THE DR. KENNETH E. BURKE CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD 2018

This award recognizes UAB Advancement team members who have demonstrated exceptional professional progress and who exemplify the attributes that Dr. Kenneth E. Burke most prized in his colleagues, including: creativity; integrity; innovation; tenacity; commitment to constituents, to UAB, and to fellow members of the advancement team; and demonstrated commitment to work in collaboration with others beyond the specific assigned constituency. It will provide funds for attending professional development meetings and/or conferences that provide career growth opportunities for employees and benefits of learned information to UAB.
All members of the UAB Advancement team are eligible including Advancement Services, Events, Annual Giving, Alumni, and Development Officers and Coordinators.
Past recipients
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Outstanding Achievement in Advancement Leadership
2009 - Daphne B. Powell
2010 - Bryan W. Jones
2020 - Robert O. Blakely
2021 - Meredith Murdock Burns
2022 - Sabrina Latham
2023 - Sommer Thompson
2024 - Mack Ingram
2025 - Lisa Roth
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Early Career Achievement in Advancement
2009 - Samika L. Williams
2010 - Katie Davidson Adams
2020 - Barbara Gage Smith
2021 - Liz McCullough
2022 - Whitney Williams
2023 - Justin McGuire
2024 - Beau Bowden
2025 - Sarah Jenks
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The Kenneth E. Burke Award for Career Development
2011 - M. Eve Rhea
2011 - Peggy D. Striplin
2011 - Catherine M. Ratcliffe
2012 - Karri Bentley
2012 - Courtney W. McDonald
2013 - Rachel M. Fornest
2013 - Jessica E. Channel
2014 - Melanie A. Armstrong
2014 - Leann Neal
2014 - Jennifer C. Morthland
2014 - Kay Jenkins
2015 - Charmaine M. Brown
2015 - George (Hal) Boyles Jr.
2015 - Jennifer R. Breland
2016 - Mona L. McCarty
2016 - Jennifer H. Holcomb
2016 - Gregory T. Berry
2016 - Bradley H. Whisenant
2017 - Frances Tate Allison
2017 - Jean-Phillipe Berthold
2017 - Paul Allen Odom
2017 - Caroline Paige Price
2018 - Borden LeSieur
2018 - Kassaundra Ortiz


