Background
Burkhart, Ford Nelson was born on January 22, 1942 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Son of Leland and Dorothy Burkhart.
Burkhart, Ford Nelson was born on January 22, 1942 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Son of Leland and Dorothy Burkhart.
Bachelor, U. Arizona, 1963; Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1964; Doctor of Public Administration, Arizona State University, 1990.
Bureau chief, Miami (Florida) Herald, 1964-1966; associate professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1976; associate dean arts and science, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1988. Chair department journalism American U., Cairo, 1983-1985.
Member County Emergency Planning Committee, Tucson, 1989-1996. With United States Peace Corps, 1967-1969. Member Phi Beta Kappa (president U. Arizona chapter 1986-1988).
Married Kathryn Watterson (divorced 1971);m. Carolyn Niethammer, February 4, 1978.