Dr. Tamara Daniel Named Next President of Butler Community College! Daniel to serve as sixth president in college’s esteemed history!
El Dorado, KAN. (April 30, 2025) – The Butler Community College Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that, after a nationwide search, Dr. Tamara Daniel has been named the sixth President in the college’s nearly 100-year history. Her first day will be Monday, June 23.
Dr. Daniel is poised to become the leader of the second-largest community college in Kansas after serving as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH), a two-year institution with an enrollment of 1,500 students located in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Prior to her time at ASUMH, Dr. Daniel served as Vice President for Dyersburg State Community College in Dyersburg, Tennessee, and Associate Dean of Academics and Mathematics Department Chair at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis, TN. She received her Doctorate and Masters of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi.
"I am deeply thankful to the Board of Trustees for their trust,” said Daniel. “I’m committed to honoring Butler’s proud legacy alongside our dedicated employees, and becoming deeply embedded in the community. Together, we will continue to innovate, collaborate, and keep students at the center of everything we do."
Board Chair Forrest Rhodes says the Trustees believe Daniel is the right leader for Butler at the right time. "Dr. Tamara Daniel is uniquely qualified to lead Butler through any challenges, while expanding opportunities for our students’ and communities’ success,” he said. “Additionally, Dr. Daniel is fully supportive of Butler’s strong sense of family and its timeless institutional values of quality, integrity, service and caring."
Butler Interim President Dr. Jackie Vietti believes Daniel possesses the unique capabilities necessary to not only sustain but expand the college’s difference-making impact. “I am confident that Dr. Daniel has the skill set to lead Butler to its next best level by fostering the enduring culture of the Butler family. During the interview process it became clear that Daniel recognizes the many strengths and innovative work of our faculty and staff and will build upon those, while bringing exciting new ideas to the table.”
With more than 25 years of leadership experience in the community college sector, Daniel looks forward to building on Butler’s established foundation of quality education and student support. “I’m truly inspired by the incredible work that’s already being done, and I’m eager to amplify that momentum,” she said.
Following her inauguration in October of this year, Daniel will be the visionary to lead Butler through its 100th anniversary celebration in 2027 and beyond. |
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