Sarah E. Kerr

Dr. George Kerr obtained a B.S in mathematics and physics (1962) from Morehead State University,
making him the first person in his family to graduate from an institution of higher learning. Later, he
earned an M.S degree in physics (1964) at North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. in physics
(1971) from the University of Tennessee. George worked over 50 years advancing knowledge of
radiation exposure and its effects on humans, authoring over 150 book chapters and reports for
technical journals covering health physics within the area of radiation protection and safety. Dr. Kerr
became an internationally recognized expert in health physics and was inducted into the MSU Alumni
Hall of Fame in 2008. Sarah Kerr, a Morehead native, is a graduate from the Breckinridge School
(1959) and attended MSU to study commerce. She is establishing this scholarship in memory of her
late husband to support the students of MSU.