Robert Edwin Burkholder

Background

Burkholder, Robert Edwin was born on June 30, 1950 in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. Son of Charles Edwin and Carrie Lorraine (Troxell) Burkholder.

Education

Bachelor, Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland., 1972; Master of Arts, University of Southern California, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern California, 1979.

Career

Research assistant department English, University of Southern California, 1975-1979; teaching associate department English, University of Southern California, 1979-1980; assistant Professor of English, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre, 1980-1986; acting director academic affairs, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre, 1982-1983; associate Professor of English, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 1986; director composition programs department English, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1989-1991. Presenter at professional meetings in field. Faculty consultant advanced placement test Ednl.

Testing Svc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1986-1988, 93.

Achievements

• Robert Edwin Burkholder has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Emerson: An Annotated Secondary Bibliography (Pittsburgh Series in Bibliography)

    (Book by Burkholder, Robert E., Myerson, Joel)

Membership

Member executive committee Northeast Pennsylvania Writing Council, 1982-1985, chairman, coordinator 4th annual writing conference, 1983. Member Modern Language Association, Northeast Modern Language Association (chairman special section on New England transcendentalism 1983, 90), American Literature Association, Ralph Waldo Emerson Society (president-elect 1990-1991, president 1991-1993).

Connections

Married Valerie Lynn Trump, June 3, 1972. Children: Adam David, Emily Elizabeth.

Father:

Charles Edwin Burkholder

Mother:

Carrie Lorraine (Troxell) Burkholder

Spouse:

Valerie Lynn Trump

child:

Adam David Burkholder

child:

Emily Elizabeth Burkholder