Burke Alumni Hall of Fame
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 (Burke Alumni Hall of Fame) 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.
Please include thorough documentation about your nomination. The Burke Alumni Association is a non-profit with limited resources and unfortunately note enough time to research each candidate. Please be thorough in your submission so your candidate has a good chance of being nominated.
Congratulations 2023 Winners!
Dave Oman
Class of 1964
Jim Rhone
Class of 1970
Lisa (Brakke) Carlson
Class of 1990
Jeana (Seitzinger) Goosmann
Class of 1995
Make a Donation to the Alumni Association & The Outstanding Alumni Award Program
Make a tax deductible donation to the Burke High School Alumni Association & the Outstanding Alumni Award Program. You’ll be supporting scholarships, Burke events, alumni awards and more! Your name will be added to the list of donors on the alumni website.
$50.00 – $10,000.00
Congratulations 2022 Winners!
Click on winner’s pictures/names for more information about these OUTSTANDING BULLDOGS!
Kent Bellows
Class of 1967
Doug Krecklow
Class of 1970
Matt Newland
Class of 1988
Chequetta (CJ) Bearfield Jackson
Class of 1998
Joe Heieck
Class of 2001
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)
CW05 Harry C. Black USN Ret. (1975)
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) Rihn-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)