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UM’s CyberMontana director recognized as barrier-breaking leader

by UM News Service
| March 23, 2025 12:00 AM

MISSOULA –University of Montana cybersecurity professor and CyberMontana Director Dianne Burke isn’t intimidated to be the only woman in the classroom.

Burke, who started her career as a chemist in the male-dominated Texas oil business, has been breaking barriers for decades as she advanced her career in computer science, information technology and cybersecurity — a field that is currently 80% male.

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