Ken Burtis Content

Ken Burtis to Receive Distinguished Emeriti Award

Dave Jones — March 01, 2022 - 1:01pm

Ken Burtis, professor emeritus of genetics, has been named the recipient of 51�ԹϺ�� Davis’ Distinguished Emeriti Award for 2021-22, recognized by the Emeriti Association for “essential contributions” to Healthy Davis Together before and after his retirement.

Ken Burtis: Biochemist, Teacher, Strategic Planner, Aggie

Dave Jones — June 09, 2020 - 8:17am

He came down from Yuba City to enroll at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis as a freshman, graduated at the top of his class as a biochemistry major in the College of Letters and Science in 1972, stayed on for three years as a research associate in Professor Roy Doi’s lab, then went to Stanford for his Ph.D.

DEPARTING MRAK HALL

Mrak Hall will say goodbye to three top administrators at the end of the academic year. Dateline has stories on each of them:

Provost Hexter Returns to Work

Dave Jones — January 22, 2019 - 12:44pm

Updated Jan. 22: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter returned to work today after an eight-week medical leave.

Ken Burtis, who had stepped in as acting provost, has returned to his role as faculty adviser to the chancellor and provost.

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Posted Nov. 28, 2018: University of California, Davis, Chancellor Gary S. May has named Ken Burtis as acting provost and executive vice chancellor while Ralph J. Hexter takes medical leave.

4 New Leaders: Research, GSM, Bio Sci, Education

Dave Jones — October 04, 2016 - 2:33pm

Other Recruitments

The search for the dean of the College of Letters and Science continues, and Interim Provost Ken Burtis anticipates announcing a successful conclusion to the process in the near future.

Two other recruitments will begin soon:

Campus prepares for large influx of students in 2016-17

Dave Jones — January 12, 2016 - 12:00am

The campus is marshaling its efforts and resources to accommodate 2016-17 enrollment growth of 1,100 new undergraduates beyond last fall's entering class.

The campus is responding to targets that 51�ԹϺ�� President Janet Napolitano set under a plan to increase systemwide enrollment of new California undergraduates by 10,000 over the next three years, including 5,000 freshmen and transfer students in 2016-17.