N.P. Burke

Dr. N. Peggy Burke is a 1956 and 1957 graduate of Morehead State University. Having received
her degree in Physical Education, Dr. Burke later went on to earn a Ph.D. in the subject. She joined
the faculty at the University of Iowa in Health and Sports Studies, and eventually chaired the
department from 1978-1987. Throughout her tenure, she was a faculty leader on boards and faculty
senate. She received The University of Iowa Award for Faculty Excellence in Service to the
University and State of Iowa in 1990. She retired from the faculty in 1996 after more than thirty
years, but has continued to volunteer her time. Throughout her career, she was passionate
advocate for the promotion of women in sports, even receiving awards for her efforts, including
the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators Lifetime Achievement
Award.

Her professional accomplishments led to her induction into the Morehead State University Alumni
Hall of Fame in 1976. She has remained a loyal supporter of MSU for many decades.

Dr. Burke chose to establish this scholarship to honor the memory of her parents, Russell Burke
and Jane Messer Burke.