Stephen Burks

Professor Emeritus of Economics and Management
Principal Investigator of Truckers & Turnover Project
Award Year
2024
Degrees
PhD, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
MA, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
MA, Indiana University
BA, Reed College

University of Minnesota Morris professor of economics Steve Burks has earned the 2024 University of Minnesota Morris Alumni Association Teaching Award. This award honors individual faculty members for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education by calling attention to educational philosophies, objectives, and methods.

Burks was nominated for this award because he, in the nominating committee’s words, “exemplifies the best of liberal arts college teaching.” 

About the UMMAA Teaching Award

The University of Minnesota Morris Alumni Association established the UMMAA Teaching Award in 1997 to honor individual faculty members for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education. 

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Portrait of Stephen Burks in an indoor setting.