photos by tom campbell, captions by stacy clardie
Burke has reminders of his former career,
as an executive in the business world,
on his desk in the form of knick-knacks.
His former company, Inland Steel Co., is
represented by a small helmet (that is also
a bottle opener) and Purdue trustee Mike
Berghoff gave Burke a small ���beam��� from
his Lenex Steel Co. ���It���s been about half
my professional career,��� Burke said of his
Inland Steel days, of which he finished as
the company���s vice president. ���I have a lot
of good memories.���
A photo, mini football, hat and Christmas ornament with one theme
line a single shelf in Burke���s office. ���You never let the Rose Bowl get
too far out of your mind,��� Burke said. ���That���s why that���s there. It���s a
kind of a big deal.���
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There���s room for non-Purdue
items in the office, too, especially one as ���cool��� as a putter
from golfing legend Arnold
Palmer. Burke played with
Palmer at Palmer���s Latrobe
Country Club and Laurel Valley
Golf Club in the mid-1990s and
was given the putter afterward.
���He was a wonderful guy
because I���m a terrible golfer,
as people will attest,��� Burke
said. ���But he was great. He
was really fun.���
Burke and wife Kate
have three children,
Morgan Jr., Joyce
and Patrick, and were
able to get the group
together for the Heart
of Dallas Bowl.
���If dad has tickets,
they can generally find
a way to get there,���
Burke said. The family took a trip to San
Francisco in July and
got this photo snapped
at a Giants game.
Morgan Jr. has another
spot in the office, too: He painted the landscape above
Dad���s desk when he was a student at Purdue in 2000.
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