Walter Lee Burt

Background

Burt, Walter Lee was born on January 29, 1946 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States. Son of Alvin and Alice (Truss) Burt.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Alcorn State University, Lorman, Mississippi, 1967; Master of Arts, Eastern Michigan U., 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1975.

Career

Teacher, Sacred Heart Catholic Schools, Muskegon Heights, Michigan, 1967-1968; teacher, Reeths Puffer Public Schools, Muskegon, Michigan, 1968-1971; assistant principal, Albion (Michigan) Public Schools, 1972-1974; district office administrator, Grand Rapids (Michigan) Public Schools, 1976-1991; executive director planning, evaluation and student services, Gary (Indiana) Community School Corporation, since 1991.

Achievements

• Walter Lee Burt has been listed as a noteworthy School system administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Mott Foundation fellow National Center Community Education, Flint, Michigan, 1971. Rackman graduate fellow University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1974-1976. National student dissertation grantee University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1975.

Member ASCD, American Association School Adminstrs., American Ednl. Research Association, Elks, Omega Psi Phi (president 1980-1982, Man of Year 1984), Phi Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, table tennis, reading, traveling.

Connections

Married Gwendolyn J. Melton, January 16, 1969. Children: Darvin, Victor, Tiffany.

Father:

Alvin Burt

Mother:

Alice (Truss) Burt

Spouse:

Gwendolyn J. Melton

child:

Victor Burt

child:

Darvin Burt

child:

Tiffany Burt