Background
Burnette, Ada M. Puryear was born in Darlington, South Carolina, October 24. Daughter of Theodore and Floia (King) Peoples.
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Ada M. Puryear Burnette
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Graduate studies director Graduate advanced.
Career
Director reading clinic, assistant professor Norfolk State University, 1958-1961, Tuskegee Institute, 1961-1966. Director, supt; delegate state Democratic President Norfolk Women"s Interracial Council
Director, undergraduate
Writer grants proposals.
Achievements
Membership
Member Democratic Executive Committee Leon County, 1981-1988, 91-93. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, United Fund committee, Leon County 4C Board. Member Urban League.
Member Florida Association Suprs. and Adminstrs., Florida Council on Elementary Education, Florida State Reading Association, Association State Consultant on Early Childhood Education, Alliance of Black School Educators, Florida Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (regional director policy review journal editorial board 1995), International Reading Association(national early childhood committee, national textbook committee national awards committee, national media committee, president Concerned Educators Black Students, 1983-1986, national.med. committee, library/media committee), National Association Elementary School Prins., Florida Association Elementary School Prins., National Association Education Young Children, Florida Association Children Under Six, Southern Association Children Under Six, Leon Association Children Under Six (president 1977), Association Childhood Education International, Southern Association Colleges Schools (elementary and middle school commission), Societies
Docta Incorporated. (secretary 1987-1993), Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi (president 1985-1986, vice president public rels.chair), Pi Lambda Theta, Alpha Kappa Alpha (treasurer, summer school director, undergraduate advisory, parliamentarian secretary), Drifters (president, national. Membership chairman 1977-1979, historian, reporter 1992-1994, president 1994, National Now Black Woman 1984), The Holidays (president, vice president, national secretary finance 1993-1997, vice president 1997), American Association School Adminstrs., FAMU Ladies Art and Social.
Connections
Married Paul Lionel Puryear, Senior, March 27, 1954 (divorced 1975). Married Thomas Carlos Burnette, Senior, August 25, 1984. Children: Paul Lionel Puryear, Junior.
