Burke Outstanding Alumni Award Winners

Each year, Burke Alumni Association recognizes Burke alumni who have excelled in their chosen fields. If there is a Burke grad that you’d like to nominate, please let us know!

The Outstanding Alumni Award is presented to an alumnus who has made outstanding contributions in one or more of the following ways:

  • Exceptional accomplishment in chosen field.
  • Exceptional service in local, state or national affairs.
  • Exceptional service in support of the advancement and continued excellence of Burke High School and/or Omaha Public Schools.

Congratulations 2021 Winners!

Click on winner’s pictures/names for more information about these OUTSTANDING BULLDOGS!

Tim Eller
Class of 1967

Steve Bliss
Class of 1970

Robyn Roberts Freeman
Class of 1973

Sharon Lockridge
Class of 1980

Congratulations 2020 Winners!

Click on winner’s pictures/names for more information about these OUTSTANDING BULLDOGS!

Anne Hubbard
Class of 1971

Marti Epstein
Class of 1978
Wendy Willour Boyer
Class of 1978
Jeff Weak
Class of 1980
Crystal Roberson Simpson
Class of 1987
Click above to read the award program
We have lots of videos of past award ceremonies and award winners over on the Memories page.
Watch the Memories

Past Alumni Winners

2019

Laurie Smith Camp (1971)
Michael McClymond (1976)
Deb King-Ward (1979)
Tim Carman (1980)
Hon. Thomas Zimmerman (1980)
Michael Sophir (1981)

2018

Deb Blair-Schorr (1979)
Craig Anton (1980)
Captain Matthew Rings (1981)
John B. Jenkins (1984)
Eugene Ohr (1986)
Nne Ebong (1992)

2017

Scott Noble (1980)
Brett Thomsen (1984)
Dara Rosenberg (1998)

George Andrews (1974)
Rob Baker (1980)
Randy Brown (1984)
Richard Bruneteau (1974)
Arlo Burk (1974)
Craig Cooperrider (1972)
Barney Cotton (1975)
Van Deeb (1977)
Harris Frankel (1978)
Randy Greer (1969)
Susan Hallstrom-Evanich (1972)
Pat Hazell (1979)
Clifford Herd (1970)
Mike Hill (1967)
Lori Hogan (1980)
Oliver Hoig (1982)
Darnetta Hunter (1997)
Carol Johnessee (1973)
Ryan Kaiser (1993)
Greg Kruger (1976)
Rod Kush (1975)
Margaret Lim (1976)
Pete McCann (1985)
Camille Metoyer-Moten (1972)
Chuck Meyers (1970)
Maria Ridgway-Moran (1970)
Debby (Furstenberg) Rinn-Harvey (1969)
Nessie Miller-Swedlund (1964)
James Sanduski (1977)
Sandy Scott-Parker (1975)
Steve Sershen (1973)
Terry Watanabe (1975)
Susan Wehner-Jones (1973)
Merica Whitehall (1986)
Daniel Weidner (1968)
Nominate a Burke Grad

    Submission Deadline: September 1, 2022

    Deadline to submit is September 1, 2022.