Background
Burnette, Rand was born on August 10, 1936 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Son of Charles Dent and Mary Frances (Wertz) Burnette.
Burnette, Rand was born on August 10, 1936 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Son of Charles Dent and Mary Frances (Wertz) Burnette.
Bachelor of Arts in History, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, In., 1958. Master of Science in History, University of Wisconsin -Madison, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in History, Indiana University, 1967.
Instructor Carthage College (Illinois), 1962-1963, assistant professor in history, Carthage and Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1963-1964, 64-68. Assistant professor MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1968-1971, associate professor, 1971-1975, professor, 1975. Department chairman history, 1986-1989, 92, chairman division social science, 1986.
Board directors Jacksonville Public Library., 1976—1982. President Morgan County History Society, Jacksonville, 1977—1981, Friends of Jacksonville Public Library., 1982—1984. District chairman Abraham Lincoln council Boy Scouts America, 1981—1983.
Member of American Association of University Professors, American Society 18th Century Studies, Society Reformation Research, Renaissance Society America, Organization American Historians, American History Association, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Patricia Lou Bauer, June 14, 1958. Children: Patrick, Catherine, Mark.