Blanche Edwina Burroughs

Background

Burroughs, Blanche Edwina was born on February 7, 1934 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of John Charles and Dorothy Lucille (Doran) Kopitke.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, Hamline U., 1956.

Career

2d grade teacher, Manistique (Michigan) Public Schools, 1956-1958; 6th and 7th grade teacher, St. Paul Public Schools, 1958-1964, 65-66; 2d grade teacher, Manchester (Connecticut) Public Schools, 1968; 3d and 6th grade teacher, St. Paul Public Schools, since 1970. Member of advisory board Twin City Area Writing Project, St. Paul, 1980-1985, Environmental Learning Center, Isabella and Finland, Minnesota, 1984-1988. Teacher educator Teacher Expectations Student Achievement, St. Paul, since 1990.

Facilitator Who Are We? program, St. Paul, since 1990.

Achievements

• Blanche Edwina Burroughs has been listed as a noteworthy elementary education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member ASCD, City of St. Paul Education Association.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, bridge, church youth work, Appalachia service project, Habitat for Humanity.

Connections

Married George Bouschor, June 4, 1956 (divorced December 1959). Married Robert Raymond Burroughs, December 1959). Children: Bradley, Barbara, Brian.

Father:

John Charles Kopitke

Mother:

Dorothy Lucille (Doran) Kopitke

Spouse:

George Bouschor

Spouse:

Robert Raymond Burroughs

child:

Barbara Burroughs

child:

Bradley Burroughs

child:

Brian Burroughs