“The first time I went to class, I felt like everyone looked at me and said, ‘Who’s the creepy guy in the back?’ or ‘Why is the janitor back there?’” Butler said. “But I enjoyed the classes. My three kids all got their degrees and were out of college, and this was something they always encouraged me to do. I go into a lot of business meetings, and the one thing I always lacked from other people was that diploma. It means something — or it does to me.”