Steve Burkholder was a four-year letter winner in football and tennis for the Bulldogs, and a four-time All-KCAC performer. Twice he was named to the All-KCAC football first team, unanimously as a senior, as well as twice in tennis, his junior and senior seasons. In football, he was also named to the All-District 10 team following the 1975 season during which he posted a single game high of 25 tackles, 15 unassisted. He concluded his Bulldog football career as the school’s career pass interception record holder with 12. In tennis, Burkholder shared the 1975 KCAC #1 doubles title with partner Mark Melhorn, before winning the conference title at #3 singles in 1976. In 1976, he was part of the Bulldogs’ second #1 doubles team at the KCAC championships. That spring, he was selected as the McPherson College “Male Athlete of the Year.” Following his graduation from McPherson College, he taught and coached in Colby, Arkansas City, and Lyons, where he moved into administration. He served as an elementary principal in Lyons and McPherson, then moved into district level administration at Abilene and Cheney. Burkholder currently serves as Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning of the Grand Island, Neb., Public Schools. He has served as a member and president of the McPherson College alumni board, and in 2001, he received the College’s Young Alumni Award. He is currently a member of the McPherson College Board of Trustees.