Barbra Elaine Burdett

Background

Burdett, Barbra Elaine was born on March 18, 1947 in Lincoln, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Robert Marlin and Klaaska Johanna Baker.

Education

Associate of Arts, Lincoln College, 1981. Postgraduate, Illinois State University Education Core, 1983. Bachelor of Science, Millikin University, 1985.

Postgraduate, Western University, 1995. Postgraduate, University Illinois, Springfield, 1997. Postgraduate, Quincy (Illinois) University, 1998.

Career

Teacher advanced placement biology, botany and human physiology Brown County High School, Mount Sterling, Illinois, 1985-1995. Teacher zoology, botany, environmental science Pleasant Plains (Illinois) High School, 1995-1997. Teacher biology Quincy (Illinois) High School, 1997-1998.

Owner Wild Winds Public Company, since 1999. Director Drama Club, Brown County High School, 1988-1990, director science fairs. Educational advisor National Young Leaders Conference.

Achievements

• Barbra Elaine Burdett has been listed as a noteworthy Biology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Possums Sing

Membership

Sponsor Children, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, since 1985, International Wildlife Coalition, North Falmouth, Massachusetts, since 1991. Commander club, silver leader., since 1988. Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Association Biology Teachers (Biology Teacher of Year in Illinois 1994), Illinois Science Teachers Association, Phi Delta Kappa (newsletter editor 1990), Phi Theta Kappa.

Interests

• Classical guitar.

Connections

Married Gary Albert Burdett, September 27, 1968. Children: Bryan Robert, Heather Lea, Amanda Rose.

Father:

Robert Marlin

Mother:

Klaaska Johanna Baker

Spouse:

Gary Albert Burdett

child:

Heather Lea Burdett

child:

Amanda Rose Burdett

child:

Bryan Robert Burdett