Background
Burnley, June Williams was born on March 13, 1936 in St. Augustine, Florida, United States. Daughter of Marcellus Henry Gilford and Ella (Broadus) Williams.
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June Williams Burnley
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina Agricultural and Technology U., 1958; Master of Arts, Villanova U., 1975; Master of Arts, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland., 1993; student, University of Oxford, London, 1996.
Career
Grade school teacher, 1958-1959;
language arts supervisor, Wharton Center, Philadelphia, 1967-1968;
English/French language teacher, Hatch. Junior H.S., Camden, New Jersey, 1962-1968;
English language teacher, George Washington H.S., Philadelphia, 1968-1993;
secondary counseling intern, George Washington H.S., Philadelphia, 1975. Member English Club, Philadelphia, 1968-1995, Pennsylvania State Council English Teachers, 1968-1993, Educators to Africa, Philadelphia, 1993-1997.
Tutor Temple-New CareerLadders, 1975-1976. Commonwealth partnership Bryn Mawr College, 1985.
Achievements
Membership
Member Germantown Civic League, Philadelphia, 1993, West Mount Airy Neighbors, Philadelphia, since 1968, Social Action Committee, Philadelphia, 1993-1995, Germantown History Society, Unitarian Society Germantown. Volunteer guide in training Philadelphia Museum Art, since 1996. Fellow Commonwealth Partnership.
Member National Council English Teachers (Svc.award 1972), Eleanor Trailor Readers (co-founder), Literary Group (founder), Literati (founder), Amnesty International, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Sigma Theta.
