Skip to content
Purdue Logo
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give
Search for:
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give
  • Admissions Overview
  • Undergraduate Admissions
  • Graduate Degree Programs
  • International Student Admissions
  • Apply Now
  • Academics Overview
  • Undergraduate Majors & Minors
  • Graduate School
  • Purdue Online Learning
  • Tour Purdue’s Campus
  • Research and Innovation Overview
  • Research & Partnerships
  • Corporate & Global Partnerships
  • Purdue Research Foundation
  • About Purdue
  • History
  • Office of the President
  • Commitment to Free Speech
  • Student Life at Purdue
  • Purdue Activity & Wellness
  • Campus Inclusion
  • Prospective Students
  • Current Students
  • Faculty and Staff
  • Alumni
  • Campus Map
  • Purdue Northwest
  • Purdue Fort Wayne
  • Purdue Global
  • Purdue Online
Lorem
Lorem
Lorem
Lorem
  • Home
  • About
    • Milestones
    • Founders
    • Advocates
    • Advisory Council
    • Faculty Partners
    • Team
    • Stay Connected to CFF
  • Initiatives
    • Faculty Partner Program
    • The Family Dinner Project
    • Indiana Consortium of Family Organizations
    • Kanter Award
    • Military Family Research Institute
    • Speaker Series
    • Affiliated Projects
  • Funding Program
    • Faculty Opportunties
    • Graduate Opportunities
    • Undergraduate Opportunities
    • List of Funded Research & Programs
  • Research, Reports, Data
    • Indiana Family Impact Briefing Reports
    • Policy Briefs
    • Work Family Research Citations
    • Childcare Evaluation Reports
    • Family Research at Purdue
    • CFF on ePubs
    • Past Initiatives, Projects, and Affiliated Research
  • Awards
    • Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Work Family Research
    • Lorene Burkhart Award for Excellence in Research about Families
    • Family Tree Award
  • News
  • Make a Gift
    • Give Now
    • Become an Advocate – CFF 30in30
    • Stronger Families – Stronger Future, Celebrating 30 Years
Purdue Center Sites > Center for Families > About > Founders

Founders

Lorene BUrkhart

Founding donor of the Center for Families in 1994.

Read about Lorene

Cheryl Altinkemer

Making Ideas a Reality

Read about Cheryl

Ann C Hancook

Connecting Academia to Hoosier Families

Read about Ann

Susan J Kontos

Founding director of the Center for Families in 1994.

Read About Susan

GIVE TO CFF

DONATE NOW
  • About CFF
  • Milestones
  • Founders
  • Advocates
  • Advisory Council
  • Faculty Partners
  • Team
  • Stay Connected to CFF
Purdue Logo

  • Careers
  • Colleges and Schools
  • Faculty and Staff
  • Human Resources
  • Directory
  • Campus Map

  • OneCampus Portal
  • Brightspace
  • BoilerConnect
  • Office 365
  • Outlook
  • myPurdue

  • Faculty Partner Program
  • The Family Dinner Project
  • Funding Program
  • Indiana COFO
  • Kanter Award for Excellence in Work Family Research
  • MFRI
  • Speaker Series
  • Affiliated Projects

The Center for Families is an initiative of the Department of Human Development and Family Science in the College of Health and Human Sciences.

Purdue Logo

Address

Center for Families
Fowler Memorial House
1200 Mitch Daniels Blvd.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2055

Contact Us

765-494-9878

Email Us

Copyright © 2025 Purdue University. All Rights Reserved. Trademark Statement.
Accessibility | EA/EO University | Integrity Statement | Privacy Policy