College has announced recipients of the Dan and Nancy Peschka Honorarium Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. The Barton Community College Foundation raises funds for honorarium scholarships named each year in honor of an individual or individuals who have given generously to the college through their service and their gifts. The Peschkas were honored through contributions to the honorarium with the traditional auctioning of the old buffalo head, “Old Bill,” at the 2008 Big Benefit Auction.
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Barton Awards Employee Development Fund Scholarships for 2009-10
December 7, 2009
Barton Community College has announced recipients of the Barton Community College Employee Development Fund Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. These endowed scholarships are given by the Barton Community College Foundation.
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Business Community Establishes College’s Early Endowment Association
Sept. 16, 2009
Barton Community College Foundation owes its beginning to two business competitors who also were friends and shared a similar vision for a recently approved community college that was yet to be built. Insurance business owner Bruce Buehler, along with Grant Hoener, an agent with New York Life Insurance, believed that the upstart college needed an endowment association to help make it accessible to all area students. In early 1967, they visited with Board of Trustees Chairman Joe Mermis Jr., and he agreed.
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Big Benefit Auction's ‘Old Bill' Raises Funds for Al Yost Honorarium Scholarships
August 13, 2009
The Barton Community College Foundation has named its Honorarium Scholarships this year in honor of Great Bend oil man Al Yost, recognizing his generosity to the College.
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Big Benefit Auction Takes on Western Flair with ‘Buckskin, Boots & BBQ'
July 27, 2009
A custom-made cowboy hat from the Greeley Hat Co. and a cowboy figurine made by local artist Loretta Miller will help convey the theme of the Barton Community College Foundation's 31st annual Big Benefit Auction set for Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Highland Hotel and Convention Center.
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Barton's Silver Cougar Club Still Growing After Eight Years
June 29, 2009
Barton Community College's Silver Cougar Club, specifically for people age 55 or older, has grown steadily since its beginning in 2001 with a nucleus of 12 members. Eight years later, at the time of its June picnic and membership drive, the club boasted more than 577.
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