Howard College Honors Two Deaf Persons
28 01 2010All..
Once a while I digress completely to different issue. This is one.
HC Names Two Buildings to Deaf Persons
Quotable:
"The Howard College Board of Trustees gave special recognition to Dr. Douglas and Beatrice Burke by naming buildings on the SouthWest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID) campus in their honor.."
Dr. Douglas had passed away, and Beatrice Burke still lives. By the way, Beatrice and my wife, Lisa, are good friends.
Dr. Douglas really was the one who spearheaded project that eventually launched SWCID. Beatrice spend many years teaching/working at SWCID. That’s why the naming buildings to these two deaf individuals. SWCID is located in Big Springs out in far west Texas.
Congratulations Beatrice – who lives in Temple and Dr. Douglas – somewhere upstairs.
eyes open & thumbs up,
Ed B
Long Link:
http://www.howardcollege.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=727:burke&catid=60:story&Itemid=639
Hats off to HC/SWCID for making progress beyond that of pupil achievement!
I am pleased to hear that HC/SWCID has recognised Dr. Douglas J. Burke
and Mrs. Beatrice Burke. They were devoted to the advanced education for the deaf for a number of years. I clicked your link and saw two pictures of both Dr. Burke and Beatrice Burke whom I have not seen for decades. They and I
were neighbours in Brentwood Village where more than 60 deaf people resided in the northeast of Washington, not far from Gallaudet College in 1960s.