Robert Edward Burckhalter

Dr. Robert Edward Burckhalter of Santa Fe, New Mexico was born on March 26,1949 in Lawrence, Kansas. Robert grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He died in the home he loved in Santa Fe on April 29, 2022. Though Robert traveled the whole world, he said that Santa Fe was the best place on earth.

From a very young age, Robert had many hobbies including stamp and coin collecting, climbing to the high points of every state, climbing as many “14ers” in Colorado as possible, making maps and detailing his travels across the globe on maps, and landscaping.

Professionally, Robert was a university professor, teaching both botany classes and genetics courses. He taught at both the University of Alabama and Louisiana State University, where he regularly received the Freshman Honor Society award for superior teaching.

Robert earned his BA in Geography at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He went on to complete both his MS in Geography and his PhD in Biology at the University of Alabama.

Robert is survived by his brother, David Burckhalter of Tucson, Arizona, his sister, Jane Dickinson of Santa Fe, and two nephews, Adam and Jacob Roddy of Denver, Colorado.

Robert will be sorely missed.