Graduate Programs
Burke Award
The Burke Award was established to honor the memory of Dr. Jack Denning Burke, Professor of Anatomy in the Department of Anatomy from 1964 to 1978, a truly great teacher and scientist, and author of a textbook in the field of cell biology. The Burke Award is made to a graduate student who has shown excellence in cell biology research.
The awardee is given an award letter and check, and has his/her name inscribed on the plaque displayed in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology.
Recipients of the Burke Award
- 2009-10: Crystal Lantz
- 2008-09: Nicholas Pullen
- 2007-08: Larra Yuelling
- 2005-06: Jessica McCready
- 2001-02: Michael A. Fox
- 2000-01: Robert M. Prins
- 1999-00: Aubri Charboneau
- 1998-99: Carlos Hubbard
- 1997-98: Karun Sharma
- 1996-97: Desiree Lanzino
- 1995-96: Monika K. Novitzki
- 1994-95: Jonathan P. Gordon
- 1993-94: Jeffrey L. Dupree
- 1992-93: H. Davis Massey
- 1991-92: Matthew C. Schaeffer
- 1991-92: Patrick DeDeyne
- 1990-91: Zoher Kapasi
- 1990-91: Jyotsna Jahagirdar
- 1989-90: Catherine Bomberger
- 1989-90: Rebecca Watts
- 1988-89: Daniel W. McVicar
- 1987-88: James Popp
- 1986-87: Angus J. Grant
- 1986-87: John P. Smith
- 1985-86: George Mulheron
- 1984-85: Jeffrey Taubenberger
- 1983-84: Marie H. Kosco
