8-K

     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
           Washington, D.C. 20549


                  FORM 8-K
               CURRENT REPORT


   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 12, 2002



        BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Kansas               0-1678              41-0834293
(State of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S.
        Employer Identification No.)



19920 West 161st Street, Olathe, Kansas  66062
(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)

 Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
               (913) 780-9595

Former Name, former address and former fiscal year if changed
since last report:



Item 5.   Other Events
               Butler National Corporation reported that on June 12, 2002
               the Company issued a press release regarding the
               announcement of Butler National Corporation being
               Awarded the 2002 Kansas Governor's Exporter of the Year
               Award.  See Exhibit 99 and Exhibit 99.a




                                  Signatures


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities & Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto authorized.

Butler National Corporation
(Registrant)


June 12, 2002                       /S/Clark D. Stewart
(Date)                              Clark D. Stewart
                                    President and Chief Executive
				    Officer



June 12, 2002                       /S/Angela Seba
(Date)                              Angela Seba
                                    Chief Financial Officer

EX-99

Exhibit 99

PRESS RELEASE				June 12, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ OTCBB - BUKS)
AWARDED 2002 KANSAS GOVERNOR'S EXPORTER OF THE YEAR
HONOR


[OLATHE, KANSAS] June 5, 2002 - Butler National
Corporation (NASDAQ OTCBB: BUKS), announces that
Governor Bill Graves awarded the 2002 Kansas
Governor's Exporter of the Year honor to Butler
National Corporation at the Kansas Cavalry Encampment
in Hutchinson, Kansas.

The award honors outstanding results by a Kansas
company in the area of export sales.    "The award is
designed to recognize companies that have taken an
innovative approach to generating international
business and have a commitment to generating that
business." said Paul Gallagher, International Trade
Representative, Kansas Department of Commerce and
Housing.

Among other products, Butler National exports the
Butler National Transient Suppression Devices (TSD)
and the Avcon line of aircraft structural
modifications to many countries around the world,
including but not limited to Australia, Argentina,
Brazil, Canada, China, England, Germany, India,
Israel, Pakistan, South Africa, Turkey, and Yemen.


Management Comments:

"We are proud of this recognition for all Butler
National personnel.  Our aviation business is based
upon the continued safety of flight and depends on the
individual acceptance of personal responsibility to be
the best and to focus attention to detail.  We all
work together as a team.  We hire many people with
Kansas backgrounds and who are Kansas educated.  All
of our people working in Kansas live in Kansas.  This
recognition by Governor Graves acknowledges the
importance of exports and the international economic
development of Kansas by Butler National and many
other Kansas companies like us.  In addition, it
reinforces our efforts to focus attention on our
corporate objective to the worldwide support of
Classic Aviation Products," commented Clark D.
Stewart, President.


Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing Press
Release (June 4, 2002)

See attached Exhibit 99.


Forward-Looking Information:

The information set forth above may include "forward-
looking" information as outlined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  The
Cautionary Statements, filed by Butler National
Corporation as Exhibit 99 to its Annual Report on Form
10-K, are incorporated herein by this reference and
investors are specifically referred to such Cautionary
Statements for a discussion of factors which could
affect Butler National Corporation's operations and
forward-looking statements contained herein.

Our Business:

Butler National Corporation operates in the Aerospace
and Services business segments.  Aerospace
includes the manufacture of switching equipment for
Boeing aircraft, fuel tank protection devices for
aircraft, and structural modifications to business and
commercial aircraft.  The Services segment
includes electronic monitoring of water pumping
stations, temporary employee services and management
services for Indian gaming enterprises.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
William A. Griffith, Investor Relations
Phone (913) 780-9595
Butler National Corporation
Fax     (913) 780-5088
19920 W. 161st Street
email:	aricbnc@aol.com
Olathe, Kansas 66062

EX-99

Exhibit 99.a


(KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND HOUSING
LETTERHEAD)


NEWS RELEASE


June 4, 2002
Contact: Sally Lunsford (785) 296-2477
EMBARGOED UNTIL 7:30 P.M., JUNE 4



  GOVERNOR GRAVES ANNOUCES EXPORTER OF THE
                    YEAR

     The 2002 Kansas Governor's Exporter of the Year is Butler
National Corporation of Olathe.  Governor Graves made the
announcement tonight at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space
Center in Hutchinson during the Kansas Cavalry Encampment.
The Exporter of the Year program, now in its 14th year, is co-
sponsored by the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
(KDOC&H) and the Kansas International Trade Coordinating
Council.

     Founded in 1969, Butler National Corporation achieved
success in the international marketplace by diversifying its
products and being responsive to customers needs.  The company
makes aviation safety products and modifies aircraft.  Butler began
exporting in 1980.  Its export sales, which have soared 600 percent
in the past year, now account for over 80 percent of its total
revenues.  The company recently started selling to China, Yeman,
and Pakistan, and now markets in 20 countries throughout the
world.

     "International trade has a direct and positive impact on the
prosperity, jobs and overall health of the Kansas economy," said
Governor Graves.  "I am delighted to recognize companies, such as
Butler National Corporation, that are committed to pursuing new
business in the global market."

     The other finalists for this year's Exporter of the Year
award were: AIB International (a subsidiary of the American
Institute of Baking), Manhatten; Bushnell Performance Optics,
Overland Park, Kustom Signals, Lenexa; and RHS, Inc., Hiawatha.

     Award applications were received and reviewed by officials
in the Trade Development Division of the KDOC&H.  Members of
the Kansas International Trade Coordinating Council, an
organization comprised of both public and private business
entitities, selected the finalists.

     For more information, contact Sally Lunsford at (785) 296-
2477, e-mail slunsford@kansascommerce.com, or TTY (Hearing
Impaired) at (785) 296-3487.

     The KDOC&H is the state's lead economic development
organization, responsible for ensuring economic opportunities for
all Kansans.