Dr. Karen Berkman was pleased to attend the University of Georgia Honor Cord Ceremony on April 28, 2026, where several past and current Berkman Scholars were in attendance. The Berkman Scholars work within the Student Veteran Resource Center under the direction of Dr. Jon Segars and provide outreach to all incoming student veterans at UGA. This innovative project between the
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The Harold & Muriel Berkman Charitable Foundation, Inc.® announces scholarship and research grant recipients for the academic year 2024-2025. HMB Veterans Scholarships General Alvyn Irzk Awardee Joseph Bates, University of Kentucky Other Veteran Awardees Royce Achterberg, Texas A&M UniversityJames Alvarez, George Mason UniversityMatthew Barrows, Louisiana State UniversityUlises Bencosme, New York Institute of TechnologySteven Brailsford, Louisiana State UniversityPatrick Brennan, St Mary’s
Three members of the Harold and Muriel Berkman Charitable Foundation attended a one year follow up meeting at the UGA Student Veteran’s Center under the direction of Dr. Jon Segars to review progress on the Berkman Scholars Program. This innovative program funded by Dr. Karen Berkman, has already demonstrated positive outcomes supported by data. Three UGA student veterans were hand
Ole Miss Veterans and Military Services Celebrates Inaugural Three National Scholarships Story originally Published by the University of Mississippi OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi student veterans have been awarded the Harold and Muriel Berkman Charitable Foundation’s national scholarship, the first veterans at Ole Miss to do so. The scholarships will help Jordan Rott, of Plainfield, Illinois; Max Martz,
The Harold & Muriel Berkman Charitable Foundation, Inc.® announces scholarship and research grant recipients for the academic year 2023-2024. HMB Veterans Scholarships General Alvyn Irzk Awardee Jordan Rott Other Veteran Awardees Andrew AckermanJose AguilarRaquel BrittBrandon BryanNicholas BurnettEnrique Jr. CastilloIsaac CavazosHeather ChasonJerry CurryCarlos De La CruzSteffan DemetropoulosKay DouglasRobert EkoniakChiquita EllerbeWendy FortuneEvan FoxChristopher FrostAaron GreisenJeremy GronauTornald HallThomas HutchensAaron IbraoTorre KavanaughEugene MacGiro MaccheroniMax
The Harold & Muriel Berkman Charitable Foundation, Inc.® announces scholarship and research grant recipients for the academic year 2022-2023. HMB Veterans Scholarships General Alvyn Irzk Awardee Brandon Traister Other Veteran Awardees Steven BeecherPatricia ChannelsAdam ConradyMatthew EgginkDaniel GarciaAlfredo GomezSherry HavardStephen HeddenAaron JaegerJaniel JohnsonKristofer McCombsDayne O’DanielKaMona RileyPreston SmithMatthew Thompson HMB Marketing Student Scholarship Emma AdamsJustin AndersonEmily ArmandLuke BarnesCourtney BearerKaitlyn BlankenshipMaryem BouatlaouiErin BradleyAustin
The Board of Directors met on November 17,2023 for its annual meeting. We are pleased to welcome a new board member for a three year term. Dr. David Ortinau is Professor Emeritus in Marketing at the University of South Florida. Through his association with the Academy of Marketing Science, he has known the Berkman family for many years and is
Dr. Karen Berkman made a special trip to the University of Georgia where her father, Dr. Harold Berkman, attended school and graduated in 1949 in record time. To honor his memory, the family donated his WWII Eisenhower jacket, medals and various pieces of memorabilia to the Student Veterans Resource Center (SVRC). They created a beautiful display that resides in the student lounge area.