Background
Burtch, Robert Lee was born on June 5, 1946 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of Lee and Loraine Burtch.
Burtch, Robert Lee was born on June 5, 1946 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of Lee and Loraine Burtch.
Bachelor, Greenville College, 1968; Master of Science, Indiana State University, 1973; Master of Divinity, Asbury Theological Seminary, 1971; Doctor of Education, Northern Illinois U., 1989.
5th grade teacher, School District 101, Batavia, Illinois, 1974-1993;
7th grade teacher, School District 101, Batavia, Illinois, since 1993;
professor, Wheaton College, 1998. Member of advisory board Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Jamestown, New York, since 1993. Consultant various educational publications and school districts, 1994.
Project director Honors Science.Tchrs. Illinois, Normal, 1988-1990.
Active Friends of Fermilab, Batavia, since 1990. Member Council for Elementary Science International (futures committee 1995, treasurer 1987-1990, Science Teacher of Year 1981), Illinois Science Teachers Association, National Science Teachers Association (advisory board 1991-1993), Society for Elementary Presidential Awardees.
Married Marcelyn Burtch, June 8, 1969. Children: Brooks, Breea.